The VEX Robotics World Championship brings the top robotics teams together under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and compete with the best from around the world.

VEX Worlds Information All You Need to Know About the World’s Largest Robotics Comeptition Discover essential details for participants, spectators, and volunteers about the VEX Robotics World Championship. Find everything…

RECF Summit for VEX Programs 2025 Introduction The 2025 RECF Summit will take place on July 22-23, 2025, with a welcome dinner on July 21 at The America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The RECF Summit included Coaches and Event Partners with sessions for each group, which highlighted all of the new and exciting information […]

The Aerial Drone Competition offers hands-on learning in drone technology, flight, programming, and documentation. Teams explore drone careers while developing workforce skills through teamwork and problem-solving.

RECF Summit for Drone Programs 2025 Introduction The 2025 Inaugural REC Foundation Drone Competition Summit took place on July 22-23, 2025, at the Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The Summit featured general sessions and separate breakout sessions for Coaches and Event Partners, with a range of training and […]

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JROTC Robotics Program About the JROTC Robotics Program The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) is proud to offer the VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC) to Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine, Space Force, and Coast Guard JROTC programs. Cadets and students alike design, build, modify, and program robots in JROTC invitational events and blended V5RC […]

Students participate in The REC Foundation’s Online Challenges and show off their work, win prizes, and even win a chance to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship.

The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation sparks interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics programs.

…REC Foundation does not require curriculum, the following resources are available for teachers to consider. VEX V5 STEM Labs (free) – VEX V5 STEM Labs include Over 65 hours of…

New to Robotics? The Importance of STEM As the world grows increasingly complex, the need for individuals equipped with the knowledge and skills to tackle tough problems by gathering information, evaluating it, and presenting effective solutions continues to increase. Still, relatively few students are proficient in the core subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics […]

Girl Powered Workshops are virtual or in-person events hosted by our community in order to get young women excited about STEM and robotics opportunities available to them.

The VEX Factory Automation Competition is a classroom-based competition that provides students with essential and desirable foundational skills needed for today’s advanced manufacturing careers.

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The REC Foundation works to make robotics reflective of the diverse world we live in, and the one we want to leave behind.

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Teams Competitions Find out how to get in on the action this season! Learn More For Participants Information about grants, scholarships, and much more! Learn More REC Library Everything a team needs to prepare for the robotics season. Learn More

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Tentative agenda overview for the upcoming VEX Robotics World Championship.

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s global mission is to provide every educator with competition, education, and workforce readiness programs to increase student engagement in science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science.

International Robotics Honor Society Students with exceptional academic standing have the opportunity to apply for membership in a local chapter of the International Robotics Honor Society (IRHS) to earn nationally recognized graduation honors for their participation in a host of high school robotics competitions. While each chapter can develop their own local objectives, the primary […]

The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in STEM by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs.