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VEX Robotics World Championship Announces Elementary, Middle School, and High School Champions

Greenville, TX – May 17, 2022: The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship has crowned world champions among its divisions and age groups. More than 20...
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Young Innovators Compete at the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship

GREENVILLE, Texas, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Starting today, the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s 15th annual VEX Robotics World Cham...
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Black History Month 2022 Feature: Oscar DeVon McCullough

February 1, 2022
Organization: Potomac School Robotics, Enginotic 6 Robotics State: Virginia How did you become interested in robotics? Growing up, I was always interested in robotics, math, science and acti...
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Black History Month 2022 Feature: Arkadia K. Armour

February 1, 2022
Organization: Lakeside School District (Lakeside Elementary) Chicot County State: Arkansas How did you become interested in robotics? Becoming a robotics coach for an elementary school was p...
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Defense STEM Education Consortium Expands Support for Hands-on STEM Educational Activities in Military-Connected Communities

January 28, 2022
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.— The Defense Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Consortium (DSEC), funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) and managed by RTI Intern...
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Build and Play 2021 Showcases New Competitive Texas High Schools Teams in Austin, TX

June 25, 2021
Austin, Texas – June 25, 2021 – Today, at the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD), a three-day robotics event –  Build & Play 2021 – kicks off for newly formed Te...
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Alumni Profile: Amir Tillis

November 9, 2023
Amir Tillis is a VEX alumni who participated in V5RC events while in high school. He currently works at Deloitte as a technical consultant where his primary focus is space and defense clients. “Peopl...
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month 2023

November 29, 2023
In honor of Native American Heritage month, we took a trip to the White Mountain Apache Reservation to speak with RECF volunteer Triscinda Miller. Triscinda is a STEM tech with Apache Behavioral Heal...
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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.
Crowd watches the Signature Event in Minnesota's Mall of America
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