2016 VEX Worlds Competition
The 4th-6th grade team competed in the 2016 VEX Worlds competition from April 20th-23rd held in Louisville, Kentucky. This competition brought together top robotics teams in the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and participate with the best teams from around the world. VEX Worlds included top teams from events happening in cities around the world from June 2015 to March 2016. Teams played the game Nothing but Net during the 2015-16 season. Our 4th-6th grade team competed against the following teams:
Rockwell, Texas
Mumbai, India
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Naperville, Illinois
Cumming, Georgia
Redwood City, California
Kea'au, Hawaii
Xi'an, China
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Lutz, Florida
Indianapolis, Indiana
Rockwell, Texas
Mumbai, India
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Naperville, Illinois
Cumming, Georgia
Redwood City, California
Kea'au, Hawaii
Xi'an, China
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Lutz, Florida
Indianapolis, Indiana
The world needs the students of today to become the scientists, engineers, and problem solving leaders of tomorrow. The constant breakthroughs in chemistry, medicine, materials and physics reveal a new set of challenges and create an even greater opportunity for problem solving through technology. These problems are not academic; the solutions could help save the world and those technology problem solvers will be the ones to make it possible. This underscores the dramatic challenge we face: there are not enough high school graduates choosing technology related disciplines in college. This does not reflect a lack of capacity for new students on the part of technical schools and universities, but a lack of interested and qualified applicants. In short, we will not have the people we require in the next generation to solve the problems of tomorrow unless the shortage is directly addressed today. Who will solve the world’s next great crisis? Recognizing this dilemma, scores of organizations are creating programs designed to attract and engage young students in the study of science and technology. Many have found that robotics is a very powerful platform to attract and hold the attention of today’s multi-tasking, connected youths. Robotics has strong appeal to this intensely competitive generation and represents the perfect storm of applied physics, mathematics, computer programming, digital prototyping and design, integrated problem solving, teamwork and thought leadership. Students with a previously undiscovered aptitude for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curriculum are flourishing in growing numbers due to the efforts of schools, volunteer organizations, corporations, and governments internationally. The VEX Robotics Competition, operated by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, is a program that inspires thousands of students worldwide to pursue STEM-related education and career paths. While there are many quality robotics competitions worldwide, the VEX Robotics user community has overwhelmingly demanded new challenges that are easy and economical to host and implement.
Competition Photos
7th-12th Grade Team on February 20th, 2016
The 4th-6th grade team at the competition on February 13th, 2016.
4th-6th Grade Team at the State competition on February 27th, 2016