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Young Innovators Compete at the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship

May 3, 2022
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: Edward Tunstel, Ph.D.

February 8, 2022
Organization: Motiv Space Systems, Inc. State: Connecticut How did you become interested in robotics? Drawing and sketching art, and taking things apart or putting things together were among...
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Women’s History Month 2022: Women Leaders in our Community

March 2, 2022
March is Women’s History Month! This month, we’re celebrating the trailblazers of the past and the current women in STEM who are making history by inspiring our robotics community and paving the way ...
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2022 Online Challenges Winners Announced

February 23, 2022
Great job to all students from all over the globe who participated in this year’s 2022 Online Challenges! We are so proud of all the entries we saw and we are excited to share this year’s...
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Black History Month 2022 Feature: Rodney Williams

February 8, 2022
Organization: South Panola High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Mississippi Squadron 081 (MS-081) State: Mississippi How did you become interested in robotics? My int...
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Black History Month 2022 Feature: Junior Bernadin

February 8, 2022
Organization: Ron Clark Academy State: Georgia How did you become interested in robotics? When I was a child, I was always fascinated with technology and its daily use in our lives. I would ...
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Black History Month 2022 Feature: Eric J. Davis

February 3, 2022
Organization: STEM Center of Excellence, Inc. State: Maryland How did you become interested in robotics? I began volunteering through my company, UPS, in 2013. I noticed the low participatio...
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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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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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