Looking for a taste of the VEX Robotics World Championship experience but can’t wait until April? We've got you covered with REC Foundation Signature Events! These experiences offer an amped-up version of tournament play and will challenge your team as you compete for robotic glory on the field.
The 2025-2026 Signature Event Application Season opens on November 1, 2024. If you currently host a Signature Event, or are considering hosting one for the first time, please check out the application instructions and new updates for the upcoming season.
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Space City has long been on the schedule annually for teams from across the state of Texas, and in recent years teams from across the country. We are happy to welcome you to our home for the first Space City Signature Event in 2024! Space City is hosted at the Clear Creek ISD Robotics Event Center, the first dedicated space in the United States just for VEX Robotics Competitions. The Robotics Event Center is home to over 30 VEX Robotics Competition events each year including the Texas Region 3 Championships, the RECF-UIL Texas High School Championships, Texas VEXU, and most recently the 2024 VEX AI World Championship.
It is a good day because you have elected to attend and compete at the River Raisin National Battlefield Park. The RiverBots III Signature Event is the only Signature Event in MI and the only one at a National Park. The River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves the site of the Battle of Frenchtown as the only national battlefield marking a site of the War of 1812.
The Asia Open Signature Event will be held grandly from December 29, 2024, to January 1, 2025, at the Wuxi International Conference Center. Teams from around the world will compete. This event is an official REC Foundation Signature Event with spots for advancement to the VEX Robotics World Championships. Participants will experience the standards, culture, and international atmosphere of the World Championship.
The 17th VEX Asia-Pacific Robotics Championship 2024 Signature Event is an event that aims to promote robotics education to young people. It nurtures young students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) by providing an interactive competition platform with designable and programmable robots; also, it reinforces students' real-case solving skills and teamwork spirit by providing hands-on experience and an idea-sharing community. It is full of engagement, challenge, and passion.
Thank you for your interest in 2nd annual Gateway to the West Signature Event hosted by OCS Robotics in Wheeling, WV. Come explore the northern panhandle of West Virginia! The event will be hosted at the Highlands Sports Complex located at The Highlands. The Highlands is a retail park which features a number of hotels, restaurants, and shopping all within 2 miles of the event venue. The sports complex also features an arcade and multiple rock climbing walls.
Welcome to the 2nd annual Rumble in the Rockies Signature Event. This event will qualify to the VEX Robotics World Championships. We would love your participation!
Bots at Bristol will be held at the Bristol Motor Speedway home of the Fastest Half Mile. Teams will compete at the last great colossuem for a spot at the VEX Robotics World Championship. Will your team be one of the final gladiators standing?
The Mecha Mayhem Signature Event will be held at the home of the Calgary Stampede in the BMO Convention Center.
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Welcome to the AFCEA Pikes Peak Classic Signature Event! This Signature Event starts a week of buzz in the region with the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium right after and throughout the week.
This is the 7th Annual NorCal Signature Event. We will be hosting the event at India Community Center in Milpitas, CA. We would love your participation!