July 8, 2013
Game Manual Update
The 2013- 2014 Toss Up Game Manual - https://vexforum.com/wiki/index.php/Toss_Up%20%20 was updated on May 31. Teams should be sure to look for changes.
Online Challenge
The REC Foundation Online Challenge - http://forum.robotevents.com/design/ program
provides seven STEM related challenges. Participating in the Online
Challenges is a prerequisite for winning the Excellence Award.
Deadline January 14, 2014!
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Engineering Notebook:
Teams can use the new Engineering Notebook - http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/products/books/276-3023.html that will be included with their annual registration to document the
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Past E-Mails Available
Archives of all email blasts from this season can always be found
here - https://vexforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=281 .
The 2013- 2014 Season is already under way!
With the World Championship event in the rear view mirror, teams have
already started registering for the new season. Event partners are
posting and hosting events and we have already seen some impressive
designs starting to emerge through the design process. To date a
dozen of nations have posted to RobotEvents - http://www.robotevents.com/ with nearly a thousand teams already registered.
VEX IQ Brings Robotics to Grades 4-8
VEX IQ Teams can now register at Robotevents - http://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-iq-challenge for the upcoming season. Information and game rules for the 2013
-2014 challenge, Add It Up - https://vexforum.com/wiki/index.php/Add_It_Up
and the animation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhYlaSO-Io
footage are now available for teams to view.
VEX U
As you wish your team alumni well as they head off to college let
them know that they can continue to compete in the VEX U - http://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/college-competition program. University teams build two robots that will compete
together and have an extended autonomous component to their
competitions.
Scholarship Information
As rising juniors are looking at colleges this summer remind them to
visit the REC Foundation Scholarship - http://www.roboticseducation.org/for-participants/scholarships/ Program to learn more about participating schools and opportunities
to apply.
VEX Forums
Is your team looking for information about VEX as a new team or
program? Is your team a veteran team with knowledge to share? Well
VEX forums is just the place. With a wide range of topics to explore
and learn from this is a one stop shop for VEX information. Expand
your knowledge of VEX - join VEX forums today, and prepare for VEX
tomorrow. www.vexforums.com
Don’t forget to visit the VEX Forums - https://vexforum.com/%20 for the latest
competition information.
2014 VRC World Championship is only 280 Days Away!
Visit the 2014 VRC World Championship tournament pages on RobotEvents
for more information about the 2014 event.
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat,
determination and hard work.” Colin Powell
Map Search Function on Robotevents.com
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Search - http://www.robotevents.com/map feature at the
top of the page on Robotevents.com. This is a great way to find new
events and teams in your area and around the world.
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