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JULY 2021
 

Don't forget to register for the Virtual REC Foundation Summit!

Event Partners, Team Coaches, and Mentors are invited to the Virtual REC Foundation Summit (formerly the EP Summit) on July 20-22, 2021. Join us as we continue the tradition of providing an interactive space for presentations, training, and discussions to help you make the most of the 2021-2022 competition season. 

Register now
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Engage your team in VRC Virtual Skills

Python has been released for VRC Virtual Skills! Registered teams with access to VR Skills can now convert a Blocks Project to Python or start a new project in Python.
 

From the VEX Robotics Knowledge Base


Python Tutorials for VRC Virtual Skills are now available on VEX Robotics' Knowledge Base! This is a great way to keep your team engaged and practicing for the 2021-2022 Competition Season.
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Register for Google's Girl Powered VEX Robotics Workshop

Join Team 315 Paradigm at the India Community Center in Milpitas, CA for their fourth annual Girl Powered VEX Robotics Workshop for middle and high school girls! The two-day workshop allows girls ages 12+ to form teams to design and build a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Robotics kits, boxed lunches, and snacks will be provided.
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Congratulations to our Online Challenge winners!

We are proud to announce the winners for our final round of our 2020-2021 Season Online Challenges! Great job to all the students who participated this season.

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The 2021-2022 Season Online Challenges will open in the fall of 2021. We look forward to seeing your submissions. Good luck!
2021 Live Remote VEX Worlds awards and participation medals will start shipping today! These will be mailed to the official address that is listed in the recipient's RobotEvents.com account. We will be sending these out over the next couple of weeks and thank you in advance your patience.
The VEX U and VEX AI Championships were held on June 25 - 26, 2021 at IFI’s headquarters in Greenville, Texas. The blended in-person/remote event brought VEX U and VEX AI teams from all over the world together to celebrate the culmination of the competition season. Great job to all teams that came out to participate and congratulations to our 2020-21 VEX U & VEX AI Champions!
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Event Partner Mark Ahrens named 2021 Amazon Future Engineer of the Year Award Recipient

Congratulations to Mark Ahrens (EP and Computer Science & Robotics teacher in Texarkana, TX) on receiving the 2021 Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award! We are so proud of his impactful work in the robotics community and dedication to students. Thank you for all you do, Mark!
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Benton County Fair VRC Signature Event

August 2-4, 2021 | Sauk Rapids, MN

Teams can still register for this Signature Event at the Benton County Fair! The competition will take place Aug. 2-4, and the Fair will remain open until the 8th. 
 
Learn more & register
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