The VEX Robotics Competitions are competitions sanctioned by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF). The competitions are part of a broader range of competitions and challenges put out by the RECF. The RECF provides the game rules, which change every year.

Link to REC Foundation Web site. https://recf.org/

The robotics competitions that Fox Valley Competitive Robotics, Inc. supports are:

VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC)

CURRENT GAME: VIQRC RAPID RELAY

VEX IQ Robotics Competition Rapid Relay is played on a 6’ x 8’ rectangular field configured as seen above. Two robots compete in the Teamwork Challenge as an alliance in 60 second long teamwork matches, working collaboratively to score points.

Teams also compete in the Robot Skills Challenge where one robot takes the field to score as many points as possible. These matches consist of Driving Skills Matches, which will be entirely driver controlled, and Autonomous Coding Skills Matches, which will be autonomous with limited human interaction.

This competition is offered at two levels.

Elementary School for students who will be 12 or under at the time of the VEX World Championships in May 2025.

Middle School for students who will be 15 or under at the time of the VEX World Championships in May 2025.

VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC)

Current Game: VEX V5 Robotics Competition High Stakes

VEX V5 Robotics Competition High Stakes is played on a 12’ x 12’ square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.

The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Rings on Stakes, Placing Mobile Goals, and by Climbing at the end of the Match.

This competition is offered at three levels.

Middle School for students who will be 15 or under at the time of the VEX World Championships in May 2025.

High School for students who will be 19 or under and has earned credit toward high school graduation in the 6 months prior the time of the VEX World Championships in May 2025

VEX University (VURC) for University Students. Not currently supported by FVCR, Inc. . . . Yet.