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Terry Marbut

Terry Marbut was instrumental in bringing VEX Robotics to Alabama. He continued to grow the program each year. He was responsible for the first competition in Alabama and was the Event Partner for the first Alabama State Championship in 2014.  Terry sponsored the Jacksonville State University robotics team and drove a 15-passenger van full of […]

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Build and Play 2021 Showcases New Competitive Texas High Schools Teams in Austin, TX

Austin, Texas – June 25, 2021 – Today, at the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD), a three-day robotics event –  Build & Play 2021 – kicks off for newly formed Texas high school robotics teams to gain experience competing in the field.  With funding from the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Youth Robotics Initiative, the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) […]

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Black History Month 2021 Feature: Angela Wells

Angela Wells is studying to receive her Masters of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She currently teaches courses at the City University of Seattle. Previously, she’s taught courses in China and Vietnam. How did you become interested in STEM? One day, I was watching multiple engineer types of engineering on […]

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Wence Lopez

Wence Lopez is Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Institute of Robotics (PRIOR), a non-profit center that provides intensive Robotics/STEM programs for K-16 students where technology is integrated with theory and practice. Since its inception, PRIOR has been training students and developing world robotics champions. Participants are placed at the forefront of technology, in addition […]

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Dianne Halsey

MA Education, University of California, Davis; Bachelor Of Technology, Aircraft Maintenance, Vaughn College of Aeronautics; AAS Avionics, Vaughn College of Aeronautics; Teaching Credentials – Multiple Subject, Industrial Arts, Mathematics, C.T.E., PLTW Training.

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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Appoints Dan Mantz as CEO

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 effective immediately. Mantz is Chairman of the Board for the REC Foundation and previously held the position of President for RackSolutions, Inc. Jason Morrella will continue […]

Jeremy Shaffer, Team 97926X, Butler High School

Prior to enrolling in a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Introduction to Engineering (IED) class as a junior at Butler High School in Butler, Missouri, Jeremy Shaffer often struggled with his schoolwork despite working hard and getting plenty of help. That class changed Jeremy’s direction. He started working with Autodesk’s Inventor software and before long, […]

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Road to VEX Worlds: The Hawaiian Kids, Waialua, Hawaii

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 celebration as we crown the World Champions! Team 359A, the Hawaiian Kids, from Waialua, Hawaii strives to compete at the highest level, maximizing […]

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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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