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VEX Robotics World Championship Shapes and Diversifies the Future STEM Workforce

April 10, 2018
Greenville, TX – April 10, 2018 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is proud to announce the 11th annual VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Fou...
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International Women’s Day

March 8, 2018
For International Women’s Day we’re featuring a VEX student from Team 3818 at International School Manila. She explains how robotics has grown her passion for STEM and the many opportunit...
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REC Foundation 2018 Online Challenge Winners Announced

March 1, 2018
GREENVILLE, TX – March 1, 2018 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they...
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Northrop Grumman Foundation and Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Enhanced Student Learning Reaches 20,000 Teams Worldwide

February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce an extended partnership with the Northrop Grumman Foundation to enhance student learning and engag...
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How One Teacher is Inspiring Girls’ Futures to Engineer a Better World

February 15, 2018
Nadine Amaya is an elementary school teacher of gifted students at Oak Grove Lower Elementary School in Hattiesburg, MS and spends countless hours working with her VEX IQ Challenge and Girl Powered t...
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling

February 2, 2018
Girl Powered is a movement, but it’s not one that begins and ends with competitive robotics. It’s a mentality you put into your life arsenal and apply the tools learned to your everyday e...
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Teen Girls are Plotting Secret Takeover of Robotics World

December 14, 2017
My sister and I are coders on our competitive high school robotics team, and we are on a mission to reshape the future of competitive robotics. If you ever go to a robotics competition, one thing ...
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Students & Female Change-Makers Unite on International Day of the Girl

October 13, 2017
The Dallas flagship event took place this week at Texas Instruments, along with 100 other Girl Powered workshops spanning across the United States and the globe. These events coincided with the Inter...
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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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