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The REC Foundation and SySTEMic Solutions Run Event at First Ever Philadelphia 76ers Robotics Night

March 18, 2015
On March 13, the Philadelphia 76ers held their first ever Robotics Night to raise STEM awareness. The 76ers gave us use of the court from 12-3 p.m. to setup, run the tournament, and break down. At 12...
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The International VEX Robotics Summer Games to Feature Over 100 Teams From Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Lebanon, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States Mainland and Hawaii

June 26, 2014
ROCKWALL, Texas – June 26, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and Friends of Hawaii Robotics today announced that the International VEX Robotics Summer Games will welcom...
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The 2014 REC Foundation and Robomatter Scholarship Winner is Cameron Akker of Redmond, Washington

June 11, 2014
Cameron Akker is the 2014 REC Foundation-RoboMatter scholarship recipient and will receive $5,000 intended for students pursuing a degree related to science, technology, engineering or mathemati...
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Meet the Girl Powered Team Feature: Veronica Andrulat

October 15, 2020
If we could rewind to January 2016, and you told me I would work for a robotics company, I would tell you that you’re crazy! I didn’t really know what “robotics” was. I was studying Video Production ...
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The REC Foundation Announces the 2015 Texas Instruments Scholarship Winners

May 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, TX – May 12, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Texas Instruments Scholarships, which encourages students to s...
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More than A Pledge

August 10, 2018
We are working to bring all students who are interested in STEM together, because a more diverse robotics community, is a better community. We can’t do it alone though. We need your support ...
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Teams from Canada, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the United States Shine the Brightest at the 2012 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

April 23, 2012
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., April 23, 2012 – The Golden State grew a bit brighter this weekend as more than 10,000 participants comprised of middle school, high school and university students, educators...
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Teams from Florida, Virginia, Texas, and Utah Take Top Honors at the 2015 TSA National Conference VEX Robotics Competition in Dallas, Texas

July 3, 2015
GREENVILLE, Texas – July 3, 2015 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference VEX Robotics Championship that took place in ...
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Students From Florida and Kentucky Take Top Honors at the 2014 Technology Student Association National Conference VEX Robotics Championship

July 1, 2014
ROCKWALL, Texas – July 1, 2014 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference VEX Robotics Championship that took place ...
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Students from Texas & Virginia Take Top Honors at the Technology Student Association National VEX Robotics Competition

July 2, 2013
ROCKWALL, Texas – July 2, 2013 – Students from L.V. Berkner High School, Team 136S, from Richardson, Texas secured top honors with the overall Excellence Award and the Tournament Champion Award for t...
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Students From Houston and Arlington Take Top Honors at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl VEX Robotics Competition

January 6, 2014
Rockwall, TX – January 6, 2014 – Robot-bearing students from V5RC team 2587Z, the DiscoBots, from Houston, Texas, V5RC team 9090C, T-VEX from Arlington, Texas and V5RC team 231Z from Pasadena ISD Rob...
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Students from Hawaii and California Take Top Honors at the International VEX Robotics Summer Games

July 14, 2014
Honolulu, HI – July 14, 2014 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the International VEX Robotics Summer Gamesthat took place this past weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center i...
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Students from China, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States Crowned Champions of VEX Worlds 2015

April 20, 2015
Greenville, TX – April 20, 2015 – Over the weekend, more than 850 teams from 29 nations gathered at the Kentucky Exposition Center to compete with custom-built robots during three days of intense bac...
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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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Student-Engineered Robots from China, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the U.S. Defeat the Competition at the 2013 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

April 25, 2013
ROCKWALL, Texas, April 22, 2013 – Over the weekend, more than 15,000 student participants, educators, mentors, industry leaders and community members from 24 countries descended upon the Anaheim Conv...
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REC Foundation Announces the 2017 Online Challenge Winners

March 3, 2017
GREENVILLE, TX – March 3, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they...
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Schools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the Southeast Gather at Their First-ever Robotics Event

February 25, 2019
Dallas, TX – FEBRUARY 25, 2019 – The first-ever student robotics tournament in the Southeast region with robotics teams comprised of all Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, hosted by The Robotics Educ...
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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Receives Texas Workforce Commission Grant to Support 500 VEX Robotics Competition High School Teams

June 17, 2013
Rockwall, Texas – June 17, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Texas Workforce Commission today announced a partnership to support growth and development of 400 n...
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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Announces the VEX Robotics Competition Robot Bash in Colorado

February 10, 2014
BOULDER, Colo. Feb. 6, 2013–The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the VEX Robotics Competition Robot Bash to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulde...
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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Appoints Dan Mantz as CEO

June 20, 2017
Greenville, TX – June 20, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dan Mantz as Chief Executive Officer e...
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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Announces the 2016 Texas Instruments Scholarship Winners

August 4, 2016
GREENVILLE, TX – August 4, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Texas Instruments Scholarships, which encourage students to s...
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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...
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Road to VEX Worlds: The Hawaiian Kids, Waialua, Hawaii

March 2, 2016
Road to VEX Worlds is a weekly series featuring teams on their path to Louisville, Kentucky, on April 20-23, 2016, to compete with 1,000 teams from nearly 30 countries under one roof for one epic cel...
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REC Foundation Receives Challenge Grant from Microchip Technology to Grow VEX Robotics in Arizona

October 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, TX – October 4, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation has received a generous $20,000 challenge grant from Microchip Technology Inc.—a leading provider of microcontro...
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Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Dallas Sports Commission Announce the VEX Robotics World Championship Returning to Dallas for 2021-2024

July 18, 2019
GREENVILLE, Texas–The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Dallas Sports Commission is announcing today at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas that the REC...
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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…
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…
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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…