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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.
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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Located in Mountain View, CA, this team is building much more than robots; they’re building a future where women are at the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Meet Space Cookies VEX, team 1868A, an all-girls robotics team whose recent competitive season has been nothing short of extraordinary, culminating at the 2025 VEX […]
I’ve enjoyed building things with electronics from an early age. In elementary school, I enjoyed “snap together” circuits and creating simple circuits on breadboards that lit up LEDs or spun a motor. It was so fun to combine electronic parts and watch the circuit come to life. But the real game changer for me was […]
Throughout 2023-2024, the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF), in collaboration with Google, held robotics workshops in fourteen locations across the US. At each stop, hundreds of students attended immersive, hands-on workshops to dive into the exciting world of STEM and robotics. Nearly 700 students, primarily middle schoolers, participated, with almost 600 exploring robotics for […]
The all-girls VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team 6855B Warrior VEX at The Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida is bringing new talent and representation to the world of robotics and a new spin on competitive sports. These six young Hispanic students have not only built a winning team making it all the way to […]
These innovative women of color not only revolutionized their various fields of science but also paved the way for generations to come. Keep reading to learn more about five women in STEM we think you should know. The celebration doesn’t stop here! With Women’s History Month coming in March, you can give your STEM role […]
Greenville, TX – December 21, 2015 – One of the more seasoned and experienced teams in the VEX Robotics Competition, VEXcalibur—Team 3018V from Council Bluffs, Iowa—has participated for the past four years in the middle school division. The team began because Jason Plummer’s youngest son was too young to participate on the high school robotics team, […]
Nadine Amaya is an elementary school teacher of gifted students at Oak Grove Lower Elementary School in Hattiesburg, MS and spends countless hours working with her VEX IQ Challenge and Girl Powered teams. She was recently distinguished with the Teacher of the Year Award and played a pivotal role in establishing the VEX Robotics program […]
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 over 35 countries under one roof for one epic celebration as we crown the World Champions! We recently spoke to the captain of Team 9090C, Tiger, a senior at Carroll High […]
Mentors empower young people to make smart choices and put them on a path to making better life decisions. Jaden Baldwin does just that. A senior at the University of Central Florida studying Forensic Science, with a track in Biochemistry and a minor in Chemistry, Microbiology, and Psychology, Jaden is also a UCF COMPASS Mentor, […]
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020-2021 Online Challenges! Our online judging panel reviewed over 1,400 entries in this round and they were impressed by the incredible quality and passion of submissions. Students should be very proud of their work. We saw many new teams entering […]
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020-21 Girl Powered Online Challenge, sponsored by Google. The Girl Powered Online Challenge was created to show the robotics community at large just what it means to be a Girl Powered team! This season’s Girl Powered Online Challenge submissions were exceptionally compelling, engaging, and insightful, showcasing how teams experienced […]
Great job to all students from all over the globe who participated in this year’s Online Challenges! We are so proud of all the entries we saw and we are excited to share this year’s winners. Congratulations to the teams below! Click the links below to view winning entries. Theme It Up! Challenge Career Readiness […]
We’re shining the spotlight on the successes of girls in STEM as a way to increase awareness for our program. We want girls to feel like they have a place in VEX just as much as boys. Many of the women on our core leadership team were on robotics teams as students and know what […]
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! At VEX Worlds 2015, Team 2148A, Gigabots from Greenville Middle School in Greenville, Texas, […]
The REC Foundation recently caught up with Melissa, Sofia, Janvi, and Parima with the Hopkinetics, Hopkinton High School’s VEX Robotics Competition Teams 2602A & B, to discuss Girl Powered. The girls hold a variety of roles on the teams with Melissa as the team builder and designer; Sofia, also a builder; Janvi an amaze and […]
On the remote Fort Apache Reservation, high in the mountains above Phoenix, native students worked on their robots. The Arizona White Mountains peeked over the Chief Alchesay Activity Center, where dozens of robotics teams from Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma gathered to compete. Some were familiar with the space, a gym usually reserved for the […]
For McKenzie Koch, robotics has never just been about the competitions. It’s about growth, both on and off the competition field, by building skills, communities, and confidence. Now, as a soon-to-be college graduate and dedicated volunteer, she’s using her experience to inspire the next wave of young innovators in Kentucky and beyond. In high school, […]
The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) is proud to collaborate with Chandra Donelson, a trailblazer at the intersection of public service, technology, and storytelling. As the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the United States Space Force, Donelson brings deep technical leadership. She’s also an advocate for innovation and the author of The […]
March is Women’s History Month! This month, we’re celebrating the trailblazers of the past and the current women in STEM who are making history by inspiring our robotics community and paving the way for the future. Read more about our women leaders below as they share their experiences, challenges, and thoughts for the next generation […]
Margie Eastman has played a vital role in growing and supporting robotics in Northern Virginia. She has been an active coach, judge, event partner, but most importantly an inspirational mentor to many new coaches and teams.In addition to coaching a team since 2018, Margie has served as an inspiration and mentor to many other coaches, […]
For International Women’s Day we’re featuring a VEX student from Team 3818 at International School Manila. She explains how robotics has grown her passion for STEM and the many opportunities her school provides. It’s amazing to see how Girl Powered has spread globally over the past two years through the lens of so many VEX […]
