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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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Get Started Engineering

A wealth of engineering resources and content is available to you through VEX and REC, and is collected here for easy access.

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Industry Certifications

…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…

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Agenda | RECF Summit for VEX Programs

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 […]

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Workshops

Girl Powered Workshops engage and inform young women about STEM and robotics opportunities available to them.

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Get Started Notebooking

A wealth of Engineering Notebook resources and content is available to you through VEX and the REC Foundation, and is collected here for easy access.

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About Us

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.

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RECF Giving

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.

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Scholarships

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.

VEX AI Robotics Competition

The VEX AI Robotics Competition pushes the boundaries of robotics competitions. VEX GPS, VEX LINK, and AI Vision System, and the resulting Sensor Fusion create an opportunity for students to take their autonomous robots a level up!

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Competition

Learn about the REC Foundation’s robotics and drone competition programs.

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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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New to Robotics?

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 […]

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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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Other Searches

RobotEvents.Com
Search for Teams and Events on robotevents.com
The REC Library
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.
Shortcuts
Shortcuts is a directry of shortened, memorable links to key RECF.org content for our community.

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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