What: Octobots Robotics Team Open House
When: Monday, November 9, 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Where: 5677 Calle Real in Goleta
Octobots Robotics is inviting the community to a free open house event on Monday, November 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at their new “practice field” location at 5677 Calle Real in the Calle Real Shopping Center in Goleta (the former Carrows/Denny’s/Coast Supply building). The new location is being sponsored for the season by The Towbes Group.
The community-wide event offers families, prospective students, local business leaders, sponsors, and STEM enthusiasts an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how student engineers design, build, program, and compete with 115-pound industrial-scale robots.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Watch live, interactive robot demonstrations.
Meet student leaders of each sub-team in electrical, hardware, software, strategy, media, and more.
Enjoy family-friendly activities
“Robotics is so much more than just building a machine — it’s about teamwork, problem-solving, and inspiring the next generation of innovators right here in our hometown,” says Uma Vulliez, Team Captain and a senior at Dos Pueblos High School. “We are thrilled to open our doors and show the community what our team can do.”
Last season, the student-led robotics team, Octobots Robotics, earned a ticket to the FIRST Robotics World Championship Competition after placing second at the Southern California State Championships in Anaheim, CA. According to FIRST Robotics, only the top 16% of the more than 3,700 teams from around the world earn the right to compete at this level. Octobots finished the season among the top 9% of teams in the world.
Admission to the Open House is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided by Octobots Robotics.