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Providing the tools to inspire the problem solvers of tomorrow. #VEX123 #VEXGO #VEXIQ #VEXV5 #VEXcodeVR #omgrobots
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In 2025, thousands of students across the world experienced the thrill of robotics and thousands of educators across 73 countries completed a VEX Robotics certification! 🤖🌟 Read our end-of-year recap by Jason McKenna in our latest issue of Drive Forward News.
The SHS STEMinists smile after receiving an award at the VEX Robotics World Championship. An alliance celebrates their win at the VEX Robotics World Championship. The Push Back field is pictured from above as two alliances prepare to play.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Happy New Year! 🤖🎆 We hope you're enjoying some well-deserved time off. Relax, recharge, and get ready for an exciting new year of robotics in 2026! 💪
A student adjusts a part on his VEX V5 robot.
January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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The VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm visually and functionally replicates real industrial robotic arms! 🤖 With fun applications like the ability to make marks on a dry erase surface, this is an exciting addition to a CTE classroom! 🔧

🌟 Explore here: buff.ly/k3Jkq0p
A pair of hands puts a dry eraser in the end effector of a VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm.
December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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2025 has been an exciting year packed with progress! 🤖🏫 Reflect on the year in a new VEX PD+ Insights article by Audra Selkowitz recapping the 2025 #VEXconference, the releases of VEX AIM and VEX AIR, and more!

📚 Read here (no subscription required): buff.ly/9rOQXyU
Aimee DeFoe assists two 2025 VEX Robotics Educators Conference attendees with VEX 123.
December 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Happy holidays, VEX Nation! ☃️❄️ Take this time to recharge and celebrate your achievements. We can't wait to see all the amazing things you'll create in the new year! Enjoy your break! 💪
The VEX Arena filled with spectators is bathed in red light during the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship.
December 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In Adelaide, Australia, nearly 200 teams across the VIQRC and V5RC spectrum gave their all at the 2025-26 Australian National Championships! 🤖🎉 Congratulations to all of our competing teams all the way across the world! We can't wait to see you in St. Louis for #VEXWorlds 2026!
A student raises their robot over their head in triumph while a crowd cheers. A team looks closely at their robot as they compete in VEX IQ MIX & Match. Two students load game objects while playing V5RC Push Back. An alliance points at the field while playing VIQRC Mix & Match.
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Bring an all-in-one classroom coding robot solution to your students! 🤖👀 The VEX AIM Coding Robot is equipped with an AI Vision Sensor, multiple ways to code, and more!

🏫 Order your VEX AIM Classroom Bundle here: www.vexrobotics.com/aim-bundles....
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Investigate uses for the AI Vision Sensor with our Hour of AI VEX EXP activities! 🔧✨ Through these #CSEdWeek challenges, students explore how the AI Vision Sensor operates and gain a deeper understanding of AI as it applies to robotics.

🤖 Get started: buff.ly/K9jivDq
Three students work together on a VEX EXP robot.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Don't forget! 📢 Team registration closes in one week, on December 19th. Make sure your team's all registered and ready to have an awesome competition season!

🌟 Register here: www.robotevents.com
Four students compete in V5RC Push Back. One points at the field.
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The VEX IQ AI Explorations Hour of AI Activity challenges students to complete a series of tasks using the AI Vision Sensor. 👀🤖 Their investigations can help them gain an understanding of ways AI can be used!

🌟 Get coding with #CSEdWeek activities: buff.ly/SNiK1dp
Two students work together on a VEX IQ robot.
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Mastering the AI Vision Sensor is key in our #CSEdWeek VEX AIM activities! 🤖✨ In our two activities, students will use the sensor to find and collect objects and record data to learn what their robot "sees."

💻 Check out our VEX AIM activities here: buff.ly/WQuXnQq
A VEX AIM Coding Robot on a field displays an emoji with its tongue out on its screen.
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This #CSEdWeek, explore AI Literacy with our Hour of AI activities! 💻🤩 Challenge VEX GO students to learn how robots "see" the world as they complete activities using the VEX GO Eye Sensor.

🌟 Check out our VEX GO activities here: buff.ly/H8PVWEm
Four students work together on a VEX GO activity.
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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It's #CSEdWeek! 🧑💻🌟 Celebrate a week focused on Computer Science learning and AI Literacy lessons with Hour of AI activities from VEX 123 to VEX EXP! 🤖 Kick things off with VEX 123's Eye Spy AI activities!

💜 Find VEX 123 activities here: buff.ly/vn7XJKA
A hand uses Touch Coding on a blue VEX 123 Robot.
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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VEX GO now has support for Python coding! 🌟🧑💻 To get students going with text-based coding, we have activities tailored specifically to help students start their Python programming journey!

💻 Filter by "Python" in the lefthand menu to get practicing: buff.ly/v6tg71o
A VEX GO Super Code Base 2.0 build sits on a table.
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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In case you missed it, VEX GO now has support for Python coding! 🧑💻 Plus, we've added activities specifically to help students start practicing with Python!

💻 Head over and filter by "Python" in the lefthand menu to get practicing: buff.ly/0ngyaUa
A hand holds a blue disk up to a VEX GO robot's magnet
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Do YOU know what your robots get up to when no one's around? 🤔👻

🎃 Get creative with your own spooky programming ideas with the VEX CTE 6-Axis Arm here: buff.ly/91GdrFF
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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A new VEX PD+ Insights article explores how robot-to-robot communication can foster collaboration, resilience, and systems thinking, without disrupting your routine. 🧠🤖

Read here: pd.vex.com/insights/rob...
Alaina Haws speaks with a woman at a tradeshow. The text reads "VEX AIM. By Alaina Haws, Senior Education Developer."
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This season's Signature Events are well underway! 🌟 Head to our blog for a convenient hub to find basic information and a list of Award Winners for each of this season's Signature Events, updated following each event!

🤖 Check it out here: news.vex.com/2025/09/24/2...
Four students look at a VEX V5 Robotics Competition Push Back field as they compete. A referee points at the field.
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The VEX AIR Drone Controller enables users to capture video and images from the Vision Sensors' camera feeds on the VEX AIR Drone! 📸

📚 Learn how to capture files, review them, and access them on your computer in this new VEX Library article: buff.ly/hOJY87W
Two hands hold a VEX AIR Drone Controller displaying the default_fly Project detailed in the linked article on its screen.
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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The VEX IQ Pneumatics Kit contains everything needed to get a classroom or VEX IQ Robotics Competition team up and running with pneumatics! 🤖 Add fast, powerful linear motion to builds and unlock new design possibilities!

🌟 Get yours here: buff.ly/dY12H4U
A VEX IQ robot equipped with pneumatics launches a ball into a goal.
October 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Exciting news for all our VEX GO educators: VEXcode GO now supports text-based coding with Python! 🌟💻 This update opens up new opportunities for extended learning, giving students new ways to grow in their CS education!
Four students working with VEX GO look at a tablet as the leftmost student taps on the screen facing them.
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm Kit is designed for Career and Technical Education! 💪 With this kit, your students can learn explore the Introduction to the 6-Axis Arm STEM Lab, giving them an engaging on-ramp to industrial robotics.

🌟 Get yours: buff.ly/239vEg4
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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We're taking competition to new heights! 🌟 Get ready for a new challenge with the 2025-2026 VEX AIR Drone Competition game: Pick & Drop!

🤖 Find more info, including the game manual and team registration, here: buff.ly/kYbMpDD
2025-2026 Competition Season is LIVE! Built on competition. Same spirit. New frontier. Be a part of it. VEX AIR Drone Competition Pick & Drop.
October 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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VEX AIM just got an exciting update: robot-to-robot communication! 🤩 How does this impact your classroom? It helps students think in systems and build collaboration skills!

📽️ Read the full article here (no subscription required): buff.ly/d61kWtt
A pair of hands shot from above operates a VEX AIM controller. The VEX AIM Robot's screen displays a smiling emoji.
October 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Is your team registered for this season? 👀 Make sure to mark your calendars, registration closes December 19th! Get your team registered before then and prepare for an amazing season! 🤖🌟

Learn how to register your team in these articles from the REC Foundation ⬇️
A student in a blue shirt smiles at a volunteer in a yellow shirt inspecting her VEX V5 robot.
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM