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Dallas Students Dream Bigger Through Robotics and Drones

For Patricia and Omar Cortez, Dallas ISD educators and coaches, robotics and drones mean much more than competing.  They leverage robotics and drone programs from the RECF to help students ga...
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From Drone Competition to Community Impact: A Student’s STEM Journey

When Keaton Spellacy, an 18-year-old student from Woodstock, Georgia, first joined a drone team through his JROTC program, he was immediately drawn to the hands-on challenge of competition. Introduce...
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The Future of STEM Competition Starts Here: Introducing RECF Robotics

The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation is proud to announce RECF Robotics, our official robotics competition for the 2026–2027 season. The robots, game elements, robot parts, and the cou...
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A Message to Our Community 

May 18, 2026
We hear you, and we are listening. There is a tremendous amount of anxiety, confusion, and concern in our community right now, and we are not ignoring it. As any student in our programs knows, rea...
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Celebrating the Aerial Drone Competition’s Inaugural Signature Event

The Aerial Drone Competition’s inaugural signature event was held this spring in Terre Haute, IN. The Aerial Drone Competition’s March Madness: Hoosier Edition brought nearly 50 drone teams from acro...
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Drones and Land Robotics Sync for Next-Level Strategy

Elevate your STEM skills with the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Aerial Drone Competition Pro (ADC Pro), a new competition for students ages 13+ designed to bridge the gap between th...
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Student Drone Education Takes Flight in San Diego and Beyond

The sky is no longer the limit for students competing in the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation’s (RECF) Aerial Drone Competition. Through RECF’s partnership with Robolink and its versat...
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Important Update

May 10, 2026
For nearly twenty years, the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) has worked in close partnership with VEX Robotics to build a strong foundation for STEM education and competitive r...
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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.