Greenville, TX – April 13, 2015 – The 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship kicks off this week! Presented by the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation, this season finale event showcases the largest and fastest growing educational competitive robotics program in the world! On April 15-18, over 15,000 participants from […]
Greenville, TX – April 18, 2016 – VEX Worlds 2016 kicks off this week! Presented by the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation, this culminating event brings together the top 1,000 teams from around the world in one city and under one roof for one incredible celebration of robotics engineering, […]
Greenville, TX – August 25, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation announced today that the VEX Robotics World Championship, now entering its 10th year, will bring together the top 1,400 student-led robotics teams from around the world to Louisville, Ky. on April 19-25, 2017. The new dates mark a dramatic program change to […]
GREENVILLE, TX – March 3, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they’ve learned through VEX Competitions and apply it to areas such as video creation, engineering design, website development, and photography. Students who submit to […]
February 28, 2018 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce an extended partnership with the Northrop Grumman Foundation to enhance student learning and engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), in order to reach 20,000 competition teams worldwide. In addition, this season the REC Foundation is proud to present […]
GREENVILLE, TX – March 3, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they’ve learned through VEX Competitions and apply it to areas such as video creation, engineering design, website development, and photography. Students who submit to […]
ROCKWALL, Texas – Feb. 14, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce a partnership with Cedar Fair Entertainment Company to host the first annual VEX Robotics Competition California State Championship at California’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, CA on March 16, 2013. The event will attract more […]
CHANDLER, Ariz., May 2, 2013 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions announced support of several VEX® robotics tournaments in Arizona, providing opportunities for teams who were able to qualify for the 2013 VEX Robotics World Championship, which was held April 18-20, 2013 in Anaheim, CA […]
Rockwall, Texas – June 17, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Texas Workforce Commission today announced a partnership to support growth and development of 400 new and 100 existing VEX Robotics Competition (V5RC) high school teams to engage approximately 5,000 students both in public school and home school settings. In […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – August 13, 2013 – The Northrop Grumman Foundation and the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced that the Northrop Grumman Foundation will be the presenting sponsor of the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship in 2014 and 2015. This intense three-day annual robotics-engineering tournament will attract more than 800 teams […]
March 13, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the VEX Robotics Competition UK National Championship to be held at the National Exhibition Centre as part of the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham on March 14 and 15. The event is expected to attract 40 teams with students from […]
CANBERRA, Australia – August 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) in partnership with the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Australian/New Zealand VEX Robotics Exhibition and Workshop. Veteran teams from New Zealand will join many newly developed teams from Australia at Dickson College, Dickson ACT, on […]
Nearly 100 girls from more than 10 schools and organizations in the Southern California area gathered on Saturday, October 11, to learn more about engineering and robotics and kick off a regional effort to launch more all-girl VEX Robotics Competition teams. The event was led and directed by the REC Foundation and sponsored by the […]
GREENVILLE, TX – May 28, 2015 – The Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy and the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men joined forces this season to compete in the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) VEX Competition at the organization’s annual meeting in Anaheim, California, in March and the team, 4288Z, won the […]
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 […]
Greenville, TX – October 11, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and VEX Robotics, Inc. teamed up to launch Girl Powered, a joint initiative to engage more young women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through competitive robotics. This announcement comes with a series of Girl Powered outreach activities hosted by […]
GREENVILLE, Texas, April 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and VEX Robotics are proud to announce the 10th anniversary of the VEX Robotics World Championship. Taking place April 19-25, 2017 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, this week-long event will host the brightest minds from elementary school, middle school, high school and even […]
Louisville, KY – April 26, 2017 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and VEX Robotics are thrilled to announce the elementary school through college winners of the 2017 VEX Robotics World Championship. Student-led teams from Canada, China, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States were awarded top honors this week in each of […]
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 […]
Louisville, KY – April 28, 2018 – Today, The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation crowned the VEX Robotics Competition (V5RC) Middle School and High School World Champions, as well as the VEX U College World Champion winners at VEX Worlds 2018. Teams from Canada, China, and the United States brought home trophies for their […]
DALLAS, TX – March 11, 2019 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Online Challenges, which encourage students to take what they’ve learned through VEX Competitions and apply it to areas such as video creation, website development, and photography. Students who submit to the Online […]
Bachelors Science with a Major In Mathematics and a Minor in Education from Univ. Of Texas El Paso; Certified In RobotC VEX Graphical, Natural and Textual Language by Carnegie Mellon University the Nations Robotics Academy; Certified In Mathematics and Technology Education 9-12; Teaching Credentials Geometry, Robotics and Automation, Engineering Math and Engineering and Presentation.
Miral Kotb is an entrepreneur at the intersection of technology and the performing arts. With a degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, she began her career as a software developer while simultaneously pursuing her passion for dance. In 2009, she merged these two worlds to create iLuminate, a groundbreaking wearable dance technology that synchronizes […]
Up to five scholarships will be presented at the Indianapolis V5RC competition to the winners of the Excellence Award. Each Scholarship is valued at $10,000 for four years. Students must apply and be accepted to The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. This Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors. Early action admission is required.
BOULDER, Colo. Feb. 6, 2013–The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the VEX Robotics Competition Robot Bash to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Saturday. The event is expected to attract more than 20 teams with students from middle and high school competing over one full day […]
