Open

Battle in the Duster Dome 2026 - OPEN Robotics Tournament


Date: 1/31/2026

Location: The Duster Dome (aka: Holdrege High School Gym)

Address: 600 12th Ave,

City: Holdrege,

State: NE

ZIP: 68949

Contact Name: Matt deFreese

Contact Email: Click to show Email

Contact Phone: Click to show Phone

Competition Type: Tournament

Program: Open

Capacity: 40 Slots (7 Remaining)

Price: $40.00

Registration Deadline: 1/24/2026


Event Description:
Welcome to the Second Annual Battle in the Duster Dome - Open Robotics tournament.
This year's rules are here:

https://create-found.org/2025.php

8:00 a.m. - Pits Open

8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Team Registration & Inspection

8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Skills Challenge on competition fields

9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Judging (Judges will take engineering notebooks at the interview)

10:45 a.m. - Drivers and Coaches Meeting and Opening Ceremony

10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Qualifying Rounds

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Lunch

12:45 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. - Qualifying Rounds

3:30 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. - Alliance Selection

3:55 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Finals

4:32 p.m. - Awards and Closing Ceremony

Refund Policy:
Refund Policy:

In the case of the event being canceled, refunds will be issued. If your team cannot attend or if there is any other reason, refunds will be handled on a case-by-case basis and cannot be guaranteed.

Emergency / Bad Weather:
Emergency / Bad Weather:

In case of inclement weather, check this website for further updates the night before the event date. Coaches will be notified by email or phone.

Registered Teams

Registration Closed

1 O3031A Visioneers Lindsay, NE Lindsay Academy
2 O8922B How? Holdrege, NE Holdrege Public Schools - Duster Robotics
3 O1023A Tatter Tot Axtell, Nebraska Axtell Community Schools
4 O1023B B.O.B Axtell, Nebraska Axtell Community Schools
5 O10009A Elm Creek Chaos Elm Creek, Nebraska Elm Creek Robotics
6 O79600A Forfeit Henderson, Nebraska Heartland Community Schools
7 O8922A Pancake Holdrege, NE Holdrege Public Schools - Duster Robotics
8 O3604C Crimson Storm Central City, NE Nebraska Christian Schools
9 O3604E Millennium Eagle Central City, NE Nebraska Christian Schools
10 O3604N Biohazard Central City, NE Nebraska Christian Schools
11 O3604R Thunderstruck Central City, NE Nebraska Christian Schools
12 O8090A Optimus Prime Columbus, Nebraska Lakeview Robotics
13 O8090B Schwong-ie Columbus, Nebraska Lakeview Robotics
14 O8090C Backstreet Bot Columbus, Nebraska Lakeview Robotics
15 O8090D The Iron Viking Columbus, Nebraska Lakeview Robotics
16 O512A R.I.A. Norfolk, NE Norfolk Public Schools - Aftershock
17 O512B Wancakes Norfolk, NE Norfolk Public Schools - Aftershock
18 O512C Bot-Bots Norfolk, NE Norfolk Public Schools - Aftershock
19 O512D R.I.G. Norfolk, NE Norfolk Public Schools - Aftershock
20 O3601A Tekno Turtle Saint Paul, NE St. Paul Public School
21 O3601C Grinding Gears Saint Paul, NE St. Paul Public School
22 O3601D Twisted Metal Saint Paul, NE St. Paul Public School
23 O8922C Wired Jeff Holdrege, NE Holdrege Public Schools - Duster Robotics
24 O24025H Robo Dawgz Humphrey, NE Humphrey Public Schools
25 O24025S Star Trooperz Humphrey, NE Humphrey Public Schools
26 O1884C CKEVIN Columbus, NE Scotus Central Catholic
27 O1884K KLYDE Columbus, NE Scotus Central Catholic
28 O1884S SAMMY Columbus, NE Scotus Central Catholic
29 O42A Quantum Buz Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School
30 O42C Merchant Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School
31 O42D Zahnradknirschen Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School
32 O42E Free Wee Fee Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School
33 O42Z Create Rob bot Cat Columbus, Nebraska Columbus High School