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Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
June 2014
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Mission & Vision: What We Do
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement
in STEM by engaging them in hands-on, sustainable and affordable curriculum-based
robotics engineering programs worldwide.
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Why Robotics?Educational
Hands-OnCreative
EngagingProblem Solving
InnovativeCollaborative
CompetitiveFun
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REC Foundation’s STEM PipelineA Comprehensive Learning Platform from K to College
WorkforceElementary Middle School High School Post Secondary
C++Linux
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Network of Partners
Event partners
Curriculum partners
Extracurricular providers
Post-secondary education
Industry
Government
K-12 educators andadministrators
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2013/2014
80033
10,107101,000
40025
7,30080,000
events
countries
teams
students
2012/2013
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2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-130
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
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7000
8000
Botball
BEST
FRC
FTC
VEX
Team Growth by ProgramTotal Number of Teams by Year
356
10,1
07
1050
2720 32
36
2013-14
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Elementary & Middle School Students
• Teamwork Matches• Individual Skills
Challenges• Snap-together
assembly• Free programming
software• Free curriculum • STEM Research
Project Challenge
Middle School & High School Students
• Local, state, regional, national and world competitions
• Driver controlled and autonomous Skills Challenges
• Free curriculum• Scholarships• Online Challenges
College & University Students
• VEX U teams build 2 competition robots
• Higher level and longer autonomous period of play
• Gain desired industry skills, like programming, CAD and technical writing
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Asian Robotics
ChampionshipNovember 2014
Latin American
ChampionshipJanuary 2015
United StatesChampionship
April 2015
VEX Robotics Summer Games
July 2014NATIONAL
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, UK, USA
REGIONAL(State Championships)
LOCAL
April 15-18, 2015
VEX Robotics Competition
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REC Foundation Scholarship Program• Colleges, universities and industry partners offer
scholarships for students in robotics• More than 80 scholarships• Nearly $2 million available• To learn more, visit:
www.roboticseducation.org/scholarships
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Industry CertificationsPre-Engineering Certification
• Fundamentals of Engineering (Required)
• Students choose two of the following:
– Mechanical – Computer Science &
Engineering (Programming)– Electrical– Chemical– Aerospace– Civil Engineering– Engineering Technology– Manufacturing Technology
Robotics Certification
• Required:– Fundamentals of
Engineering– Mechanical– Computer Science &
Engineering (Programming)– Electrical
Note: Students earn both Certifications when completing Robotics Certification, as requirements exceed Pre-Engineering Certification.
www.roboticseducation.org/certification
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REC Foundation Sponsors
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REC Foundation Program Partners
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VEX Classroom Partners
and many more…
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RoboticsEducation.orgTeam Grants
Scholarship ProgramEducator & Participant
ResourcesSponsors & PartnersSTEM Hall of FameContact Information
Great OnlineResources:
REC FoundationProvides
RobotEvents.com&Promote STEM events
Serve Multiple ProgramsCommunity ForumsOnline RegistrationOnline Challenges
Global ReachMap Search
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RoboticsEducation.org
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RobotEvents.com
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Thank You!