Students to Compete at VEX Worlds
April 16-18, 2015
WHAT: VEX Worlds is the largest international robotics event, bringing together 800 of the best and brightest student-run teams from 30 countries to compete over the course of three days in back-to-back robotics matches. VEX Worlds will include nearly 800 teams from over 400 VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition and VEX U events happening in cities around the world from June 2014 to March 2015. Teams will play the game VEX Skyrise and VEX IQ Highrise for the 2014-2015 season. Each game challenge is slightly different, requiring a student-built robot to pick up, stack and maneuver blocks, cubes and pegs around a field to score as many points possible. More than just an exercise in programming and driving robots, these tech-savvy students turn robotics into an engaging hands-on sport that is riveting to watch. For more information visit RobotEvents.com/championship. This event is free and open to the public.
WHO: Students from 800 VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition and VEX U teams. Local teams include:
|
Team Name |
Team Number |
School |
City |
Program |
|
Iteration Happens |
7717 & 7717B |
Middle School |
Stamping Ground, KY |
VEX Robotics Competition |
|
CHHS Bruins |
6135C, 6135E, 6135X, 6135Z |
Central Harding High School |
Cecilia, KY |
VEX Robotics Competition |
|
ECS Bulldogs |
5454B, 5454J, 5454M |
Elkhorn Crossing School |
Georgetown, KY |
VEX Robotics Competition |
WHEN:
Thursday, April 16 – 8:00am – 6:00pm
Friday, April 17 – 8:30am – 6:30pm
Saturday, 18 – 8:30am – 6:00pm
WHERE: Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.
WHY: VEX Worlds is a celebration of the culmination of a full season of robotics activity that included more than 12,000 teams who designed, built and competed at local, regional, and state events. Only the best 800 teams qualified to attend VEX Worlds. On Saturday, April 18, the VEX Worlds Champions will be crowned in the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition and VEX U divisions.
SPONSORS: VEX Worlds is presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation and the REC Foundation and sponsored globally by the U.S. Army, Chevron, EMC, HEXBUG, NASA, Microchip, Robotmatter, and Texas Instruments. Sponsored locally by GE, Glowtouch, HelmsBriscoe, Mathworks, Nissan, Toyota Manufacturing of Kentucky, UPS, and University of Louisville.
About the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S. and internationally. The REC Foundation develops partnerships with K-12 education, higher education, government, industry, and the non-profit community to achieve this work. For more information, please visit www.RoboticsEducation.org or for details on upcoming events, please visit www.RobotEvents.com.
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