The VEX Robotics Competitions are competitions sanctioned by the Global Robotics & Science Foundation. The competitions are part of a broader range of competitions and challenges put out by the Global Robotics & Science Foundation. The Global Robotics & Science Foundation provides the game rules, which change every year. The new 2026-2027 Games (below) were announced at the World Championships in April of 2026.

Global Robotics & Science Foundation Web Site

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

VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC)

VIQRC LEVEL UP

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 April 2027.

Middle School for students who will be 15 or under at the time of the VEX World Championships in April 2027.

VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC)

V5RC – OVERRIDE

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.

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 April 2026.

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 April 2026.

VEX University (VURC) for University Students. VEXU Plays a modified version of the V5RC Game each year.

Not currently supported by FVCR, Inc. . . . Yet.