Welcome to the 2027 South Florida VEX V5 Robotics Competition High School Event Region Championship!

Congratulations to all the teams that have qualified! We are thrilled to host this year’s Regional Championship at South Dade Senior High School. We hope Homestead, Florida gives you a warm welcome for an exciting Sunday filled with high-energy VEX V5 Robotics Competition matches.

Note: This event will take place on Sunday.

Invitation & Registration

Invitations will be sent via email through events.vex.com.

Please register within 7 days of receiving your invitation—after that, the invite will expire.

Important – Field Control & Firmware

To ensure smooth matches:

Update all VEX V5 brains to the latest firmware.
Upload your team number to each brain.
The match fields will be run using the Smart Field Control system.
Teams will be asked to confirm these updates during inspection.

Logistics

Parking: Located behind the Gym (highlighted in yellow on the map).
Venue Entrance: Highlighted in red on the map.
[MAP HERE]

Judging

Engineering Notebooks: Submit remotely before the deadline on 3/6 by 11:59pm.
Team Interviews: Conducted in person during the event.

Participant Release Form

All participants must complete the participant release form. This is required once per season and covers all events.

The teams coach who is officially listed in robotevents as the primary contact receives all team emails, so read the email titles and content carefully.

Note: Ensure your IT does not block emails from events.vex.com and roboticseducation.org

We can’t wait to see your robots in action—good luck to all teams!

Venue: South Dade Senior High School
Address: 28401 Southwest 167th Avenue, Homestead, Florida 33030, United States
Dates: March 14, 2027
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Registration & Logistics

Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 40
Spots Open: 40
Event Region: Florida - South
Standard Registration Opens: 5-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 25-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 26-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
Price: $275.00

Agenda

Subject to change

7:30 am - Doors open to everyone

7:30 am to 9:00 am – Team Check-in & Inspection

9:00 am – 9:15 Opening Ceremonies, Drivers Meetings.

9:15 am - 10:00 am – Skills on all fields

10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches

12 pm to 1 pm – Lunch Break

1:00 pm to 4pm – Qualification Matches

4:10 pm to 4:20 pm – Alliance Selection

4:30 pm to 5:45 pm - Elimination Matches

6:00 pm - Awards Ceremony
The event wraps up by 6:00pm.

There will be two dedicated skills fields that will be open all day once the drivers meeting has been completed. Once a team has checked in and passed inspection they will able to complete their skills runs. There will be skills runs on all fields from 9:15 am to 10 AM, then qualification will begin. The skills fields will close once qualification matches have ended. We highly encourage teams to plan to complete skills matches early on, as lines can get busy.

Travel Info

2026 South Florida VEX Robotics Event Region Championship Travel Info Hotel Info Mention VEX Robotics to get the block rates. Travelodge by Wyndham, Florida City 409 SE 1st Ave, Florida City, FL 33034, United States www.wyndhamhotels.com ‧ (305) 482-1961 Venue Info The State Championship will be held at the South Dade Senior High School 28401 Southwest 167th Avenue Homestead, Florida 33030 United States Parking Info

Judging Format

Judging Format All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event and Engineering Notebooks will be online. Teams must submit an electronic copy of their digital notebook by Friday, March 6 by 11:59 p.m. Upload the link on events.vex.com. Under "My Account" click on the Digital Engineering Notebook icon of your state finals participating team. Make sure the link is giving only "Viewing" rights of the file. Preferred format of the file: PDF. Digital notebook is the format used at Worlds, hence teams must submit a electronic/digital copy of their engeneering notebook. Physical copies of notebooks will not be considered or accepted. • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Submission deadline: Friday, March 6 by 11:59 p.m.

Volunteer

Volunteer If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail SFLROBOTICSALLIANCE@outlook.com with the subject line "ERC HS VEX Volunteer". Thank You! This event is not possible without Volunteers. Volunteers will be provided with online training and will have dedicated team leaders. Volunteers will be provided catering, an event shirt and a Fast Pass (to use on the Skills Field ) Volunteer roles include: Field Resetters - reset the fields after play Queuing Team - maintain the match schedule by coralling teams as they line up in the clearly marked waiting bays. Score Keepers - data input using tables provided by VEX. Tablets use an image based platform to input the scores. All scorekeepers will have the support of a certified Head Ref Judges - required from March 3rd to the 12th to remotely access engineering notebooks via their own personal devices from the comfort of their own homes and mark engineering notebooks using a standard, publicly available rubric. On site from March 14th &15th 2026, Judges will be needed to conduct interviews with teams using a standard, publicly available rubric.

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy The event is held indoors and unless there's severe inclement weather - like a hurricane - the event will continue as planned. In the event of a severe weather event, the tournament will be canceled.

Excellence Award (V5)
Tournament Champions (V5)
Robot Skills Champion (V5)
Robot Skills 2nd Place (V5)
Robot Skills 3rd Place (V5)
Tournament Finalists (V5)
Amaze Award (V5)
Build Award (V5)
Create Award (V5)
Design Award (V5)
Energy Award (V5)
Innovate Award (V5)
Inspire Award (V5)
Judges Award (V5)
Sportsmanship Award (V5)
Teacher of the Year Award (V5)
Think Award (V5)
Volunteer of the Year Award (V5)