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Black History Month 2023 Feature: Terrence Southern

February 27, 2023
Terrence Southern is an award winning Robotics & Automation expert, speaker, influencer of innovation, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is a nationally recognized thought leader, strategist an...
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Black History Month 2023 Feature: Janeen Uzzell

February 26, 2023
Janeen Uzzell is the Chief Executive Officer at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the largest Black STEM community impacting society and industry. In her former role as the Chief Operat...
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The University Interscholastic League (UIL) Approves the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation Robotics as a 2022-23 Pilot Program

January 12, 2022
GREENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation announced today the organization was approved as a University ...
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The International Robotics Honor Society Welcomes New High School Chapters

December 15, 2021
The REC Foundation is proud to welcome the following new chapters below to the International Robotics Honor Society. Student candidates will be able to apply for membership at these newly approved ch...
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Online Challenges Winners Announced

July 1, 2021
We are proud to announce the winners for our final round of our 2020-2021 Season Online Challenges! Great job to all the students who participated this season. The 2021-2022 Season Online Chal...
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World’s Largest Robotics Competition Returns: Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation to Host Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship 2021

April 6, 2021
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit and VEX Robotics, is back to showcase the incredible talent and skill of a range of student competitors by hosting the fir...
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Black History Month 2021 Feature: Calvin Mackie, Ph.D.

March 2, 2021
Calvin Mackie, Ph.D. is the founder of STEM NOLA, a non-profit dedicated to exposing, inspiring, and engaging communities to STEM. His non-profit has engaged over 60,000 K-12 students in STEM through...
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VEX Journey Comes Full Circle

August 12, 2022
During high school, I competed on a VEX Robotics team. During this time, I had many opportunities because I was part of this community. For example, my high school robotics coach also worked for NASA...
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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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