General Info
General Info
Modesto Robotics and Technology invites your teams to participate in the VEX V5 Robotics Competition Override to be held at Ceres, California.
Looking forward to seeing your teams at the "Bay Area VEX V5 Robotics Competition #1".
Visit for the webcast.
Please note: all events will receive state championship award bids based on the Global Robotics & Science Foundation Qualifying Criteria. As such, this event must meet all requirements for a Qualifying Event to receive bids to the regional championship released in July 2026.
- Venue
- Ravenswood Middle School
- Address
- 2450 Ralmar Avenue, East Palo Alto, California 94303, United States
- Dates
- October 17, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Interviews & Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 49
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Priority Registration Opens
- 21-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- October 15,2026
- Price
- $205.00
Agenda
Saturday, October 17th 2026
Time
Event
9:00 AM
Doors, pits, and practice fields open; Check-In and inspection begin, Robot Skills begin
10:00 AM
Inspection closes and Event Meeting begins
10:30 AM
Qualification matches begin
12:30 PM
Lunch break begins
1:00 PM
Qualification matches resume
4:30 PM
Qualification matches and skills conclude
4:45 PM
Alliance selection begins
5:00 PM
Finals matches begin
6:00 PM
Tournament champions crowned and awards ceremony
Judging Format
Judging Format All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Volunteer
Volunteer We always appreciate volunteers. Please contact tinacollier@hotmail.com or call 209-679-1003 if you're interested in volunteering:
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information in events.vex.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.