With funding from the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Youth Robotics Initiative, the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and TSD’s Statewide Outreach Center (SOC) have joined forces to bring competitive robotics to Texas students, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing and who have not had the opportunity to participate or compete in robotics before. Build & Play gives these newcomers the opportunity to learn the basics of building a VEX Robotics robot, how to program it and test it out in a competitive setting.
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Greenville, TX – June 10, 2021: The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, and VEX Robotics hosted a first-of-its-kind global student competition, the Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship on May 17-29, 2021, that showcased the incredible talent and skills of student competitors. With 12,693 participants, this revolutionary event was recognized by […]
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*Teams with an asterisk listed with their name qualify for VEX Worlds 2022. VEX Robotics Competition Middle School Division (LRT) VRC World Champions - Middle School Overall Champions Team 315T* Paradigm from California, United States Team 16868A* Checkmate from Ontario, Canada VRC Tournament Champions - Middle School Divisional Champions Science Division Team 3333W* Power of […]
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The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit and VEX Robotics, is back to showcase the incredible talent and skill of a range of student competitors by hosting the first-ever Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship May 17-29, 2021. Leveraging the REC Foundation's Live Remote Tournament interface, teams from around the world will […]
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Lisa Schultz is the Director of Regional Operations at the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation. She applies her previous career experiences as a mechanical engineer and high school science and robotics teacher to provide educators and students with opportunities to develop their STEM skills through competitive robotics. Her passion is providing pathways and reducing […]
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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 […]
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"For Black History Month 2021, we will be sharing prominent African Americans in the field of robotics. With this series, I hope that you will find their stories both interesting and inspiring. "I have always been proud to see and experience the inclusiveness of our robotics community.  First as a coach, then a Regional Support […]
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Adelaide, South Australia to host biennial VEX Robotics competitions in 2021 (March and December), 2023 and 2025 ADELAIDE, Australia – (November 20, 2020) – VEX Robotics, leaders in providing educational and competitive robotics products to schools, universities, and robotics teams around the world, in conjunction with the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation are excited […]
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Thousands of Texas students will now have access to robotics, skill-based learning Greenville, TX – September 3, 2020: The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation announced today that it is partnering with the Texas Workforce Commission’s Texas Youth Robotics Initiative to expand access of competitive robotics to traditionally underrepresented high school students for the 2020/2021 […]
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May 27, 2020 Dan Mantz, the CEO and Chairman of REC, wrote a leadership article on Forbes that shows while this time may be difficult to navigate, there are often many valuable lessons that can provide a road map to lead an organization to even stronger results once a challenging time has passed. ➥ Read […]
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