The REC Foundation recently caught up with Rachel from VEX Robotics Competition Team 323G, R.I.O.T. (Robotics Is Our Thing), with Cornerstone Robotics in Greenwood, Indiana. Rachel is currently the team leader and has been a member for four years. She’s … Continue reading
The REC Foundation recently caught up with Team 9225C, Wildcat Robotics from White Plains High School in Anniston, Alabama. Team members include Alexis, Rebecca, Rachel, Chase, and their coach Bo Shaw. Girl Powered Team 9225C is an all-girls team that … Continue reading
Last Season we profiled VEX participant Noah of Team 99484, the Knights from the Christian Academy in Japan. In our interview, Noah told us about his move from Lancaster, California, where he was a member of the VEX Jets robotics … Continue reading
Prior to enrolling in a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Introduction to Engineering (IED) class as a junior at Butler High School in Butler, Missouri, Jeremy Shaffer often struggled with his schoolwork despite working hard and getting plenty of help. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – October 4, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation has received a generous $20,000 challenge grant from Microchip Technology Inc.—a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions headquartered in Chandler, Arizona—to support the growth … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – September 8, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced Timothy Sierk, VEX Robotics Competition Team 177X from Ashland, Virginia, as the winner of the 2016 Chevron Scholarship, which encouraged students to submit an … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – August 4, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Texas Instruments Scholarships, which encourage students to share what they’ve learned through robotics to advance their knowledge … Continue reading
Greenville, TX – April 23, 2016 – More than 1,100 robotics teams from 30 nations gathered at VEX Worlds to compete during three days of intense back-to-back matches for the chance to become World Champions. In doing so, these 15,000 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – March 4, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Online Challenges, which encourage students to apply what they’ve learned through VEX Robotics and additional interests to … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – February 16, 2016 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Project Lead the Way Early College & Career Center have announced the VEX Robotics Kentucky Middle School State Championships will be held at the Hardin … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – October 7, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition Foundation has received a generous $20,000 challenge grant from Microchip Technology Inc.—a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions headquartered in Chandler, Arizona—to support the growth … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – September 30, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation announced partnerships with two school districts in Florida and Kentucky to bring the VEX IQ Challenge and VEX Robotics Competition to students and teachers at more … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, Texas – July 3, 2015 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference VEX Robotics Championship that took place in Dallas, Texas, this past week. In the VEX IQ Challenge, … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – June 10, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Chevron Scholarships, which included two awards of $5,000 each for high school juniors or seniors intent on … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – June 3, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Robomatter Scholarship, valued at $5,000 which invited students participating in the VEX Robotics Competition to submit an … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – May 12, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Texas Instruments Scholarships, which encourages students to share what they’ve learned through robotics to advance their knowledge … Continue reading
Greenville, TX – April 20, 2015 – Over the weekend, more than 850 teams from 29 nations gathered at the Kentucky Exposition Center to compete with custom-built robots during three days of intense back-to-back matches. Teams sought to be crowned … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
On March 13, the Philadelphia 76ers held their first ever Robotics Night to raise STEM awareness. The 76ers gave us use of the court from 12-3 p.m. to setup, run the tournament, and break down. At 12:30 we began matches. … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – March 4, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Online Challenges, which encourages students to apply what they’ve learned through VEX Robotics to produce videos, photography, … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, TX – February 11, 2015 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the Southern California VEX Robotics State Championship to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center on February 14, 2015. The event is … Continue reading
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering today announced a partnership to establish new scholarships for students participating in the annual VEX Robotics Competition, which are valued at $60,000. In addition, … Continue reading
January 30, 2015 – The VEX Robotics World Championship, taking place April 15-18, promises to be an exceptional event with a new location this year at the Kentucky Expo Center offering a much larger space, two arenas, and plenty of exciting attractions … Continue reading
January 22, 2015 – There were many amazing events that took place across the U.S. this past weekend, but here at the REC Foundation we know that no single event could possibly explain the full robotics experience over the course … Continue reading
January 13, 2015 – The REC Foundation Online Challenges will close today at 4 p.m. CST. The Online Challenges are an important part of the program, enabling participating students to win prizes and potentially qualify to attend VEX Robotics World Championship. … Continue reading
Hawaiian Electric Companies Middle School VEX Championship held December 12-13, 2014, at Stevenson Middle School in Honolulu. January 8, 2015 – For many VEX Robotics teams the recent winter break was a busy one to say the least. Students at Abraham … Continue reading
GREENVILLE, Texas – November 20, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the U.S. Army today announced a partnership expansion to support more than 15 regional VEX Robotics Competitions across the country and the 2015 VEX Robotics … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas – September 4, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation today announced that the 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship will take place on April 15 – 18, 2015 at the Kentucky … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Scholarships valued at $225,000 offered to students participating in the annual VEX Robotics Competition ROCKWALL, Texas, (August 18, 2014) – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and Kettering University today announced a partnership to establish 10 new scholarships for … Continue reading
Honolulu, HI – July 14, 2014 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the International VEX Robotics Summer Gamesthat took place this past weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. Students competed in the 2013-14 season … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas – July 1, 2014 – Students from the following schools secured top honors at the Technology Student Association (TSA) National Conference VEX Robotics Championship that took place in National Harbor, Maryland this past weekend. Each team received the Excellence … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas – June 26, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and Friends of Hawaii Robotics today announced that the International VEX Robotics Summer Games will welcome over 100 elementary, middle and high school teams from seven … Continue reading
June 17, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) today announced a partnership to establish 20 new VEX Robotics Competition teams through NSBE’s Pre-College Initiative (PCI) program to encourage interest … Continue reading
Cameron Akker is the 2014 REC Foundation-RoboMatter scholarship recipient and will receive $5,000 intended for students pursuing a degree related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Cameron attended Redmond High School and is a member of VEX Team 575, Exothermic Robotics of … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, TEXAS – April 28, 2014 – Last weekend, the Anaheim Convention Center was taken over by more than 15,000 participants from 27 countries, as 760 of the world’s best student-run robotics teams demonstrated their Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math … Continue reading
Rockwall, Texas – April 22, 2014 – Last June, the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced a partnership to support growth and development of hundreds of VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) high school teams. … Continue reading
On April 23-26, 2014, students from around the world will converge on Anaheim, Calif. for the ultimate robotics showdown – The VEX Robotics World Championship! The VEX Robotics World Championship – the climax of the season for the largest and … Continue reading
The UK National Championship to take place on March 14 – 15 – events sponsored by Northrop Grumman Foundation March 13, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the VEX Robotics Competition UK National … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, TEXAS – March 3, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to share news of the launch of a new dynamic STEM Hall of Fame on its website at http://www.roboticseducation.org/for-participants/stem-hall-of-fame/. The STEM Hall of Fame … Continue reading
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD – February 10, 2014 – Local students from South Hagerstown High School’s Rebel Robotics and Rebel Robotics II teams and Western Heights Middle School’s WHMS Red team were awarded Winning Alliance trophies as Tournament Champions of Saturday’s … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, TEXAS – January 22, 2014 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced that the State of Hawaii has been chosen to host the VEX Robotics Summer Games, a premier international STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) event. … Continue reading
Rockwall, TX – January 6, 2014 – Robot-bearing students from VRC team 2587Z, the DiscoBots, from Houston, Texas, VRC team 9090C, T-VEX from Arlington, Texas and VRC team 231Z from Pasadena ISD Robotics in Houston, Texas took home the coveted … Continue reading
ROSSLYN, Va., October 9, 2013 — The National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) Arc Welding Section announces its $5,000 donation to the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation in support of increasing student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, TEXAS – September 5, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation today announced open registration for more than 350 competitions across three programs – VEX IQ, VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) and VEX U – at www.robotevents.com. In … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas – July 2, 2013 – Students from L.V. Berkner High School, Team 136S, from Richardson, Texas secured top honors with the overall Excellence Award and the Tournament Champion Award for the High School Division, meanwhile students from Holman … Continue reading
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 (VRC) high school … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas, April 22, 2013 – Over the weekend, more than 15,000 student participants, educators, mentors, industry leaders and community members from 24 countries descended upon the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate the accomplishments of 700 of the world’s best … Continue reading
ROCKWALL, Texas, April 15, 2013 – On April 17-20, 2013, more than 15,000 participants comprised of the world’s smartest middle school, high school and university students, from 24 countries around the world, will converge at the Anaheim Convention Center to … Continue reading
Rockwall, Texas – April 8, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and Go Daddy, today announced a $65,000 partnership grant to support growth and development of four VEX Robotics Competition State Championships in Arizona, California, Colorado and … Continue reading
Our REC Foundation colleague Roger P. Proulx passed away at home in Bradenton, FL on February 18, 2013 at the age of 67. He is survived by his beloved wife of 13 years, Martha Jane Proulx. The Robotics Education & … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Feb. 6, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation today announced a partnership to establish 200 new VEX Robotics Competition teams in locations worldwide and support the program’s outreach. … Continue reading
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., January 17, 2013 – The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource at www.roboticseducation.org, that provides students, educators, partners and sponsors with customized content and tools that … Continue reading
Houston, TX – January 10, 2013 – Robot-bearing students from VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) team DiscoBots, secured top honors with the overall Excellence Award and Tournament Champions at the Army All-American Bowl VEX Robotics Competition in San Antonio this past … Continue reading
Students can show off their work, win prizes, and even get a chance to compete at the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship through the REC Foundation Online Challenges. Going beyond the in-person robotics events, the Online Challenge program gives students … Continue reading
Robot enthusiasts, the time has come. The DARPA Robotics Challenge begins today. Will you be part of it? Over the next two years, teams will compete to develop and put to the test hardware and software designed to enable robots … Continue reading
The championship held annually since 2004 is expected to feature 400 school teams from 40 countries, and was announced by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin earlier. Since its inception, WRO has encouraged students, both at primary and … Continue reading
WASHINGTON — NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration and are seeking teams to compete in next year’s robot technology demonstration competition, which offers as much as $1.5 million in prize money. During the … Continue reading
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., April 23, 2012 – The Golden State grew a bit brighter this weekend as more than 10,000 participants comprised of middle school, high school and university students, educators and team mentors from nearly 20 countries around the … Continue reading
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., April 17, 2012–More than 10,000 participants comprised of the world’s brightest middle school, high school and university students, educators and mentors, from nearly 20 countries around the globe, will compete in the intense 2012 VEX Robotics Competition … Continue reading
