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VEX ROBOTICS
Competition Brings STEM Skills to Life
All students are natural scientists and engineers. They love to question, tinker, experiment and play. VEX competitions foster these skills and capitalize on the motivational effects of competitions and robotics to help all students create an identity as a STEM learner. VEX competitions are also a great way to expose students to valuable soft skills like communication, collaboration and time-management in a fun and authentic way. The VEX Robotics competition prepares students to become future innovators with 95% of participants reporting an increased interest in STEM subject areas and pursuing STEM-related careers. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels and culminate at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April!
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Grade 6 - 12
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More than 11,500 teams from 40 countries playing in over 750 tournaments
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Local, regional, national, and world competitions
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Standard Matches: Two alliances of two teams each playing against each other
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Robot Skills Challenge: One robot playing alone against the clock
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Online Challenges: Unique contests using CAD, animation, essays, and more
The VEX Challenge
Vex Robotics begins each season with a new game-based challenge. Teams work work together to design and build a robot that can compete in the challenge.
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Robots are built with all Vex robotics parts, and are programmed to start the match with a 15-second autonomous period. During that time, the robot must complete defined tasks using pre-programmed instructions. The match then proceeds with a 1 minute and 45 second driver-controlled period. The object of the game is to work with your alliance partner and score more points than the opposing alliance. Find out more about this year's game on the Games Page.
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Loveland teams practice 2 days a week and compete in tournaments in Ohio to attempt to advance to the World Championships.
