General Info
We’re excited to invite you to the 2027 Alpine Robo Games, featuring the VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ Override Tournament! – This is a wonderful chance for teams to showcase their skills, share their hard work, and put their robots to the test in a fun, friendly competition.
This year we will run a VEX V5 tournament in parallel to a VEX IQ tournament! Both events will be Qualifying events for VEX Worlds run in side-by-side gymnasiums allowing participants and spectators to enjoy all the excitement.
Lunch will be available to pre-order and paid for on a per-person cost billed to each team.
Please Note: As this will be a Qualifying Event, Non-Swiss teams are not able to attend this event.
- Venue
- TechLabs Switzerland
- Address
- 215 Elsässerstrasse, Basel, Basel-Stadt 4056, Switzerland
- Dates
- February 6 – 7, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 30
- Event Region
- Switzerland
- Max Registrations per Org
- 5
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Jun-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 8-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 08, 2027
- Price
- USD$191.50 / €165.00
Agenda
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Team Arrival Doors, pits, and practice fields open; Team Check-In and inspection begin | |
| 10:15 | Check In & Inspection closes Event Meeting begins | |
| 10:30 | Practice matches begin (10 matches, 1.67 per team) In person Judging begins | |
| 11:30 | Qualification matches begin (4m45s, 19 matches, 3.3 per team) In person Judging continues | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Robot Skills begin More Qualification matches In person Judging continues | |
| 16:30 | End of Day 1 | |
| 8:30 | Doors, pits, and practice fields open | |
| 9:00 | Qualification matches continue (4m 35s, 27 matches, 4.7 per team) Robot Skills Continue | |
| 10:30 | Break and Discuss Alliances | |
| 11:00 | End of Robot Skills Alliance Selection / Break | |
| 11:30 | Elimination matches begin | |
| 12:30 | Awards | |
| 12:45 | Clean up, pack up, and go home, Pre-Ordered lunch available |
Travel Info
The event is held at the SportHall next door to TechLabs Innovation Center in Basel, Switzerland near the French and German borders. More details about the location are found here: https://www.techlabs.ch/basel
Judging Format
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. A submission deadline will be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteers Needed – We Appreciate Your Support! We’re looking for volunteers to help make this event a success. Here are some of the roles available: • Team Check-In / Robot Inspection • Field Reset • General Assistance • Scorekeeping • Judge Volunteer ( Interviewer , etc) • Remote Volunteer ( Notebook Reviewer) No experience is required—we’ll provide all the training and guidance you need before the event. This is a fantastic opportunity to: ✅ Support the local STEM community ✅ Inspire and engage with young innovators ✅ Be part of an exciting robotics competition If you’re interested in volunteering, please reach out to us at info@techlabs.ch .
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Tournament is indoors. Only under severe weather circumstances would the event be canceled. An email would be sent the day before if there is a chance of cancellation. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers. In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on events.vex.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team. In the event that we must cancel an event due to bad weather or an emergency, registration fees will be fully refundable-minus administration fee. We will process refunds promptly and notify you via email once the refund has been issued.
- Excellence Award (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Tournament Champions (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Robot Skills Champion (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Robot Skills 2nd Place (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Design Award (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Innovate Award (VRC/VEXU/VAIRC)
- Judges Award (VRC/VEXU/VAIC/ADC/VAIRC)