EVENT DETAILS
Embedded Files
Join the FUN!
Join the FUN!
Thu 3/19, Fri 3/20, and Sat 3/21
At the FIRST® Robotics Competition's Buckeye Regional, over 1,500+ high school students and up to 60 of their industrial-sized robots (plus hundreds of volunteers and mentors) will convene to measure the effectiveness of their innovations & test the power of collaboration.
It's a high-energy, high-tech sporting event where teams of students and industry professionals work together to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is life-changing, career-molding, and a lot of fun!
Spectators Welcome!
Be sure to catch all the excitement of this intense competition showcasing robots developed and operated by teams of high school students from across a seven-state region. Spectators can Tour the Pits to meet the teams and get a closer look at their robots! Later, they have an excellent view of the competition field as they cheer on their favorite teams from the comfortable seating throughout the arena!
Admission is free and open to the public. Click HERE to see the public agenda.
About the FRC
The FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international engineering design challenge that combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. Working under strict rules, with limited resources, and time limits, high school teams of up to 30 students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program a robot to perform a set of prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. The Challenge (Game) changes each year and teams of young people (and their mentors) have just six-weeks to solve the problem, using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules... It’s as close to “real world” engineering as a student can get, and the perfect training ground for life’s real-world challenges.
The Buckeye Regional is just one of nearly 200 FIRST® competitions occurring throughout the United States and around the world during the 2026 season. The top performing teams at each event will qualify to attend the FIRST® Championship in Houston, Texas, where they will compete for the title of "World Champion" at the end of April.
For more information about the FIRST® Robotics Competition, visit: www.FIRSTinspires.org/Robotics/FRC.
Game & Season Information
Game & Season Information
Uncover the Future with FIRST®
Uncover the Future with FIRST®
In REBUILTTM presented by Haas, FIRST® Robotics Competition teams will use their engineering skills to uncover the future by re-imagining the past –
Get ready to dig in!
ABOUT THE GAME
In REEFSCAPESM presented by Haas, two competing alliances are invited to score coral, harvest algae, and attach to the barge before time runs out. Alliances earn additional rewards for meeting specific scoring thresholds and for cooperating with their opponents.
During the first 15 seconds of the match, robots are autonomous. Without guidance from their drivers, robots leave their starting zone, score coral on the reef, harvest algae from the reef, and collect and score additional coral.
During the remaining 2 minutes and 15 seconds, drivers control their robots. Robots collect coral from human players at their coral stations and score them on the reef. To unlock all scoring locations on the reef, robots must dislodge algae from the reef and either score it in the barge or deliver it to the human player through the processor.
A human player can then deliver the algae to the barge. If at least two algae are scored in the processor by each alliance, both alliances earn a Coopertition Point (which influences their rank in the tournament) and lowers the requirements for a ranking point.
As time runs out, robots prepare to return to the surface with their algae by grabbing onto their cages and parking under the barge.
The alliance that earns the most points wins the match!
For more information, visit www.firstinspires.org/frc.
Participating Teams
Participating Teams
There are 56 FIRST® Robotics Competition teams registered to compete at the 26th annual Buckeye Regional. The participating teams represent three mid-western states, the República Dominicana, and the Republic of Türkiye. The list of teams also includes a former World Champion and a member team of the "FIRST® Hall of Fame." See the complete list of teams below.
Team 48 - Team E.L.I.T.E. from Warren, Ohio
Team 120 - Youth Tech Academy Red Dragons from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 128 - The Bobcats from Columbus, Ohio
Team 291 - CIA: Creativity In Action from Erie, Pennsylvania
Team 677 - Murphy's Outlaws from Columbus, Ohio
Team 695 - Bison Robotics from Beachwood, Ohio
Team 1308 - Wildcats Robotics from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 1511 - Rolling Thunder from Penfield, New York
Team 1559 - Devil Tech from Victor, New York
Team 1787 - The Flying Circuits from Pepper Pike, Ohio
Team 2172 - Steel Unit-E from Lakewood, Ohio
Team 2228 - Cougar Tech from Honeoye Falls, New York
Team 2252 - The Mavericks from Milan, Ohio
Team 2399 - The Fighting Unicorns from Shaker Heights, Ohio
Team 2603 - The Steel Stingers from Medina, Ohio
Team 3015 - Ranger Robotics from Spencerport, New York
Team 3173 - IgKnighters from Rochester, New York
Team 3193 - Falco Tech from Austintown, Ohio
Team 3260 - SHARP from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team 3484 - Short Circuit from Marysville, Ohio
Team 3777 - Bean City Bots from Lima, Ohio
Team 3954 - The ElectroTECHS from Emlenton, Pennsylvania
Team 4050 - Biohazard from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Team 4085 - Technical Difficulties from Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Team 4121 - Viking Robotics from North Canton, Ohio
Team 4145 - WorBots from Columbus, Ohio
Team 4269 - CardinalBots from Columbus, Ohio
Team 4601 - Circuit Birds from Canfield, Ohio
Team 4611 - OZone from Delaware, Ohio
Team 4991 - Horsepower from Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
Team 5413 - Stellar Robotics from Shelby, Ohio
Team 5740 - Trojanators from Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
Team 6181 - Cryptic Cyborgs from Archbold, Ohio
Team 6964 - BearBots from Columbus, Ohio
Team 7165 - Perkins Pirates from Sandusky, Ohio
Team 7717 - STEAM Punks from Santo Domingo (República Dominicana)
Team 7885 - Panther Tech from Elyria, Ohio
Team 8140 - RoboManiacs from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 8145 - Tech Warriors from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 8222 - The Argonauts from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 8243 - AstroCircuits from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 8393 - The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team from Baden, Pennsylvania
Team 8713 - Nordonia Knights from Macedonia, Ohio
Team 8718 - Tigerbotics from Warren, Ohio
Team 9139 - Reserve Robotics from Hudson, Ohio
Team 9194 - Gemin√-1s from Kent, Ohio
Team 9545 - Caracal Robotics from Sariyer, Istanbul (Türkiye)
Team 9622 - GRIDLOCK from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 9643 - Lady VOLTAGE from Cleveland, Ohio
Team 9653 - O.V.R.T. (Ohio Valley Robotics Team) from Steubenville, Ohio
Team 9767 - Magnificat MagnifiBots from Rocky River, Ohio
Team 10207 - MASTERY (Millstream Alliance for Strategic Teamwork Engineering and Robotics in Youth) from Findlay, Ohio
Team 10208 - MAYHEM (Millstream Alliance for Youth in High Energy Machines) from Findlay, Ohio
Team 10303 - C-TEC Robotics from Newark, Ohio
Team 10582 - The Technochauns from Youngstown, Ohio
Waitlisted Teams waitlisted
Waitlisted Teams waitlisted
The following teams have been waitlisted for the Buckeye Regional and could be added if, a decision is made by event organizers to increase the field size, or if a team withdraws from the event. STAY TUNED!
Team 191 - The X-CATS from Rochester, New York
Team 451 - The Cat Attack from Maumee, Ohio
Team 1405 - Finney Falcons from Penfield, New York
Team 1708 - AMP'D Robotics from Mckeesport, Pennsylvania
Team 2340 - The Xcentrics/Mercy Robotics from Brighton, New York
Team 2872 - CyberCats from Old Westbury, New York
Team 9597 - Luban Robotics from Beijing, Beijing Province (People's Republic of China)
Team 10438 - Phantom Liberty from Shenzhen, Guangdong Province (People's Republic of China)
Can't attend in person?
Watch the Buckeye Regional LIVESTREAM
April 4th & 5th at
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse