LAUNCH at EATON V5 Robotics Competition Signature Event
High School Signature Event
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- Date
- 14-Nov-2025 - 15-Nov-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-9915
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 80
- Spots Open
- 74
- Event Region
- Ohio
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 25-Jul-2025 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 8-Aug-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 10-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $455.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
| Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 50% | 40 | 34 |
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
LAUNCH Signature Event - Welcome teams!
Eaton North American Headquarters is located in Beachwood, Ohio, and will look to LAUNCH this signature event to new heights. Whether you arrive in person or are watching on livestream the event looks to visually wow you. This event will qualify to the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. Once we know a final number of registered teams, the agenda and daily schedule may be adjusted to reflect. Please check back here often as we update this page with more details about the event.
Volunteer Oportunities
If you would like to volunteer at the event please click on the volunteer link above
Signature Event Details
As a Signature Event, there are several special features of this event that will be different from many V5RC tournaments:
- No more than 50% of teams may come from a single region
- Competition fields will be raised (practice and skills fields will be on the floor)
- Matches will be split between two days of competition
- 3 VEX Worlds Championship Qualifications will be awarded at the tournament*
- Livestreaming will be on our youtube channel 2011Robotics
- 3 competition fields, 3 skills fields, 5 practice fields and practice field(s) at Drury Hotel.
Payment Deadline
Payment is due within 2 weeks of your registration. Please contact Craig Kowatch if this is a problem or your team will be automatically moved to the bottom of the waitlist, and a waitlist team will be moved into the event.
Event Judging
Judging will be in-person at the event. Per RECF guidelines, teams need a physical notebook for in-person judging. If they have been creating and maintaining it digitally, then they should print out a hard copy.
Hotel - Practice fields at select hotels
Drury Inn & suites Hotel
Drury Hotel is located 1.6 miles from Eaton. Click Drury Inn & Suites above to be taken to the reservation page.
4100 Orange Place, Orange Village, Oh 44122 - 1-800-436-1169
We will have 1 field setup in their Beach Tree meeting room and possibly 2 depending on how many teams have rooms at the hotel.
Food at Event
Food is available at the venue - Cafeteria with a variety of option to be listed soon.
*World Spot Eligibility:
Signature Events will be awarded World Championship qualification spots if they meet all established criteria set forth by the REC Foundation. Failure to fully comply with these criteria may result in the event being ineligible to receive World spots, regardless of prior expectations or historical precedent
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 14-Nov-2025 - 15-Nov-2025
Venue/Location:1000 Eaton Boulevard
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
Friday November 14
8:00 AM Gates Open, Registration, Inspection, and Practices Fields Open
9:15 AM Coaches meeting in skills area
9:30 AM Opening Ceremony
10:00 AM Drivers Meeting
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Qualifications Matches Begin and skills opens
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM Qualifications Matches and skills
Saturday Nov 15
8:00 AM Gates Open, Practice Fields Open
8:30 AM - 12:20 PM Qualifications Matches and skills
12:30PM - 1:00 PM Alliance selection
1:00 PM - 2:30 Lunch
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Eliminations and Final
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Awards Ceremony
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Cleanup and Departure
Volunteer
Thank you to our key volunteers,
Head Referee:
John Queen - Ohio - Worlds x3, Signature x16, State x7
Certified Field Referees:
Steve Clark - Michigan - Worlds x5, Signature x10 , State x10
Katie Clark - Michigan - Worlds x2, Signature x10 , State x10
Chris Morris - Ohio - Worlds, Signature x6, State x5
Ellie Clark - Worlds, Signature, State
Judge Advisors:
Suzana Koch - Ohio - Worlds x2, Signature x4, State x2
Emcees:
Leslie Tom - Worlds - World Finals
Andrew Flis - Signature x2
JonDarr Bradshaw - Worlds
If you would like to volunteer click on this link. LAUNCH
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather, updates will be made by email.
Refund and Payment Policies
Refunds will only be made if the event is cancelled. Refunds will not include the $10 processing fee assessed by Robot Events for processing.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Registrations will not be refunded for teams that register, but choose not to come.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
