VEX Robotics, the fast-growing youth robotics program based in Texas, is making a splash in Delaware with two Championship competitions this month.
On Saturday, March 10, 40 regional middle and high school teams will compete in the Delaware State VEX Robotics Competition Championship, held at the King Center at Delaware State University in Dover from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Saturday, March 17, 48 elementary school teams will compete in the Delmarva VEX IQ Championship at Springer Middle School in Wilmington from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the largest robotics event in Delaware, and the largest VEX IQ event on the East Coast.
VEX offers kits, software and curricula to schools and organizations to increase immersive STEM access to kids. VEX IQ focuses on elementary school students and plastic robots, while VEX EDR is geared to middle and high schoolers, with metal kits.
The relatively low-cost program allows kids to design, build and program robots with limited mentor involvement. In Delaware, in addition to school-based teams, there are 6 libraries in New Castle County that have VEX IQ programs, including the Route 9 Innovation Center.
This year’s EDR game is a cone-stacking competition called In the Zone; the VEX IQ game is called Ringmaster.
For more information about existing teams, how to start a new team and VEX grant information, click here.
Before you go...
Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.
3 ways to support our work:- Contribute to the Journalism Fund. Charitable giving ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways. This includes philanthropic grants and individual tax-deductible donations from readers like you.
- Use our Preferred Partners. Our directory of vetted providers offers high-quality recommendations for services our readers need, and each referral supports our journalism.
- Use our services. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, are seeking technologists to hire or want more professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. We help companies tell their stories and answer big questions to meet and serve our community.
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!
