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From Worcester, South Africa to Worcester, Massachusetts

January 31, 2025
VEX Robotics teams spend months meticulously planning game strategies, coding for the best autonomous score, and building and refining their robot. It’s all part of the engineering design process. ...
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Indigenous Robotics take Center Stage at the Southwest Native American Showcase

January 31, 2025
On the remote Fort Apache Reservation, high in the mountains above Phoenix, native students worked on their robots. The Arizona White Mountains peeked over the Chief Alchesay Activity Center, wher...
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Creating Space with Prep for Prep

November 5, 2024
“You belong here.” That was Dale Allsopp’s opening message to the 75 Prep for Prep students gathered at Google’s Chelsea offices for a robotics workshop in New York City this past October. Also ba...
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The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) Expands its Partnerships with Native Tribes to Bridge Educational Divide Through Robotics Programming

November 12, 2024
Greenville, TX – November 12, 2024 — The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) expands its partnership with Native American Tribes across the United States to address the techn...
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Featured Video: Girl Powered Flagship Event 2019

November 27, 2019
Over 50 girls from the Dallas, TX area gathered together at the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’s STEM Center of Excellence in October for our third annual Girl Powered Flagship Event, sponsored by Te...
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The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation is GuideStar Gold Certified!

October 22, 2024
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation is proud to share that we’ve earned our 2024 Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid, a leading nonprofit research and data center formed in 2019 whe...
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Featured Video: Building Hope

November 27, 2019
In the REC Foundation community, we are privileged to know and work with so many incredible mentors. In collaboration with VEX Robotics, it is our pleasure to share this short documentary about Coach...
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From Participant to Partner: Oscar McCullough

February 21, 2024
At the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF) we are so lucky to have thousands of volunteers who tirelessly devote countless hours to making sure that events run smoothly. One of those...
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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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FC Dallas VEX Robotics Special
Come out Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. as FC Dallas takes on Real Salt Lake at Toyota Stadium! A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to help raise…
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Pit Areas | VEX Robotics World Championship
Please review the following policies regarding pit areas at the VEX Robotics World Championship. Pit Areas by Event EventLocationVEX V5 Robotics Competition HSHall C, Hall FVEX V5 Robotics Competition MSHall…
Robot Shipping Option
Freeman is our shipping partner for the VEX Robotics World Championship. Teams choosing to ship should ensure that their robots arrive on or AFTER May 5, 2025 to the Kay…
Spectators at VEX Robotics World Championship.
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We can’t wait to welcome spectators to Dallas for the VEX Robotics World Championship! Whether it’s your first time attending or you’re a returning fan, this quick guide will help…
VEX Store | VEX Robotics World Championship
The VEX Store at the VEX Robotics World Championship will maintain a limited amount of items and inventory on hand.  Store Hours: DayDateHoursTuesdayMay 68 a.m. – 6 p.m.WednesdayMay 78 a.m.…
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Volunteer | VEX Robotics World Championship
WE NEED PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS LIKE YOU TO POWER THE VEX ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! Whether you participate solo or with a group of friends, family, or coworkers, you’ll make a huge…