2024 Regional Championship Headlines
Denver BEST Regional Championship – Dec 7 & 8, 2024
The top 28 teams from these 8 BEST Hubs from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Our Health and Safety Protocol is here
Teams: Use Quick Reference-Parts 1 & 2, Team Handbook,
Pit Boss Tips, Referee Briefing
& Championship Registry
Saturday and Sunday, December 7 & 8, 2024
Ed Robson Arena at Colorado College, 849 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
2024 Map to Ed Robson Arena at Colorado College for Teams and Visitors
- 7:15am-12pm on Saturday for team Registration, Compliance and Team Robot Practice
- 8am-4pm on Sunday will have the Head-to-Head Robotics Competition and Awards!
- Arena level layout LINK
- Arena Concourse level layout LINK
- Concessions LINK NEW
AcademyACL, 2510 N Chestnut St, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
2024 Map to AcademyACL for Teams and Visitors
- Saturday, December 7, 2024 – 8am-12:30pm Marketing Judging
- Saturday, December 7, 2024 – 12:30pm-2:30pm Student Mixer
USEFUL LINKS
2024 Championship Team Photos LINK to Google Photos Album COMING SOON
2024 Mandatory Attendee Information and Signup Form
2024 Championship Hotel Info Great Wolf Room Rate Lowered $156
2024 Regional Championship Team Handbook v3.0
Opening Ceremony Robot Parade Instructions for Teams
Pit Boss Tips LINK and Referee Briefing for Game LINK
2024 Denver BEST Souvenirs are available.
2024 Championship Awards – including Kendrick Castillo Memorial Outstanding Student Finalists
2024 Championship Program – with seeding match schedule & team information
Fun Activities while you’re in Colorado Springs included a Colorado College Tour
2024 Regional Championship Volunteers
Saturday, Dec 7 Livestream LINK
Sunday, Dec 8 Livestream LINK
Weather Impacts – if necessary, will be provided here
Post Season Survey LINK
Social Media Posts – Like and Follow us on Social Media!
2024 LOST AND FOUND LINK
Denver BEST Regional Championship Archive
About BEST Robotics
BEST stands for Boosting Engineering Science and Technology, and is a national program with 39 local competition sites in fourteen states. It is administered by BEST Robotics Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization, that sets curriculum and competition standards. The mission of BEST is to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through participation in a competitive robotics program that fosters knowledge, teamwork, and communication. A major tenet of the program is that there is no cost for robotics materials nor to enter a team.
Each year, middle and high school student teams are tasked with building a robot to compete against other schools in that year’s challenge. Each challenge is based on an educational model. Previous models include “Bet the Farm”, in which students learned about farming and sustainability; and “Pay Dirt” in which students learned about mining and the economics associated with mining.
The robotics competition is a high-energy sports-like environment but good sportsmanship is essential. Student-driven robots compete against the challenges of the game, not other robots. Each year’s game theme and playing field is revealed in mid-September. Teams are given eight weeks to design and build their robot before entering their local competition.
In addition to robotics, the most coveted award of the program is the BEST Award. To compete, students must provide an engineering notebook, give an oral marketing presentation, construct an exhibit and be interviewed, and show excellent team spirit and sportsmanship. BEST uses the excitement of robotics in our amazing STEM and workforce development program
The highest-ranked teams that are successful in their local (hub) competitions receive an invitation to one of the Regional Championships. We look forward to hosting the “best of the BEST” teams in Colorado this year.
