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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 - 12:00 PM
8:00 AM Team Check-in & Pits Open
8:30 AM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting
9:00 AM Qualification Matches
10:30 AM Awards Ceremony
11:00 AM Elimination Matches
11:30 AM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony
12:00 PM Event Ends
PM Session — VEX IQ Competition & Foundation Teams
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1:00 PM Team Check-in & Pits Open
1:30 PM Opening Ceremony & Driver's Meeting
2:00 PM Qualification Matches
4:00 PM Awards Ceremony
4:30 PM Elimination Matches
5:00 PM Final Awards & Closing Ceremony
5:30 PM Event Ends
Notebook Awards
- Judges Award
- Create Award
- Design Award
- Best Weapon Award
- Think Award
- Excellence Award
- Amaze Award
- Rising Star Award
Competition Awards
- Ultimate Defense Award
- Perseverance Award
- Energy Award
- Unstoppable Duo Award
- Killbot Jr Award
- Giant Slayer Award
- Tournament Finalists
- Tournament Champions
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
2025 Live Streaming
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