Team 1241 - Theory6 Robotics
THE
VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION
• Great opportunity for middle school, high school and post secondary students.
• Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) experience.
• Hands on & realistic approach to learning.
• Soft skills: teamwork, leadership, problem - solving.
• Given way to other robotics products that cover education, consumer and business markets.
Introduction
• Created by Innovation FIRST in 1996
• Originally produced electronics for autonomous mobile ground robots.
• Leader in educational and competitive robot products.
• Several companies: VEX Robotics Inc., RackSolutions Inc., Innovation FIRST Labs Inc.
History of VEX
• Pre-made modifiable parts
• VEX Robotics releases a new game every year.
• Team is responsible for designing, creating, programming and evaluating every other aspect involved.
• Attend various regionals to compete. Winners and certain awards qualify for World Championships.
How does it work?
What does a VEX Robot look like?
• Teams attend various regionals to compete with other local teams.
• Play a certain number of qualification matches with random partners.
• Top 8 at the end of QM, get to be “Alliance Captains”, who get to pick their own partners for the Elimination Rounds.
• Robot & Programming Skills Challenges
• Tournament Champions, Design & Excellence award winners qualify to World Championships.
The Regionals
• All games are played on a 12” by 12” field.
• Each match features 4 robotics, two on each alliance of blue & red.
• Match consists of autonomous and tele operated modes.
• Certain constrains which the robot must meet with.
• Game objects can be manipulated according to game rules.
Autonomous Period: 20 seconds
Tele-Op Period: 120 seconds
The VEX Game
sack attack (12’ -13’)
• Consists of 400 H.S Teams, split across 4 divisions: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math.
• 100 Middle School and 50 college/university teams.
• Teams play qualification matches to establish ranking, and then do the normal alliance selection.
• Top 8 seeds play elimination rounds, and then the winning alliance of the division faces off against the winning alliances of the other divisions in an ultimate showdown.
• Eliminations are best of three matches.
• Have been held in Greenville, Dallas, Florida & Anaheim.
The World Championship’s
• Each VEX team = Enterprise.
• Several administrative tasks become key in being a successful.
• Project Management
• Accounts, Budget, Sponsorship
• Media Outreach: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Website.
• Community Involvement
The Entrepreneurship Aspect
• 2012 - 2013 VEX Robotics Season
• Toronto VEX Robotics Competition - Dec 1, 2012
• Crescent VEX Robotics Scrimmage - Dec 8, 2012
• Southern Ontario Robotics Championship - Dec 15, 2012
• Central Toronto VEX Robotics Championship - Feb 2, 2013
• St. Catherine’s VEX Robotics Competition - Feb 9, 2013
• Mississauga VEX Robotics Competition - Feb 23, 2013
The Canadian Timeline
• Initiation - Resources, Man Power, Time etc.
• Finances & Budget
• Project Management - Outline the Future, Delegate.
• The VEX Game (Eg. Sack Attack):
• Robot
• Awards
Are you a new team?
• It’s very easy to get involved in the VEX Robotics Competition.
• Join a team, create a team.
• Become a hobbyist, or a VEX Volunteer.
• VEX Website: www.vexrobotics.com
It’s time to get involved.
• www.vexrobotics.org
• www.curriculum.vexrobotics.org
• robotevents.com
Important Links