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Agenda | RECF Summit for Drone Programs

RECF Summit for Drone Programs 2025 Introduction The 2025 Inaugural REC Foundation Drone Competition Summit took place on July 22-23, 2025, at the Drury Plaza Hotel St. Louis at the Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The Summit featured general sessions and separate breakout sessions for Coaches and Event Partners, with a range of training and […]

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RECF Guides

RECF Guides Guides Archive Explore our curated archive, filled with a variety of guides and one-pagers that spotlight the best of our programs. Each guide includes its published date, displayed just below. Dive in to see all the highlights! Search Guides Search Annual Reports Current Guides Archived Guides Program Flyers Annual Reports Current Guides Archived […]

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VEX Robotics World Championship

The VEX Robotics World Championship brings the top robotics teams together under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and compete with the best from around the world.

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RECF Alumni Association

Join the REC Foundation Alumni Association to network, explore internships, and access career advice upon graduation.

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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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JROTC Robotics Program

JROTC Robotics Program About the JROTC Robotics Program The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) is proud to offer the VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC) to Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine, Space Force, and Coast Guard JROTC programs. Cadets and students alike design, build, modify, and program robots in JROTC invitational events and blended V5RC […]

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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Aerial Drone Competition

The Aerial Drone Competition offers hands-on learning in drone technology, flight, programming, and documentation. Teams explore drone careers while developing workforce skills through teamwork and problem-solving.

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General Information

VEX Worlds Information All You Need to Know About the World’s Largest Robotics Comeptition Discover essential details for participants, spectators, and volunteers about the VEX Robotics World Championship. Find everything…

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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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Privacy Policy Your privacy is important to us. It is The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation’s policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, https://recf.org, and other sites we own and operate. Personal information is any information […]

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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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Host a Girl Powered Workshop

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.

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Event Partners

Everything an Event Partner needs to plan a successful VEX competition contained here.

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Girl Powered Downloads

Girl Powered digital resources are made freely available for promotional and private use if proper Girl Powered branding is upheld.

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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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STEM Hall of Fame

Inspiration All-Stars provide opportunities for students to expand their knowledge and solve problems in the worlds of STEM.

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Our Partners

By engaging with partners on a global scale, the REC Foundation creates opportunities for educators and students to explore STEM possibilities they might not have imagined.

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Signature Events

REC Foundation Signature Events offer an amped-up version of tournament play, and will challenge teams to compete for glory on the robotics field.

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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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Find links here to get the right kind of support from any aspect of the REC Foundation.

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Join the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation team to help inspire and motivate students to excel in STEM education

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Why Robotics?

Facts and figures about why robotics education is vital to our future.

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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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