Botball® Team Submissions | KISS Institute for Practical Robotics

Online Documentation Submissions

Throughout the Botball season, your team will use the Team Home Base to post documentation activities detailing your progress. Botball Online Project Documentation (BOPD) activities are a required element of the Botball program and factor into each team’s overall score at their regional tournament. Additionally, awards recognizing excellent documentation will be given out in each region.

Note: All submissions are due by 11:59 PM CST on the deadline.
RegionRegional Workshop1st Submission2nd Submission3rd Submission3D Printing SubmissionRegional Tournament
OklahomaJan.10-11, 20262/20/20263/6/20263/25/20263/27/20263/28/2026
IdahoJan. 17-18, 20262/13/20263/13/20264/8/20264/10/20264/11/2026
TexasJan. 17-18, 20262/27/20263/27/20264/15/20264/17/20264/18/2026
Greater San DiegoJan 31, Feb 1, 20263/6/20264/4/20264/29/20265/1/20265/2/2026
Greater DCFeb. 14-15, 20263/13/20263/27/20264/8/20264/10/20264/11/2026
New EnglandJan 31, Feb 1, 20263/6/20264/4/20264/29/20265/1/20265/2/2026
Northern CaliforniaFeb. 7-8, 20263/13/20264/10/20265/6/20265/8/20265/9/2026
Greater Palm DesertJan 23-24, 20262/20/20264/17/20265/13/20265/15/20265/16/2026
New MexicoFeb. 7-8, 20263/6/20263/19/20264/22/20264/24/20264/25/2026
New York New JerseyMar 7-8, 20264/2/20264/24/20265/13/20265/15/20265/16/2026
ECER AustriaJan 16, 20262/27/20263/13/20264/8/20264/10/20264/13/2026

📃 Period 1: Project Plan and Quiz

The Period 1 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation.

 

2026 Period 1 Documentation

The Explanation of Period 1 Documentation explain what is being asked for, for different parts of the rubric to clarify as best as possible what teams should include.   Explanation of 2026 P1 Documentation

This is the practice quiz for period 1!

 

You can take this practice quiz as many times as you would like to try and get that perfect score. The questions on this practice quiz are exactly the same as the final quiz.

Click here to take the practice quiz.

This is the final quiz for period 1.

 

Each team should only submit a quiz one time. All submissions are final!

Click here to take the final period 1 quiz.

📃 Period 2: Mechanical Video and Code Review

The Period 2 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation.

 

2026 Period 2 Documentation

📃 Period 3: Lessons Learned and Survey

Any STL files for use on your robot submitted after the deadline for your region WILL NOT be accepted. Please make sure that if you are submitting an STL that your 3rd period documentation is not late.

The Period 3 Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your submission for documentation. This period also includes the 3D part submission. Failing to submit a 3D printed part during this period will result in that part not being usable at the competition.

 

2026 Period 3 Documentation

TBD – This form will be available in Jan 2026.

📃 On-Site

The Onsite Documentation Rubric covers all items that are needed in your onsite presentation.

 

2026 Onsite Documentation

Every Botball team will give an on-site presentation at the regional tournament. We will have volunteers judging the presentations during the regional tournament. A schedule will be given out ahead of the tournament so you know what time you will be presenting.

 

We encourage all teams to prepare for their presentation by reviewing the guidelines below as well as the On-site Presentation Rubric.

 

Presentation Guidelines:

  1. Each team should prepare a virtual presentation or any other virtual aids they wish to use. We recommend including items listed in the rubric in the slides. Teams should have it up and running and ready to go as the 10 minute time limit applies.
  2. Teams are responsible for being ready to present at their appointed time online. Presentations should be given by a maximum of two students. Teams will have no more than 6 minutes to make their presentation and 4 minutes for the Q&A portion.
  3. The onsite judge will expect you to cover the items and topics listed in the rubric.
  4. Your onsite presentation will account for 40% of your documentation score. Documentation accounts for 1/3 of your overall score in the tournament. (At GCER it is 100% of your documentation score.)