Adult Competitions

[weilin]

At some point VEX was considered an “Unlimited” version of the competition that would allow direct adult involvement, but it never got anywhere.

VEX U

At the EP Summit that was the concern of Paul and Dan and the GDC with VEX Unlimited. I have a few teams compete in the Open Division every year at the US Open, and I’m so down to mentor teams in a VEX Unlimited competition. I’m so open to hosting events in my area for VEX Unlimited if they wanted a pilot version of the competition.

VEX U

We had almost pulled the trigger on VEX Unlimited for the 2016 season (BTW, that’s the name we called it internally back then, sorry Foster you’re not that original :)), but due to feedback from the VEX U teams at the time we decided to put it on hold. The reasons we are concerned about VEX Unlimited is the effort and resources it will take from the EPs. We are making strides to try to reduce that effort and we believe VEX Unlimited will significantly increase the load on the volunteers. Besi…

VEX U

What are your thoughts about VEX Unlimited adult involvement? Right now VRC is student-centered, where adults may not touch the robot without students being present and actively participating. But I have friends in other competitions that when their students fall behind schedule, the adults jump in and solder and weld late into the night after the students have all gone home. So when you say Unlimited, do you mean for the adults as well? And if it is unlimited but student-centered, how do you ha…