DALLAS, TX – March 4, 2020 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they’ve learned through our programs and competitions and apply it to areas such as video creation, website development, and photography. Students who submit to the Online Challenges have an opportunity to share their ideas, win prizes, and receive a chance to compete at the REC Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship.

“Congratulations to our winners and to all students for their participation. Online Challenges provide a great opportunity for students from around the world to highlight the extraordinary skills they have gained from hands-on STEM education and robotics experiences,” said Dan Mantz, CEO and Chairman of the Board of the REC Foundation. “We look forward to recognizing these outstanding students and teams at the REC Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship next month.”

The winners of the 2020 Online Challenges are as follows:

COMMUNITY AWARD ONLINE CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY GOOGLE

• 373 from Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA with STEM Strength in Numbers
• 449X from Riverside, California, USA with 449X – Leadership and Outreach
• 1669X from Milpitas, California, USA with MXR 1669X Community Award Submission
• 2602G from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA with Back To The Community
• 6526G from La Verne, California, USA with 6526G – Damien Spartan Robotics:  Community Award
• 8787E from El Paso, Texas, USA with Eastwood Robotics Community Service
• 41091A from Union, Kentucky, USA with Impacting the Next Generation
• 48327M from Wangaratta, Australia with Galen VEX – Engaging Our Community
• 82855G from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada with STL Robotics 82855G – “SLT Robotics:  The Family”
• 94927A from Morgan Hill, California, USA with Robotics Worldwide

MAKE IT REAL CAD ENGINEERING CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY AUTODESK

• College/University: QUEEN, from Kingston, Ontario, Canada with Low-Friction Slider Truck
• High School: 5106C from North Conway, New Hampshire, USA with VEX Nameplate Holder
• Middle School: 2211A from Caguas, Puerto Rico with The Hook
• Elementary School: 69639A from Saul Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada with IQ Shaft Extender
• Bonus Prize for 3D Printing: 1691A from Cary, North Carolina, USA with Screw/Helical Gears for VEX Robotics

ROBOTICS TEAM WEBSITE CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY DELL

• 1st: 2131 from Kaysville, Utah, USA with 2131 Robotics Website
• 2nd: 10C from Redmond, Washington, USA with Exothermic Robotics Website
• 3rd: 73335A from Nantun Dist. Taichung City, Taiwan with Website of Team DogeYEET

VEX PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE CHALLENGE

TOP FIVE VEX IQ CHALLENGE

• 92H from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, USA with Wonderful Moment
• 2014F from Redwood City, California, USA with Teamwork is Dreamwork!
• 53976D from Collierville, Tennessee, USA with Baking and Robot
• 57429B from Irvine, California, USA with The Progression Scale
• 74177Z from Henderson, Nevada, USA with Sloan Canyon Robotics Photo Challenge

TOP FIVE VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION CHALLENGE

• 4073B from Lancaster, California, USA with VEX Jets
• 6403C from Sheffield Village, Ohio, USA with A Winning Feeling
• 66661A from Manassa VA, USA with The Day Before Competition
• 96671X from Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA with Introducing the Innovators of Tomorrow
• 97052A from Oviedo, Florida, USA with Spirited Discovery

VEX IQ GIRL POWERED ONLINE CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY GOOGLE

• 1st: 3204B from Palmerston North, New Zealand with 3204B Heather Skiffington Girl Powered Entry
• 2nd: 92H from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, USA with Girls in STEM – To inspire and be inspired
• 3rd: 1845A from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA with Color Your World With Girl Power

VEX IQ PROMOTE AWARD ONLINE CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY VEX ROBOTICS

• 1st: 99808A from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA with Shape Your Future Through Robotics
• 2nd: 10173C from London, United Kingdom with WHY VEX? VIQC PROMOTE BY HBS VORTEX
• 3rd: 10142Y from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA with How Do You VEX IQ?

VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION GIRL POWERED ONLINE CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY GOOGLE

• 1st: 2496J from Irvine, California, USA with Girl Powered:  “Towering” and “Taking Over”
• 2nd: 2131R from Kaysville, Utah, USA with Dear Ellison:  An open letter to a girl who has inspired me
• 3rd: 3796C from Greenville, South Carolina, USA with Don’t Forget to Breathe

VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION PROMOTE AWARD ONLINE CHALLENGE

• 1st: 1757A from Mexico, New York, USA with “Welcome To 1757”
• 2nd: 98807J from Wenatchee, Washington, USA with Promote Online Challenge 98807J in the Cube
• 3rd: 750B from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, USA with 750B 2019-2020 Promote Award Entry “This is sB robotics”

The winning students and teams will be presented with their awards at the VEX Robotics World Championship, which will take place in Louisville, KY from April 22-April 28. The World Championship will unite 1,650 of the best robotics teams internationally who will gather to compete for the title of “World Champion” for the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, VEX U, and the REC Foundation Aerial Drones (RAD) Competition. For more information about VEX Worlds, please visit www.VEXworlds.com. For more information about the REC Foundation, please visit www.RoboticsEducation.org or www.RobotEvents.com.

About the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation

The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S. and internationally. The REC Foundation develops partnerships with K-12 education, higher education, government, industry, and the non-profit community to achieve this work.

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