

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Columbus Robotics hosts FIRST Indiana District Week 3 Qualifier
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Columbus Robotics, your hometown community-based club for middle school and high school robotics, has been selected to host one of the four Indiana state qualifying events for the 2026 FIRST Robotics Challenge high school competiton season. 

During the weekend of March 20-22, 38 teams of high school-aged students representing schools and clubs from around the state will come to Columbus East High School for head-to-head robotics competition. Teams will arrive Friday 5pm-9pm to set up their work areas and tune their robots. Doors open Saturday at 8am with opening ceremonies at 10:30am and qualification matches running 11am-1pm and 2pm-7pm. Doors open again Sunday at 8am with opening ceremonies at 9:30am and qualification matches running 10am-12:30pm; then the top 8 teams will be announced and select teams to join them in a double elimination tournament running from 2pm-5pm. 

These are not your average robots - they are roughly the size of a washing machine, weigh around 120 pounds, and travel upwards of 15 miles per hour across a field the size of a basketball court! Each 2 minute:40 second match will feature 2 teams of 3 robots competing to outscore the other with both autonomous and driver operated periods.

Columbus Robotics have partnered with the Downtown Food Truck Festival to hold the first official event of the 2026 season - food, drink, and treat vendors will be onsite Friday 5pm-9pm, and both Saturday and Sunday from 11am-3pm and possibly later!

The event is completely free and very family friendly - in addition to the live competitions there are STEM labs on Saturday from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm, and again on Sunday from 10am-12pm, and visitors are welcome to tour the entire event including the pits to see the robots and teams up close.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbus/columbus-robotics-hosts-first-indiana-district-week-3-qualifier/200029825257638
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbus
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Columbus East High School
- **lat**: 39.195555555556
- **long**: -85.886111111111
- **full address**: Columbus East High School, 156 Marr Rd, Columbus, IN 47201-72ND, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Columbus East High School, 156 Marr Rd, Columbus, IN 47201-72ND, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, sports, festivals, food-drinks, tournaments, food-truck-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Columbus Robotics hosts FIRST Indiana District Week 3 Qualifier ?
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