VEX ROBOTICS

A little about me…Jash Javeri

5 years – FRC/VEX ExperienceTeam 1241 - THEORY6 Robotics

1241A, 1241Q, 1241X, RYEU

Studying Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University (2nd Year)

Introduction• Great opportunity for middle school,

high school and post secondary students. (Full cycle)

• Science, Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) experience.

• Hands on & realistic approach to learning.

• Soft skills: teamwork, leadership, problem- solving.

History of VEX• Created by Innovation FIRST in

1996.

• Originally produced electronics for autonomous mobile ground robots.

• Leader in educational and competitive robot products.

• Several companies: VEX Robotics Inc., Racksolutions Inc., Innovation FIRST Labs Inc.

How does it work?• Pre-made modifiable parts.

• VEX Robotics releases a new game every year at the World Championship.

• Teams are responsible for designing, creating, programming and evaluating every other aspect involved.

• Attend various regionals to compete. Winners and certain awards qualify for World Championship.

Regionals• Teams attend various regionals to

compete with other local teams.

• Play a certain number of qualification matches with random partners.

• Top 8 at the end of QM, get to be “Alliance Captains”, who get to pick their own partners for the Elimination Rounds.

• Robot & Programming Skills Challenges.

The VEX Game• All games are played on a

12”x12” field.

• Each match features 4 robots, two on each alliance of blue & red.

• Match consists of autonomous and teleoperated match plays.

• Human interaction is usually allowed during teleoperated periods specific to each game.

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Auton-omousTeleop

Clean Sweep (09-10)

Round Up (10-11)

Gateway (11-12)

Toss Up (13-14)

VEX Robot Chassis

VEX Robot Arm

World Championships• Consists of high school teams split across 5 divisions:

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Arts. There are also 100 middle schools ad 50 college/university teams.

• Teams play in QF matches to establish ranking, which is followed by an alliance selection and elimination matches.

• The final winner of the elimination matches in each division move onto the final stage to play a 5 alliance round robin. The two top ranked teams play in a best of three match final.

• Previously held in Greenville, Dallas, Florida and Anaheim

Entrepreneurship Aspect• Each VEX team = Enterprise

• Several administrative tasks become key in being a successful team

• Project Management

• Accounts, budget, sponsorship

• Media outreach: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Website

• Community Involvement - Networking

VEX IQ• Geared toward younger students (8-14 years of age)

• Parts are all put into place by snapping the pieces together

• Different ways to play the game• Teamwork• Driver• Autonomous

Canadian Timeline• Toronto VEX Robotics Competition – November 30, Woburn

C.I- 72 Team Capacity- 14 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Excellence, Design

• Crescent VEX Robotics Competition – December 7, Crescent School

- 24 Team Capacity - 3-4 spots for provincials- Winners, Excellence

Canadian Timeline• Southern Ontario VEX Robotics Competition – December 14,

Governor Simcoe SS- 72 Team Capacity- 14 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Semi-Finalists, Excellence, Design

• iDesign VEX Robotics Competition – January 18, Castlebrooke SS

- 36 Team Capacity - 8 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Excellence, Design

Canadian Timeline• Central Toronto VEX Robotics Competition – February 1,

Bishop Strachan- 36 Team Capacity- 8 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Excellence, Design

• St. Catherines VEX Robotics Competition – February 1, Holy Cross CSS

- 50 Team Capacity - 8 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Excellence, Design

Canadian Timeline• Mississauga VEX Robotics Competition – February 23, Rick

Hansen SS- 52 Team Capacity- 8 spots for provincials- Winners, Finalists, Excellence, Design

Are You A New Team?• Initiation – Resources, Man

Power, Time, etc.

• Finances and Budget

• Project Management – Outline the future, delegate

• VEX Game – Robot, Awards

Are You A New Team?• Its very easy to get involved in the VEX Robotics

Competition.

• Join a team, create a team.

• Become a hobbyist, or a VEX Volunteer.

• VEX Website: www.vexrobotics.com

• www.curriculum.vexrobotics.org

• robotevents.com

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Thank You!

jashjaveri@hotmail.com