Horizon West Robotics Pinnacle Challenge (Achieve)

📌 Event Details

Season: 2026-2027 Season

Code: ACH20265405

Timezone: America/New_York

Event Dates: 09/26/2026 - 09/26/2026

Registration: 08/05/2026 - 09/21/2026

💳 Payment Deadline: 09/21/2026

📍 Location

Cypress Ridge - Cafeteria

350 East Ave

Clermont, FL 34711

🗺️ View on Google Maps

Eligible Grade Levels: High School, Middle School

👥 Registered Teams

📋 General Information

Welcome to the 2026-2027 Horizon West Robotics Pinnacle Challenge! Be part of Florida's 1st RECF Robotic Competitions event!

On behalf of our students, coaches, volunteers, and sponsors we are thrilled to welcome you to the 2026-2027 Horizon West Robotics Pinnacle Challenge. Thank you for joining us and choosing to be part of this exciting competition.

The Pinnacle Challenge is designed to provide students with a high-quality competitive experience that celebrates innovation, teamwork, and excellence in engineering. Whether your team is attending its first event of the season or competing for a championship qualification, our mission is to create an environment where every participant can learn, grow, and perform at their best. We are committed to delivering a professional, organized, and welcoming tournament that upholds the highest standards of RECF Robotics Competitions. Through fair play, strong sportsmanship, and a spirit of collaboration, we hope every team leaves with new knowledge, valuable experiences, and meaningful connections and a day of fun.

Robotics is about much more than building robots. It is about developing critical thinking skills, overcoming challenges, working together toward a common goal, and building confidence that extends far beyond the competition field. The lessons learned and friendships formed throughout the season often become lasting foundations for future success in education, careers, and life.  We encourage all teams to compete with integrity, support one another, and embrace every opportunity to learn. Most importantly, enjoy the experience and celebrate the incredible achievements that brought you here today.

Thank you to the students, coaches, mentors, volunteers, and families whose dedication and countless hours of effort make events like this possible. We are honored to host you and wish every team the very best throughout the competition.

Please complete Participant Release Forms for all team members prior to attending the event. 

Good luck, have fun, and we'll see you on the field at the Horizon West Robotics Pinnacle Challenge!

⚠️ Emergency Info

In the event of an emergency requiring evacuation or shelter-in-place, official instructions from emergency responders and event staff take precedence over the published event schedule. We appreciate everyone's cooperation in helping us maintain a safe environment for all participants.

🧳 Travel Information

Please park by the cafeteria at Cypress Ridge in Clermont.

This lot is behind the school on Carroll Street. 

🗓️ Agenda

7:30 AM Doors Open. Inspection & Registration

7:45 AM Solo Challenge Opens (team must be inspected)

8:30 AM Inspection Closes/Drivers Meeting

9:00 AM Qualification Matches Start

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break

2:00 PM Solo Matches Close (Close will coincide with the end of Qualifications)

2:05 Alliance Selection

2:15 Eliminations Start

3:30 PM Event Close and Awards

*Agenda Subject to change

⚙️ Judging Format

This event will have remote engineering notebooks and in-person interviews at the event.

Notebooks are due by Monday, Sept 21st at 5pm EST.

🏆 Awards

💵 Refund Policy

We will only cancel the event due to an emergency or bad weather. In this case will provide as close to a full refund as possible in this extremely unlikely event.

Certain event funds such the RECF handling fee must be spent before the event occurs and those will not be refunded.

There will be no refunds for teams who register and do not show up.