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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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Online Challenges

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.

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Teams

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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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.

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VEX V5 Robotics Competition

The VEX V5 Robotics Competition is an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game. Students, with guidance from their teachers and mentors, build innovative robots and compete year-round.

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VEX AI Competition

The VEX AI Robotics Competition pushes the boundaries of robotics competitions.

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VEX IQ Robotics Competition

The VEX IQ Robotics Competition provides elementary and middle school students with robotics challenges that enhance STEM skills through hands-on, student-centered learning.

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VEX U Robotics Competition

Based on the VEX V5 Robotics Competition, VEX U Robotics Competition teams are allowed more customization and greater flexibility, while providing the effective costs and real-world limitations of a restricted development environment.

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VEX U Robotics Competition

Find articles to help students, parents, Event Partners, coaches, and volunteers learn more about the VEX U Robotics Competition.

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VEXcode

From elementary school through college, VEXcode is a coding environment that meets students at their level.

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VEX Digital Notebook Templates

VEX Robotics has prepared templates for engineering notebooks, which make starting your first digital Engineering Notebook as easy as possible.

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VEX V5 STEM Labs

STEM Labs support educators with free, easy to follow STEM lesson plans that align with educational standards. Each STEM Lab contains hands-on lessons with guided explorations that encourage teamwork and collaboration.

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VEX IQ Stem Labs

STEM Labs support educators with free, easy to follow STEM lesson plans that align with educational standards. Each STEM Lab contains hands-on lessons with guided explorations that encourage teamwork and collaboration.

VEX Parents Start Here

This set of resources and articles will help you encourage and support your student’s STEM journey.

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VEX Coaches Start Here

Coaching a robotics team can be an intimidating concept for some new coaches, but we are here to support and encourage you on this journey!

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Use the search option at the top of each independent knowledge base in the REC Library to find articles and information about starting teams, competitions, robots, coding, and events.
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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.
Crowd watches the Signature Event in Minnesota's Mall of America
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