Robotics Education & Competition Foundation

June 2014

Mission & Vision: What We Do

Robotics Education & Competition Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement

in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based

robotics engineering programs worldwide.

Why Robotics?Educational

Hands-OnCreative

EngagingProblem Solving

InnovativeCollaborative

CompetitiveFun

REC Foundation’s STEM PipelineA Comprehensive Learning Platform from K to College

WorkforceElementary Middle School High School Post Secondary

C++Linux

Network of Partners

Event partners

Curriculum partners

Extracurricular providers

Post-secondary education

Industry

Government

K-12 educators andadministrators

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Elementary & Middle School Students

• Teamwork Matches• Individual Skills

Challenges• Snap-together

assembly• Free programming

software• Free curriculum • STEM Research

Project Challenge

Middle School & High School Students

• Local, state, regional, national and world competitions

• Driver controlled and autonomous Skills Challenges

• Free curriculum• Scholarships• Online Challenges

College & University Students

• VEX U teams build 2 competition robots

• Higher level and longer autonomous period of play

• Gain desired industry skills, like programming, CAD and technical writing

Asian Robotics

ChampionshipNovember 2014

Latin American

ChampionshipJanuary 2015

United StatesChampionship

April 2015

VEX Robotics Summer Games

July 2014NATIONAL

Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, UK, USA

REGIONAL(State Championships)

LOCAL

April 15-18, 2015

VEX Robotics Competition

REC Foundation Scholarship Program• Colleges, universities and industry partners offer

scholarships for students in robotics• More than 80 scholarships• Nearly $2 million available• To learn more, visit:

www.roboticseducation.org/scholarships

Industry CertificationsPre-Engineering Certification

• Fundamentals of Engineering (Required)

• Students choose two of the following:

– Mechanical – Computer Science &

Engineering (Programming)– Electrical– Chemical– Aerospace– Civil Engineering– Engineering Technology– Manufacturing Technology

Robotics Certification

• Required:– Fundamentals of

Engineering– Mechanical– Computer Science &

Engineering (Programming)– Electrical

Note: Students earn both Certifications when completing Robotics Certification, as requirements exceed Pre-Engineering Certification.

www.roboticseducation.org/certification

REC Foundation Sponsors

REC Foundation Program Partners

VEX Classroom Partners

and many more…

RoboticsEducation.orgTeam Grants

Scholarship ProgramEducator & Participant

ResourcesSponsors & PartnersSTEM Hall of FameContact Information

Great OnlineResources:

REC FoundationProvides

RobotEvents.com&Promote STEM events

Serve Multiple ProgramsCommunity ForumsOnline RegistrationOnline Challenges

Global ReachMap Search

RoboticsEducation.org

RobotEvents.com

Thank You!