The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University hosts the VEX Robotics Competition and VEX U Robotics Competition annually, gathering student teams from across the US and Canada to design and build a robot to compete and sharpen their engineering skills. Winning teams will have the opportunity to advance to the VEX Robotics World Championship held in April.
Winners from the high school division will also advance to the state robotics competition, where they will have the chance to move along to the regional competition. Ultimately the goal is to advance to the VEX Robotics World Championships, which will be held in Dallas, Texas on April 25-May 3.
Agenda:
Agendas are tentative and subject to change.
University Level - VEX U Competition
Friday. Feb. 16 - University students
12:00 PM – Doors open, inspection begins
9:00 AM – Drivers' meeting
12:00 PM – Qualification matches, judging begins
1:00 PM – Dinner Break
3:00 PM – Qualification matches resume
3:15 PM – Elimination matches
4:00 PM – Closing ceremony and awards
Skills Challenge fields will be open during qualification matches, breaking for dinner and closing for the day before elimination matches.
Middle School and High School Level Competitions
Saturday, Feb. 17 - High School
Sunday, Feb. 18 - Middle School
8:00 AM – Doors open, inspection begins
9:00 AM – Qualification matches, judging begins
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Qualification matches resume
3:00 PM – Alliance selection
3:15 PM – Elimination tournament begins
4:00 PM – Closing ceremony and awards
Competition Categories for three divisions:
Excellence Award: qualifies for World Championship
Tournament Champions: qualifies for World Championship
Tournament Finalists
Design Award
Robot Skills Champion
Judges Award