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2026 Caution Tape 6th Annual BattleBots Competition

May 29 - 31

Multiple Sessions — Check schedule for your grade

240 Riviera Dr. Unit 1, Markham

STEM Labs & VEX IQ Students

The week of May 26–31 is BattleBots competition week. All regular classes for the week are paused. Thank you for your understanding!

Day 0 — Inspection (Optional) — May 29 (Fri)

All Participants

Robot Inspection

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

4:00 PM Inspection Opens — Bring your robot for early weigh-in and safety check

7:00 PM Inspection Closes

Day 1 — May 30 (Sat)

STEM Labs Students

AM Session — STEM Labs Gr. 6-8

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

8:00 AM Team Check-in & Pits Open

8:30 AM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting

9:00 AM Qualification Matches

11:00 AM Awards Ceremony

11:30 AM Elimination Matches

12:00 PM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony

12:30 PM Event Ends

PM Session — STEM Labs Gr. 4-5

1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

1:30 PM Team Check-in & Pits Open

2:00 PM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting

2:30 PM Qualification Matches

5:00 PM Awards Ceremony

5:30 PM Elimination Matches

6:00 PM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony

6:30 PM Event Ends

Day 2 — May 31 (Sun)

STEM Labs Gr. 2-3, New Students & VEX IQ Teams

AM Session — STEM Labs Gr. 2-3 & All New Students

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

8:00 AM Team Check-in & Pits Open

8:30 AM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting

9:00 AM Qualification Matches

11:30 AM Awards Ceremony

12:00 PM Elimination Matches

12:30 PM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony

1:00 PM Event Ends

PM Session — VEX IQ Competition & Foundation Teams

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM

1:30 PM Team Check-in & Pits Open

2:00 PM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting

2:30 PM Qualification Matches

4:30 PM Awards Ceremony

5:00 PM Elimination Matches

5:30 PM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony

6:00 PM Event Ends

Pre-Determined Awards

Design Award ×1
Create Award ×1
Amaze Award ×1
Judges Award ×1
Rising Star Award ×4 (one per campus)

Competition Day Awards

Excellence Award ×1
Think Award ×1
Energy Award ×1
Ultimate Defense Award ×1
Killbot Jr Award ×1
Giant Slayer Award ×1
Perseverance Award ×1
Tournament Finalist ×2
Tournament Champion ×2
Top Forecaster Award ×1 (parent forecasting accuracy)

Judging

Team judging will take place during your regular class time two weeks before the competition. Judging will be based on both their engineering notebook and their interview.

Volunteer

Please contact Alina Yang if interested in volunteering!

Caution Tape Annual BattleBots Competition YouTube Clips

BattleBots Playlist

2025 Live Streaming

SAT AM STEM Labs Gr. 2-4 SAT PM STEM Labs Gr. 5-8 SUN Competition

Date

May 29 - 31

Time

Multiple Sessions — Check schedule for your grade

Location

240 Riviera Dr. Unit 1, Markham

For

STEM Labs & VEX IQ Students

⏰ Register by May 8, 2026

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