ROBOTICON 2022 VEX IQ Slap Shot Wrap Up

ROBOTICON 2022 VEX IQ Slap Shot Wrap Up

Our 2nd weekend of ROBOTICON events celebrated elementary through high school Robotics Education Competition (REC) Foundation teams in VEX IQ and VEX Robotics Competition (VRC), both inaugural tournament events at ROBOTICON.   Over 20 teams competed in each...
ROBOTICON Guest Spotlight:  Meet US Engineering League!

ROBOTICON Guest Spotlight: Meet US Engineering League!

The US Engineering League has flown into Tampa to visit ROBOTICON and introduce Florida to Sumobots League! USEL has been in operation since 2018 and the leadership team is Ericka, Herman, and Will.  We have served over 50 schools and close to 4,000 students...
ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight:  Meet VEX IQ team Vibots of Rodgers!

ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight: Meet VEX IQ team Vibots of Rodgers!

Next up in our team spotlight: Meet the Vibots of Rodgers! The new Vibots; relocated in Riverview, Florida, at Rodgers Middle Magnet School, now known as the Vibots of Rodgers! Teams 702A and 702B will be competing in the VEX IQ middle school division this year to try...
ROBOTICON 2022 Rapid React Off-Season Wrap Up

ROBOTICON 2022 Rapid React Off-Season Wrap Up

The first weekend of ROBOTICON 2022 youth STEM competitions is in the bag, having kicked off with the FIRST Robotics Competition Rapid React Off-Season!  Nearly 20 teams with 23 robots – over 400 youth plus mentors, coaches, and families and more than 30...
ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight: Meet VRC Team 32792 B COGNEX

ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight: Meet VRC Team 32792 B COGNEX

Now it’s time to meet some of our VEX IQ and VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)  teams in advance of their ROBOTICON competitions on October 15 and 16. First up: VRC Team 32792B COGNEX from Winter Park High School in Winter Park, FL.  Here’s their story: We...
ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 5276 the Edgar Allan Ohms

ROBOTICON 2022 Team Spotlight: Meet Team 5276 the Edgar Allan Ohms

Founded in 2014, FIRST Robotics Competition team 5276 the Edgar Allan Ohms robotics team was the first FIRST Robotics Competition team that was started and operated out of a public library, headquartered at the Land O’Lakes Public Library in Pasco County for its first...