Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
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Robot Showdown Invitational

[Blended VRC]

Date
12-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VRC-23-4894
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
Invitational
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacity
24
Spots Open
6
Event Region
Texas - Region 5
Standard Registration Opens
17-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
6-Jan-2024 15:32 EST
Payment Deadline
12-Jan-2024 15:45 EST
Price
$80.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to our event, "Robot Showdown."

We will have two competition fields, one Skills field, and a practice field for our tournament.  

All team members attending this event are required to submit the on line consent form through Robot Events

Doors will open at 7:00AM.  Registration and inspection will be from 7:30AM - 8:30AM. 

Teams must pay before the event in order to participate in the event. 

Please contact JR Stearns at [email protected] if you have any questions.

This will be an all in-person judging contest. 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 12-Jan-2024

Venue/Location:
JR Stearns
300 North McCloud
Bryson, Texas 76427
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

Check in and inspection are from 7:30 to 8:30.

Driver's meeting at 8:35.

Tournament starts at 9:00.

We hope to have prelims done by 2:30.

Alliance selection about 3:00.

Semi-Finals at 3:20

Awards by 4:15.

Volunteer

If you wish to be a volunteer at our event please contact JR Stearns at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Should we need to cancel the competition due to bad weather or emergencies, we will reschedule the competition. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Event will be rescheduled.  If unable to reschedule, a refund minus the $5 Robot Events processing fee will be given

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

You must notify us two weeks in advance in order to recieve a refund minus the $5 roboevents charges. 

 

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.