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The FIRST Vex™ Challenge (FVC) is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. The ultimate goal of FVC is to reach more young people with a lower-cost, more accessible opportunity to discover the excitement and rewards of science, technology, and engineering. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with robot. ...
FIRST Logo FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. ...
The FIRST Vex Challenge grew out of the existing FIRST Robotics Competition and the FIRST Robovation platform. FIRST, RadioShack, and Innovation First collaborated to develop an improved version of the FIRST Robovation kit. The new kit is significantly upgraded and is called the Vex Robotics Design System. FIRST Logo FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to excite students about engineering and technology. ...
FIRST Logo FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. ...
The exterior of a typical free-standing RadioShack store. ...
// What is Vex FIRST Vex Challenge The FIRST Vex Challenge is a mid-level robotics competition announced by FIRST on March 22, 2005. ...
In 2005-06, FIRST piloted the FIRST Vex Challenge as a potential program. The pilot season brought together over 130 teams to compete in 6 regional tournaments. Fifty teams participated in the FVC tournament at the FIRST Championship in April, 2006. On April 29, 2006 the FIRST Board of Directors voted to extend FVC for the 2006-07 season.
Competition Themes
In the past, the challenges have been based on several different themes: - 2005 - Half-Pipe Hustle
- 2006 - Hangin'-A-Round
See also FIRST Logo FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. ...
// What is Vex FIRST Vex Challenge The FIRST Vex Challenge is a mid-level robotics competition announced by FIRST on March 22, 2005. ...
The FIRST Lego League (also known by its acronym FLL) is a competition for elementary and middle school students (ages 9-14, 9-16 in Europe), arranged by the FIRST organization. ...
External links - Official FIRST website
- Official FIRST Vex Challenge website
- Official FIRST LEGO League website
- ChiefDelphi - Unofficial FIRST Forums
- FIRSTwiki - Unofficial Wiki on FIRST
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