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Girl Powered: R.I.O.T. Team 323G

December 14, 2016
The REC Foundation recently caught up with Rachel from VEX Robotics Competition Team 323G, R.I.O.T. (Robotics Is Our Thing), with Cornerstone Robotics in Greenwood, Indiana. Rachel is currently the t...
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Girl Powered: Wildcat Robotics Team 9225C

November 8, 2016
The REC Foundation recently caught up with Team 9225C, Wildcat Robotics from White Plains High School in Anniston, Alabama. Team members include Alexis, Rebecca, Rachel, Chase, and their coach Bo Sha...
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VEX Teams from Japan, California form Unique Alliance

November 2, 2016
Last Season we profiled VEX participant Noah of Team 99484, the Knights from the Christian Academy in Japan. In our interview, Noah told us about his move from Lancaster, California, where he was a m...

Jeremy Shaffer, Team 97926X, Butler High School

October 24, 2016
Prior to enrolling in a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Introduction to Engineering (IED) class as a junior at Butler High School in Butler, Missouri, Jeremy Shaffer often struggled with his schoolwork d...
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REC Foundation Partners with VEX Robotics to Launch Girl Powered Initiative Around the World

October 11, 2016
Greenville, TX – October 11, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and VEX Robotics, Inc. teamed up to launch Girl Powered, a joint initiative to engage more young women in...
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REC Foundation Receives Challenge Grant from Microchip Technology to Grow VEX Robotics in Arizona

October 4, 2016
GREENVILLE, TX – October 7, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation has received a generous $20,000 challenge grant from Microchip Technology Inc.—a leading provider of microcontro...

REC Foundation Announces the 2016 Chevron Scholarship Winner

September 8, 2016
GREENVILLE, TX – September 8, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced Timothy Sierk, VEX Robotics Competition Team 177X from Ashland, Virginia, as the winner ...
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VEX Robotics World Championship Marks 10-Year Anniversary with 1,400 Student Teams from Around the World & Improved Schedule

Greenville, TX – August 25, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation announced today that the VEX Robotics World Championship, now entering its 10th year, will bring together the to...
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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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