Stack up. Score big.
Cup Conquest is a middle school robotics competition where students design, build, and program robots to stack cups in timed matches — winning through strategy and teamwork, not robot combat.
A complete tournament, without building it yourself
Cup Conquest gives teachers a complete robotics tournament structure — rules, scoring, brackets, printables, and awards — without needing to invent everything from scratch.
One match, three phases
Autonomous
Robots run on pre-programmed code alone — leave the Starting Square, score the preloaded cup, park for bonus points.
Driver Control
Students take the controls, racing to stack cups on Scoring Plates in the correct alternating color pattern.
Endgame
Black Cup Caps double a plate's score, plates slide into Starting Squares, and robots park for final points.
Why teachers pick Cup Conquest
- Student-friendly rules — no robot combat, no direct robot-to-robot contact
- Built-in teamwork — each Alliance pairs two Teams on one field
- Runs as a one-day event, week-long STEM challenge, club season, or final project
- Works with the robotics platform you already have — VEX, LEGO, Arduino, and more
- Printable materials: game manual, inspection sheet, score sheets, notebook template
- Optional digital Scorekeeper — live scoring, rankings, and playoff brackets
Ready to run your first tournament?
Start with the free rules overview, then grab the Base or Deluxe Kit when you're ready.