Take a byte out of an upcoming event at the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC)’s VEX Robotics World Championship. This competition is in its 15th year as the world’s largest robotics competition with more than 28,000 attendees from 35 nations. The REC Foundation provides hands-on, affordable, and sustainable robotics engineering programs to increase student participation in STEM.
This year, the competition takes place between May 3-12. This event will be the first in-person competition in two years. Student-led teams ranging from elementary to university age groups will showcase their game strategy, design, and teamwork at this global competition. Their robots will compete in timed matches, with last-minute adjustments in race car-esque pits.
Kids can get involved in this competition by participating in the foundation’s local programs. The REC Foundation’s VEX competitions consist of the biggest robotics engineering platform in the world, and offer various levels of local programs: the VEX IQ Challenge for elementary and middle school level students, the VEX Robotics Competition for middle and high school level students, and VEX U for university level students.
More than 20,500 robotics teams from 49 states and 47 countries compete in these programs on a local level throughout the year. Out of this group, 3,000 teams qualify to attend the REC Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship based on their accomplishments at the state and regional championships. Students compete year-round to attend this event with the goal of being crowned champions.
Families can help celebrate STEM education and innovation by watching the competition remotely via vexworlds.tv.
