VEX and REC Information

VEX Robotics Competitions

VEX robotics competitions (VRC) are presented on the Robot Events website.  The description on the site indicates the location, date, and time of the event.  Most VRC events are open to the public, and very few events charge admission to the public (not to be confused with the registration fees for teams).

Most VRC events are held in school gymnasiums or common areas.  These venues include work areas–called "the pits"–for the teams to prepare, one or more 12'x12' competition fields, a scoring table, referees, field reset crews, and a variety of other volunteers.  During a match, four robots compete, two on the "blue alliance" and two on the "red alliance."  The two alliances compete in a sports-like game.  In a separate competition, individual robots compete against the clock to rack up as many points as possible, known as a Skills Competition.  Teams also vie for numerous awards at events bestowed by a panel of judges.  Match and skills competitions, as well as awards, provide paths to the state, national, and world competitions.  The website VRC Current Game provides the rules and a video of the current game.  There may also be robots competing in the Programming and Robot Skills Challenges.