VEX Robotics

Get hands-on STEM professional development at the 2025 VEX Robotics Educators Conference! 🤖🌟 With immersive workshops touching on multiple areas of the VEX Continuum, you can leave the conference equipped with confidence and practical skills to take to your classroom next school year! 🗓️ Register here to join us in Dallas, TX May 7–9: https://buff.ly/qf1smzi

The Keynote Speakers lined up for this year's VEX Robotics Educators Conference offer experienced insights and knowledge that all conference attendees can benefit from! 🧠📖 Pamela O. Gilchrist, Ph.D., PhD, Director of K-12 Programs for Virginia Tech, focuses on workforce development, innovation adoption, and multidisciplinary partnerships in STEM education. Jason McKenna, our VP of Global Educational Strategy, is a former teacher and published author who collaborates globally to align STEM education with industry needs. Dr. Dave Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, specializes in AI education, shaping national AI curricula. 🎙️ Catch these amazing presenters and so many more at the VEX Robotics Educators Conference in Dallas, TX from May 7–9! Register here: https://bit.ly/3DkJfMR

Another #VEXUKNationals in the books and what an amazing four days it was! The Telford International Centre again became the UK epicentre of competiitve robotics as 150 teams competed across 4 age levels. With hundreds of matches and thousands of points scored, we crowned our UK National Champions and selected the 28 teams that have now qualifed to represent the UK at the VEX Robotics World Championships 2025 in Dallas, TX in May. It couldn't happen without the army of volunteers and judges who are drawn from a mix of ex-competitors, industry partners and academia including - but not limited to - BAE Systems, Microsoft, Meta, PrintCity MMU, Travis Perkins, GE, MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre, Loughborough University, The National Robotarium, Newcastle University, UCL, The Engineering & Design Institute London (TEDI-London). As well as being great role models, the impact that seeing where careers can lead to after the competition is priceless! A huge thank you to the core team here - Chris Calver, Melissa Butterworth, Charlotte Robson and Anthony Bayle - who put in countless hours in the run up to, and over the event. It is a true team effort! Finally a massive shout out to the sponsors and partners who make the event possible at the scale we have reached - The Reece Foundation, MBDA, NORTHROP GRUMMAN FOUNDATION, Dell Technologies, Eaton, Google, Tesla, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, ABB and Innovation First International, Inc. If you missed the event this year, then all of the photos are now up on Flickr and the livestreams are still available, visit - www.vexuknationals.co.uk - and if you want to get involved next year, lock out Friday 27th February to Monday 2nd March for VEX UK Nationals 2026!

Today is the FINAL day to secure Early Bird Registration for the 2025 VEX Robotics Educators Conference! 🗓️🚨 Don't miss this chance to snag reduced registration costs and make sure you have a seat waiting for you in Dallas, TX from May 7–9! 🌟 Register here: https://bit.ly/4bDL6cp

VEX PLC is giving sneak previews of what to expect at the the VEX Robotics Educators Conference. "We’ve been having a great time playing with the soon to be released AIM Robot! It has a built-in AI Vision Sensor that allows it to detect pre-trained objects (among other things) such as the balls and barrels that come with it. Here’s a video of a fun little project for the robot to play fetch with itself. Enjoy!" https://buff.ly/3XjUFad #VEXConference

This is the final week to get Early Bird Registration for the 2025 VEX Robotics Educators Conference! ⏰ Sign up by February 28th for a lowered registration cost and don't miss this chance to join us in Dallas, TX from May 7–9 for inspiring workshops and presentations! 🗓️ Register here: https://buff.ly/3TZQFLl

Only ONE week left to snag Early Bird Registration for the 2025 VEX Robotics Educators Conference! ⌛ Get a lower price on registration if you sign up by February 28th, and join us in Dallas, TX from May 7–9 for exciting professional development opportunities! With a variety of educators traveling from across the world to share their unique perspectives on STEM education, you're sure to walk away feeling more confident than ever heading into next school year! 🗓️ Register here: https://buff.ly/3TZQFLl

This article is a great way to deepen your knowledge of industrial robotics this #CTEMonth! 📖 Learn how the VEX CTE Workcell can be used as a tool to expand your students' programming capabilities and relate what they learn to real-world concepts, with insights from VP of Global Educational Strategy Jason McKenna and Director of Computer Science Education Dr. Yuhan (Jimmy) Lin, alongside Paul McKnight of VEX Robotics UK! Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3Xf4037

Take a peek at the incredible STEM leaders that will be speaking at this year's VEX Robotics Educators Conference! These presenters represent a wide variety of expertise and backgrounds and there's sure to be something for every kind of educator! 🌟 View the speakers and schedule here: https://buff.ly/3ujNUdt 🗓️ Register at conference.vex.com.

VP of Global Educational Strategy Jason McKenna was recently featured on the STEM Everyday podcast! Thank you to Chris Woods for an insightful discussion covering #CTEMonth, robotics education, and more! 🎧 Listen here: https://buff.ly/4kfVSJI