RECF Engage - Otter Robotics Winter Showdown

ENG20269700 Manatee County ES Conference Registration opens soon Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics) Invitational only Manatee County ES Conference only

Location

Lake Manatee K8

17210 Academic Avenue, Bradenton, Florida, 34211 United States

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General information

Lake Manatee K8 is hosting a Manatee County Elementary School Conference Tournament. This event is open to teams from the Manatee County Elementary School Conference ONLY. Specific award winners will qualify for the Conference Championship on March 6th.   

All participants attending the event must have a completed RECF participant release form (PRF), which is available in English and Spanish. The coach will bring the PRFs with them to all events to show the event partner. The same forms can be used for the entire season. 

Volunteers are needed to help this event run smoothly. If you would like to volunteer at this event, please email (contact’s name and email) or visit (link to sign up website).  

Agenda

Doors Open: 7:30 AM
Check-In/Registration: 8:00 AM
Drivers Meeting: 8:45 AM
Inspection: 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Solo: 9:00 - 12:00 PM
Lunch: 12:00 - 12:30 PM
Judging Ends: 2:00 PM
Teamwork: 12:30 - 3:30 PM
Tournament Finals & Awards: 4:00 PM

*Schedule subject to change based on pace of the tournament.

Judging format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Digital notebooks MUST be submitted no later than 4:00pm on Friday, January, 15.  Notebooks will be uploaded from the coach's RECFevents.org account. 

Awards

Excellence Award Tournament Champion Design Award Innovate Award Solo Match Champion Amaze Award Build Award Judges Award Sportsmanship Award

Travel information

Event Parking will be in the main parking lot, located by the front entrance. Participants can enter through the cafeteria doors.

All volunteers can park in the bus loop parking lot (located by the gymnasium) doors.

Emergency information

This event will take place rain or shine, unless we have a weather event where the school district closes schools. In case of an emergency, call 911, if needed. Follow up with the event partner, (name), to notify him/her about what happened. (modify to fit your plan) A first aid kit will be located at the concession stand, if needed. 

Refund policy

Since this is a Manatee County Elementary School Conference event, teams participate free of charge.  

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Contact

Alycia Sanders
Elementary STEM & Robotics Coach
sandersa4@manateeschools.net
(941) 803-9335
  • Dates Sat, Jan 23, 2027 EST
  • Registration Nov 30, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027
  • Entry fee Free
  • Capacity 0 / 30 teams
  • Program Engage (Elementary/Middle School Robotics)
  • Grade levels Elementary
  • Judging In-person initial interviews. Teams submit a digital notebook. Registered teams submit the link from My Registrations.
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region Florida - North
  • Affiliation Manatee County ES Conference only
  • Season 2026-2027 Season
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Only teams affiliated with Manatee County ES Conference can register. A team's affiliations are set on My Organizations & Teams.

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