General Info

2024 JROTC Remote Discover Drones Championship Presented by the REC Foundation and PCS Edventures

Who can participate?

This Championship event is a private event for JROTC Units that have the PCS Edventures RubiQ Drone.  This event is a culminating event to provide a fun and exciting opportunity for JROTC Units to test their RubiQ Drone flying skills. This event is a Remote option for teams that are not able to attend the In-Person Discover Drones Championship.  If your team is interested in competing in-person, please go to this event website for more information.

Outside organizations are not allowed to participate in this event. 

Competition Game Information

The 2024 Spin Out Game Manual is available in the Documents section and should be carefully reviewed to understand the game objectives, field layout and rules.  Your Edventures RubiQ kits include the necessary field equipment to setup and practice at your school in preparation for this event.

Details about how to conduct your Official Competition Runs remotely is covered in the Remote Competition Rules section of this event page.

Registration Information

JROTC Units that would like to participate in this remote event will need to register by March 15th.  The Championship event fee is $75 per JROTC team.  Please note that JROTC Units can compete as a single team or register multiple teams.  

Registration Instructions for a JROTC Unit registering only ONE TEAM

1. The JROTC Unit SASI (Senior Aerospace Science Instructor) must create an account on RobotEvents.com (if they do not already have one).  
2. Login to RobotEvents.com and go to the JROTC Discover Drones Remote Championship website in RobotEvents (current page) to register your team. 
3. Check if your name is listed under the "Workshop Members" drop-down menu and select "Register Selected Workshop Members".  If your name is not listed, Select the "Register Yourself For This Event" button.  
4. Folllow the prompts to complete the registration for your JROTC team. 

Registration Instructions for a JROTC Unit registering MULTIPLE TEAMS

Note: If you would like assistance in this process, please contact Lisa Schultz ([email protected]) at RECF.

1. The JROTC Unit SASI (Senior Aerospace Science Instructor) must create an account on RobotEvents.com (if they do not already have one).  
2. Login to RobotEvents.com and go to the JROTC Discover Drones Remote Championship website in RobotEvents (current page) to register your team. 
3. You will need to create separate Workshop members for EACH team that would like to participate in your JROTC unit.  The Workshop member can be the same person, but the name should indicate the team number for your Unit.  For example:
   • Workshop Member: Jane Doe Team A
   • Workshop Member: Jane Doe Team B
   • Workshop Member: Jane Doe Team C
4. Once you have created your Workshop members with the corresponding Team Numbers, select one of the Workshop members in the drop-down box and select "Register Selected Workshop Member". Complete the registration survey for the first Workshop Member and the $75 event registration fee will be added to your cart for the first Team.
5. Return to the event page and repeat this process for the remaining Workshop Members that correspond to the number of teams your JROTC Unit would like to compete.  
6. Verify the Orders that have been created in your account are correct (if you are registering 3 Teams, you should see 3 Orders @ $75 each).

JROTC Unit vs JROTC Team

JROTC Unit: A JROTC Unit is a group of students from a single school/organization that identify under a single Unit number and are supervised by one or more Senior Aerospace Science Instructors.

JROTC Team: A JROTC Team for the JROTC Discover Drones Championship that consists of students from a single JROTC Unit.  A JROTC Unit may consist of a single team or the unit may have multiple teams.  

Age / Grade Level:
High School Students