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Five Leadership Lessons: Women in STEM

February 19, 2021
Full Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech: Lisa Schultz of the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation On The 5 Leadership Lessons She Learned From Her Experience article courtesy of A...
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Black History Month 2021 Feature: Norman Fletcher

February 18, 2021
Norman Fletcher is a Senior Global Engineering Manager at Expedia. He multi-tasks with cross-functional groups utilizing data to uncover opportunities for efficiency from algorithmic tweaks in AI and...

Black History Month 2021 Feature: Aprille Ericsson, Ph.D.

February 18, 2021
Aprille Ericsson, Ph.D. is the New Business Lead for the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Instrument Systems and Technology Division. She is currently a member of the Board of Higher Education and Wo...

Black History Month 2021 Feature: Angela Wells

February 17, 2021
Angela Wells is studying to receive her Masters of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She currently teaches courses at the City University of Seattl...
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Black History Month 2021 Feature: A. Michael West Jr.

February 16, 2021
A. Michael West Jr. is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He’s currently researching the use of robots for expediting human rehabilitation during physical therapy ...
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Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech: Lisa Schultz of the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation On The 5 Leadership Lessons She Learned From Her Experience

February 11, 2021
Lisa Schultz is the Director of Regional Operations at the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation. She applies her previous career experiences as a mechanical engineer and high school ...
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Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation 2020-2021 Online Challenges Winners Announced

February 5, 2021
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020-2021 Online Challenges! Our online judging panel reviewed over 1,400 entries in this round and...
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Black History Month 2021 Feature: Carlotta A. Berry, Ph.D.

February 1, 2021
Carlotta A. Berry, Ph.D. is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches students how to design mobile robots to be intelligent by creat...
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2025-2026 Signature Event Updates

  1. An Event Partner wanting to apply to host a Signature Event must have hosted events for at least 2 seasons prior to applying. 
  2. Signature Events must use the officially branded award banners for the Excellence Award and Tournament/Teamwork Champions Award.
  3. When hanging field skirts the VEX Robotics logo/brand name can not be covered up on the competition fields.
  4. VEX V5 Robotics Competition Signature Events may have regional capacity and max per organization restrictions lifted 8 weeks before the event if the event is not full (similar to the process already in place for VEX IQ Robotics Competition Signature Events).
  5. Minimum pit size reduced to 8’x 8’ instead of 10’x10’.
  6. Beginning in the 2025-2026 season, the REC Foundation will collect $10 instead of $5 per team registration on all Signature Events. This is to help offset travel costs for REC Foundation staff to support these larger events.

2025-2026 Signature Event Application Reminders

  1. Existing Signature Events only need to complete the Final Application (due by March 31, 2025)
  2. New Signature Event concepts will need to complete the Initial Proposal by January 31, 2025 and if approved, complete the Final Application by March 31, 2025.
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