2020 Texas BEST and UIL State Robotics Championships
November 30 through December 12
While BTR, UIL, and UTD still plan to have the championships and declare the top teams, there will not be a large physical event for this year's championships due to COVID-19 concerns. Read more below and stay tuned! Updates will be posted as we know more.
The fifth annual UIL State Championship - BEST Robotics Division will be held November 30th through December 12th. The championship is open to high school teams competing in BEST Robotics who are members of Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL). Teams register to participate as a UIL team to be eligible for advancement to the UIL State Championship from their hub competition. The teams not competing for UIL are eligible for the Texas BEST Robotics Championship through the normal BEST advancement process. The Texas BEST Robotics Championship will be hosted jointly with the UIL State Championship. All teams must complete the competition before we can determine the final awardees. Award ceremony will follow a few days after the final team completes competition.
ALL teams shall submit their notebooks for judging online. For all 2020 BEST competitions, either hub or championship, BEST Award teams will give their presentations via a scheduled online meeting with judges and do a video exhibit discussion. The spirit and sportsmanship category of the BEST Award is waived for this year -- we simply don't have a good way to judge this category. All online activities will be completed before the robot game play.
Check the detailed schedule (see button above) or check out the activities on the BEST National Registry. Don't forget, you may also contact your hub for more information.
The fifth annual UIL State Championship - BEST Robotics Division will be held November 30th through December 12th. The championship is open to high school teams competing in BEST Robotics who are members of Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL). Teams register to participate as a UIL team to be eligible for advancement to the UIL State Championship from their hub competition. The teams not competing for UIL are eligible for the Texas BEST Robotics Championship through the normal BEST advancement process. The Texas BEST Robotics Championship will be hosted jointly with the UIL State Championship. All teams must complete the competition before we can determine the final awardees. Award ceremony will follow a few days after the final team completes competition.
ALL teams shall submit their notebooks for judging online. For all 2020 BEST competitions, either hub or championship, BEST Award teams will give their presentations via a scheduled online meeting with judges and do a video exhibit discussion. The spirit and sportsmanship category of the BEST Award is waived for this year -- we simply don't have a good way to judge this category. All online activities will be completed before the robot game play.
Check the detailed schedule (see button above) or check out the activities on the BEST National Registry. Don't forget, you may also contact your hub for more information.