This February, nearly 90 VEX IQ Robotics Competition teams competed at Bixby's Battle of the Bots in Bixby, Oklahoma! 🔥🤖 These teams gave it their all playing Mix & Match! 💪 Congrats to our competitors and we look forward to seeing what you do next!

Get excited! 🎉 Registration and waitlist sign-ups are now open for #VEXWorlds 2026! We hope to see you in St. Louis this April! 💪 Head to robotevents.com to find more info on your team's event! For more general info, visit vexworlds.com.

This #CTEMonth®, explore hands-on computer science education with VEX AIM! With multiple ways to get the robot moving, an AI Vision Sensor, and robot-to-robot messaging, the VEX AIM Coding Robot is here to change up your CS classroom! 🤖 Explore here: www.vexrobotics.com/aim-bundles....

The dates for the 2026 VEX Robotics Educators Conference are here! 🤩 Join us April 27 -29 in St. Louis, Missouri for hands-on workshops, expert-led sessions, and meaningful connection opportunities! #VEXconference 🌟 Registration is now open: pd.vex.com/vex-educator...

Happy #CTEMonth®! We're giving away a VEX CTE Workcell to one lucky classroom! 🌟 Enter here by 11:59 PM CT on Feb. 28 to win one and bring industrial robotics to your classroom: p6r327ijibi.typeform.com/to/KwI2vIGK

In December, over 50 VIQRC Middle School students competed in Bixby's FrostByte Frenzy Signature Event! ❄️🤖 This exciting, challenging event brought together team from around the globe in a competition that heated up the cold winter air! 🔥 Congrats to all our competitors!

In 2025, thousands of students across the world experienced the thrill of robotics and thousands of educators across 73 countries completed a VEX Robotics certification! 🤖🌟 Read our end-of-year recap by Jason McKenna in our latest issue of Drive Forward News.

Happy New Year! 🤖🎆 We hope you're enjoying some well-deserved time off. Relax, recharge, and get ready for an exciting new year of robotics in 2026! 💪

The VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm visually and functionally replicates real industrial robotic arms! 🤖 With fun applications like the ability to make marks on a dry erase surface, this is an exciting addition to a CTE classroom! 🔧 🌟 Explore here: buff.ly/k3Jkq0p

2025 has been an exciting year packed with progress! 🤖🏫 Reflect on the year in a new VEX PD+ Insights article by Audra Selkowitz recapping the 2025 #VEXconference, the releases of VEX AIM and VEX AIR, and more! 📚 Read here (no subscription required): buff.ly/9rOQXyU

Happy holidays, VEX Nation! ☃️❄️ Take this time to recharge and celebrate your achievements. We can't wait to see all the amazing things you'll create in the new year! Enjoy your break! 💪

In Adelaide, Australia, nearly 200 teams across the VIQRC and V5RC spectrum gave their all at the 2025-26 Australian National Championships! 🤖🎉 Congratulations to all of our competing teams all the way across the world! We can't wait to see you in St. Louis for #VEXWorlds 2026!

Bring an all-in-one classroom coding robot solution to your students! 🤖👀 The VEX AIM Coding Robot is equipped with an AI Vision Sensor, multiple ways to code, and more! 🏫 Order your VEX AIM Classroom Bundle here: www.vexrobotics.com/aim-bundles....

Investigate uses for the AI Vision Sensor with our Hour of AI VEX EXP activities! 🔧✨ Through these #CSEdWeek challenges, students explore how the AI Vision Sensor operates and gain a deeper understanding of AI as it applies to robotics. 🤖 Get started: buff.ly/K9jivDq

Don't forget! 📢 Team registration closes in one week, on December 19th. Make sure your team's all registered and ready to have an awesome competition season! 🌟 Register here: www.robotevents.com

The VEX IQ AI Explorations Hour of AI Activity challenges students to complete a series of tasks using the AI Vision Sensor. 👀🤖 Their investigations can help them gain an understanding of ways AI can be used! 🌟 Get coding with #CSEdWeek activities: buff.ly/SNiK1dp

Mastering the AI Vision Sensor is key in our #CSEdWeek VEX AIM activities! 🤖✨ In our two activities, students will use the sensor to find and collect objects and record data to learn what their robot "sees." 💻 Check out our VEX AIM activities here: buff.ly/WQuXnQq

This #CSEdWeek, explore AI Literacy with our Hour of AI activities! 💻🤩 Challenge VEX GO students to learn how robots "see" the world as they complete activities using the VEX GO Eye Sensor. 🌟 Check out our VEX GO activities here: buff.ly/H8PVWEm

It's #CSEdWeek! 🧑💻🌟 Celebrate a week focused on Computer Science learning and AI Literacy lessons with Hour of AI activities from VEX 123 to VEX EXP! 🤖 Kick things off with VEX 123's Eye Spy AI activities! 💜 Find VEX 123 activities here: buff.ly/vn7XJKA

VEX GO now has support for Python coding! 🌟🧑💻 To get students going with text-based coding, we have activities tailored specifically to help students start their Python programming journey! 💻 Filter by "Python" in the lefthand menu to get practicing: buff.ly/v6tg71o

In case you missed it, VEX GO now has support for Python coding! 🧑💻 Plus, we've added activities specifically to help students start practicing with Python! 💻 Head over and filter by "Python" in the lefthand menu to get practicing: buff.ly/0ngyaUa

Do YOU know what your robots get up to when no one's around? 🤔👻 🎃 Get creative with your own spooky programming ideas with the VEX CTE 6-Axis Arm here: buff.ly/91GdrFF

A new VEX PD+ Insights article explores how robot-to-robot communication can foster collaboration, resilience, and systems thinking, without disrupting your routine. 🧠🤖 Read here: pd.vex.com/insights/rob...

This season's Signature Events are well underway! 🌟 Head to our blog for a convenient hub to find basic information and a list of Award Winners for each of this season's Signature Events, updated following each event! 🤖 Check it out here: news.vex.com/2025/09/24/2...

The VEX AIR Drone Controller enables users to capture video and images from the Vision Sensors' camera feeds on the VEX AIR Drone! 📸 📚 Learn how to capture files, review them, and access them on your computer in this new VEX Library article: buff.ly/hOJY87W

The VEX IQ Pneumatics Kit contains everything needed to get a classroom or VEX IQ Robotics Competition team up and running with pneumatics! 🤖 Add fast, powerful linear motion to builds and unlock new design possibilities! 🌟 Get yours here: buff.ly/dY12H4U

Exciting news for all our VEX GO educators: VEXcode GO now supports text-based coding with Python! 🌟💻 This update opens up new opportunities for extended learning, giving students new ways to grow in their CS education!

The VEX CTE 6-Axis Robotic Arm Kit is designed for Career and Technical Education! 💪 With this kit, your students can learn explore the Introduction to the 6-Axis Arm STEM Lab, giving them an engaging on-ramp to industrial robotics. 🌟 Get yours: buff.ly/239vEg4

We're taking competition to new heights! 🌟 Get ready for a new challenge with the 2025-2026 VEX AIR Drone Competition game: Pick & Drop! 🤖 Find more info, including the game manual and team registration, here: buff.ly/kYbMpDD

VEX AIM just got an exciting update: robot-to-robot communication! 🤩 How does this impact your classroom? It helps students think in systems and build collaboration skills! 📽️ Read the full article here (no subscription required): buff.ly/d61kWtt

Is your team registered for this season? 👀 Make sure to mark your calendars, registration closes December 19th! Get your team registered before then and prepare for an amazing season! 🤖🌟 Learn how to register your team in these articles from the REC Foundation ⬇️

VEX IQ Pneumatics give your builds an air-powered boost! 💪 Add fast, powerful linear motion to your robot's claw, intake, or other mechanism! 🤖 Learn more or get your VEX IQ Pneumatics Kit here: buff.ly/syabUq1

The VEX AIM Classroom Bundle is an all-in-one classroom coding robot solution, with everything needed to get teaching with VEX AIM! 🤖 Get your VEX AIM Classroom Bundle here: buff.ly/iagfn73 👀 Or get a full overview of what's included here: buff.ly/50AwsWb

We're proud to support the JROTC and the next generation of leaders by offering VEX V5 Robotics Competitions to these amazing cadets! 💪 📽️ Full video: buff.ly/6Kvda5u 🤖 Learn how you can get involved here: buff.ly/0GNZHSM

The Highlander Summit Signature Event earlier this month in Newark, NJ was an incredible showcase of engineering talent! 🌟 👀 The season is in full swing! Keep track of this season's Signature Events' results here: news.vex.com/2025/09/24/2...

Across classrooms, research labs, and global events, VEX AIM helps educators, researchers, and innovators connect abstract concepts to concrete experiences. Learn more in this VEX PD+ Insights article by Jason McKenna (no subscription required): pd.vex.com/insights/vex...

The VEX AIM Classroom Bundle is an all-in-one classroom coding robot solution! 🤖🌟 Equipped with an AI Vision Sensor, multiple ways to code, and more, this powerful robot helps coders of any ability level explore computer science! 🏫 Order yours here: www.vexrobotics.com/aim-bundles....

Same competitive spirit. New frontier. 😤 👀 Sign up to be first in line for the VEX AIR game reveal: vexrobotics.com/air

In a new article, VP of Global Educational Strategy Jason McKenna investigates a new study that reveals the disconnect between data and lived reality in relation to test scores and teaching methods. 🗞️ Read here:

Catch Lily, an Electrical Engineering Intern, on our new series Next Iteration, where she discusses her path getting into engineering and some of the lessons she's gained through her internship! 📽️ Watch the full video here: buff.ly/14P3cU1

In this edition of Next Iteration, Electrical Engineering Intern Brandon describes the value he sees from learning from seasoned engineers. 🧠⚡ 📽️ Watch the full video here: buff.ly/o74zAEh

3D Build Instructions provide clear, concise step-by-step directions for builds like this season's Hero Bots, Huey and Dex! 🤖🪛 Zoom, rotate, jump to a step, and click to see what part is in use—it's that easy to get building! 🛠️ Get started at builds.vex.com!

If you know robotics, you know hard work! 💪 Enjoy your VERY well-deserved Labor Day, VEX Community! 🔧⚙️

Each year, #VEXWorlds brings together incredible young engineers from all around the world to compete under one roof for an experience like no other! 🤖🏆 📽️ Catch the full video here: buff.ly/DY5Ff1g

Exciting news! 🤩 VEX AIM Classroom Bundles are now available for order! Bring hands-on computer science education to your classroom—just in time for a new school year! 💪 🤖 Order yours here: buff.ly/KcPcDHx

Interested in bringing the thrill of robotics into daily instruction? Send a vote our way in the #SXSWEDU 2026 #PanelPicker! 🌟🏫 💓 Cast your vote by Aug. 24: buff.ly/liAwRnG

Let the games begin! 🔥 Our first Signature Event of the 2025-2026 season is underway! Good luck to the teams competing at the University of North Dakota Signature at the Mall of America and enjoy this throwback to 2024! 💪 👀 See this season's Signature Events here: buff.ly/5EmFe0c

Keep the CTE learning going year-round! 🤩 VEX Camps bring engaging, thematic STEM activities to your students throughout the year and the Pack 'n Ship Challenge Camp is designed just for the VEX CTE Workcell! 🤖💪 🏕️ Get started here: buff.ly/znwoC8u

VEXcode might look a little bit different this school year! 👀 We have some important updates coming to make VEXcode more accessible, user-friendly, and efficient for all learners! 🗞️ Get a sneak peek at these updates here (no subscription required): buff.ly/EdF7roi

Early elementary educators in Alabama are bringing computer science to students as early as kindergarten using VEX 123 through a new program developed by Auburn University. 🤖💻 📖 Learn more here: wire.auburn.edu/content/cosa... 🌟 Check out VEX 123 here: buff.ly/0Fcyn6X