Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation’s mission is to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, affordable, and sustainable robotics engineering programs. Their robust community consists of hundreds of thousands of students, coaches, mentors, event partners, volunteers, and collaborators from across the globe united in their passion for STEM. It’s their goal to use competitive robotics and STEM education programs to see students increase technical abilities while learning contemporary 21st-century workforce skills.

Within the REC Foundation:

VEX Competition Programs

Student-centered teams work together to design and build a robot to play in engineering design game challenges. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels and culminate at the World Championship. Programs include:

• VEX GO Challenge (Grades 3-4)

• VEX IQ Challenge (Grades 4-8)

• VEX Robotics Competition (Grades 6-12)

• VEX U (University) 

• VEX AI Competition (High School/University)

RAD 

The REC Foundation Aerial Drones (RAD) program offers students a variety of opportunities to learn about aerial drone operations through in-person and virtual competition-based experiences. 

RAD Competition (RADC)

Virtual RAD (VRAD)