Indigenous Robotics
The Robotics Education and Competition Foundation has partnered with Google.org and native tribes across the U.S. to bridge a technological and educational divide that exists in many indigenous communities.
The Robotics Education and Competition Foundation has partnered with Google.org and native tribes across the U.S. to bridge a technological and educational divide that exists in many indigenous communities.
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.
Girl Powered Workshops engage and inform young women about STEM and robotics opportunities available to them.
Take the Girl Powered Pledge and show your support by uploading a photo to your social media by using the hashtags #GirlPowered and #WhyIAmGirlPowered!
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 as we strive to increase the number of young women involved in robotics education and competition programs. This is our promise to […]
All Native American and Indigenous Teams are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Native American Showcase Events – November 18-19, 2022 in Whiteriver, Arizona. Teams will have an opportunity to earn spots to the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship! Teams must be either a Native American Reservation School Team, Tribal School Team, or Native American/First Nations […]
In honor of Native American Heritage month, we took a trip to the White Mountain Apache Reservation to speak with RECF volunteer Triscinda Miller. Triscinda is a STEM tech with Apache Behavioral Health Services who has been involved in coaching Native teams for the past six years. We caught up with her during the 4th […]
The REC Foundation is proud to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by highlighting indigenous people in STEM. With the help of our partners at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, we gathered stories for our series that I hope will inspire you and our teams.
Working with our partners at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, the REC Foundation celebrates Native American Heritage Month by highlighting indigenous people in various domains of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We want to share individual stories to inspire you and your teams. We are so humbled to be a part of a diverse STEM community, […]
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 Robotics in Houston, Texas took home the coveted Winning Alliance trophies as Tournament Champions of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl VEX Robotics Competition […]
Houston, TX – January 10, 2013 – Robot-bearing students from VEX Robotics Competition (V5RC) team DiscoBots, secured top honors with the overall Excellence Award and Tournament Champions at the Army All-American Bowl VEX Robotics Competition in San Antonio this past weekend. The students competed with and against 44 teams from Texas and Oklahoma. The action-packed […]
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, where dozens of robotics teams from Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma gathered to compete. Some were familiar with the space, a gym usually reserved for the […]
The British American Foundation of Texas (BAFTX) offers a range of scholarships and programs, from middle school to graduate school.
AmericanMuscle is offering two student scholarship worth $2,500 each for students pursuing Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or other automotive-themed majors. One scholarship will be awarded every spring semester, followed by one additional scholarship to be awarded for the fall semester each year.
The AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships Program offers scholarships to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors each year, and recipients can apply to renew their scholarship annually until they reach graduation.
By supporting this initiative, promoting it to other teams and taking the Girl Powered pledge. More information about the pledge can be found here.
Dallas, TX – October 12, 2017 – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), VEX Robotics, Inc. and the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation were excited to connect hundreds of students with a potential interest in robotics, for an evening full of engaging hands-on activities developed to nurture girls’ engagement in STEM concepts and redefine the face […]
Girl Powered is celebrating Women’s History Month by shining a light on women leaders in STEM! These inspirational figures have done amazing work and have impacted the industries they serve and helped pave the way for future female innovators to do the same. Read below to see what we’re talking about! We invite you to […]
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 for the future. Read more about our women leaders below as they share their experiences, challenges, and thoughts for the next generation […]
Greenville, TX – May 17, 2022: The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship has crowned world champions among its divisions and age groups. More than 20,000 students from 49 states and 36 countries persevered through exciting timed matches with their customized robots as they competed with other teams from around the […]
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 technological and educational disparities that persist in many Indigenous communities with supporters such as Google.org and Amazon. The REC Foundation seeks to empower Indigenous students by providing […]
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 Convention Center to celebrate the accomplishments of 700 of the world’s best student-run VEX Robotics Competition teams, as they went head to head with their custom-built and […]
Intel is committed to helping create a better world and having a positive impact on global social challenges by supporting underrepresented groups on their path to becoming the next generation of innovators. The Intel Scholars program aims to expand access and opportunity, and to increase the pipeline of diverse STEM talent, by providing nearly $2 […]
We are very excited to kick off a new blog series that will feature a Q&A with the strong women mentors, coaches, teachers, and more within VEX Robotics and CS-STEM that inspire our young girls to aim high when it comes to their goals. The first woman we are featuring is Mrs. Belt-Robinson. She teaches […]
