Texas | Katy Botober RECF Achieve Robotics Competition

ACH20267778 Pinnacle - High School RECF Robotics Competition Registration open Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)

Location

Katy High School

6331 Highway Blvd, Katy, Texas, 77494 United States

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General information

🎃 Welcome to Katy Robotics’ Annual KATY BOTOBER! 🤖

Katy Botober is rising again for the 2026–2027 RECF Achieve season, bringing a frighteningly fun day of Spooky Pinnacle competition!

Come dressed in your best Halloween costume and prepare for thrilling matches, fierce competition, and plenty of robotic mayhem. Teams from across the region will square off to see who can climb to the pinnacle—and who will be haunted by defeat!

👻 Costumes encouraged. Competition guaranteed.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our first tournament of the season. Prepare your robots, gather your team, and beware…

Katy Botober is coming!

Agenda

7:30 am Doors open, pits open, registration open

7:45 am Volunteer training for Referees, Judges, and field staff

8:00 am Inspection starts

9:00  am Drivers meeting

9:30 am Solo Matches begin

9:30 am Qualifications begin

12:00 pm Lunch

12:30 pm Matches resume

1:00 pm Solo Matches Ends

2:10 pm Qualifications end

2:45 pm  Finals

4:30 pm Awards

Judging format

  • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation.
  • A submission deadline is scheduled for 1 WEEK PRIOR to the event date. 
No notebooks will be accepted on the day of the tournament.

Awards

Excellence Award Tournament Champion Design Award Innovate Award Judges Award

Travel information

📍 Location and ✆ Contact Details
  • Address:  6331 Hwy Blvd, Katy, TX 77494
  • Coordinates: 29°47′05″N 95°49′56″W
  • Email TheaRDrake@katyisd.org for info

Emergency information

Any required closing will be based on district policy. 

www.katyisd.org

Refund policy

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

         Refunds will be sent. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

         A team may be transferred to another Katy Robotics Event if notified within 2 weeks

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then no shows:

         A team is still responsible for registration costs and may not be able to register for future Katy Robotics events.

Registered teams 19 of 50

19 teams

TeamNameOrganization
77360AWildcatsAchieve_77360
77360BBad LuckAchieve_77360
77360CWild CatAchieve_77360
77360DWildcats3Achieve_77360
77360JWildcat 4Achieve_77360
77360MWildcat 6Achieve_77360
77360NWildcat 7Achieve_77360
77360ZCome and Take ItAchieve_77360
Achieve_20002XGOLD!Achieve_20002
Achieve_466AGISD-Central MS 466AAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_466BGISD-Central MS 466BAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_466CGISD-Central MS 466CAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_466DGISD-Central MS 466DAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_466EGISD-Central MS 466EAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_466FGISD-Central MS 466FAchieve_466 - GISD (Central Middle School)
Achieve_736FAchieve_736
Achieve_736GWildcat2Achieve_736
Achieve_736HWildcat3Achieve_736
Achieve_736KWildcat5Achieve_736
  • Dates Sat, Oct 17, 2026 CDT
  • Registration Sep 12 – Oct 4, 2026
  • Entry fee $125.00
  • Payment due Oct 10, 2026
  • Capacity 19 / 50 teams
  • Program Achieve (Middle/High School Robotics)
  • Grade levels High School, Middle School
  • Event type Tournament
  • Region Texas
  • Association Open to all
  • Season 2026-2027 Season

Contact

TheaRDrake@katyisd.org
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