VEX Robotics
at the
Career and Technology Center
ACTC Robotics Program:
• All high school students enrolled in District I or II
have the option of joining a traveling competition
VEX Robotics team.
VEX Robotics Mentors
• PLTW Engineering Instructors:
– Bryan Bacher
– James Davis
– Trevor Hollingsworth
– Lisa Lennon
– Sean McCullough
What is VEX??
• The VEX Robotics is a mid-level robotics
competition for middle & high school students.
– Students work in teams to compete against other
teams in a fast-paced game to score as many
points as possible before time runs out
• Every year a new challenge (“game”) is released
• Bracket style competition similar to NCAA basketball
• Robot has to be 18”x18”x18” at the start of the match
VEX is Global
• The VEX Robotics Competition is the
largest and fastest growing middle and
high school robotics program globally
• Over 10,000 teams from 32 countries
worldwide
• Over 750 tournaments worldwide
• http://www.robotevents.com
VEX Robotics
Mission Statement
• The Anderson Districts I & II Career &
Technology Center Robotics Program
seeks to increase student interest and
involvement in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) by
engaging students in a hands-on,
sustainable, and affordable robotics
engineering program.
Opportunities for Students
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Robot Fabrication
Programming in C-based code
Mechanical Design (CAD)
Graphic Design & Photography
Creating & Maintaining Team Websites
Problem Solving
Engineering Notebook (Documentation)
Meeting New People and Working in a Team
to Solve Problems
• Scholarships
ACTC Robotics Website
• http://actcvexrobotics.weebly.com
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Calendar
General Info
Forms and Information
Team pages
ACTC Robotics Handbook
• Go over highlights from the handbook
• It is available on the ACTC Robotics
website
Events this Season
• This is still tentative as dates/locations are being finalized:
– SC has to follow the VEX State Championship Model:
• 5+ regional events each with 4+ qualifying spots for
the state championship
– ACTC plans to host one of these locally
– Date: January 17th, 2015 – Location still TBD
• 1 State Championship of 24-35 teams competing
– March 7th, 2015 – Center for Advanced Technical
Studies – Chapin, SC
– 3 SC teams will earn a place at the VEX World
Championship
World Championships?
• Louisville, Kentucky
– 2015: April 15th – April 18th
The VEX Playing Field - Skyrise
Tour Anyone?
• Join us for a tour of the ACTC robotics
facilities
– Where students are to be dropped off and
picked up
– How to get to the robotics room
– See the robotics room & meet the mentors
–Q&A
– **Anyone wishing to pay the $75 student
participation fee tonight can pay ACTC
Robotics Mentor Sean McCullough