LAUNCH at EATON V5 Robotics Competition Signature Event

High School Signature Event

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
This event is closed to registration because:
  • 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 Blvd
1000 Eaton Boulevard
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
United States

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Code 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.