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What is VEX Robotics?
What is VEX Robotics?
VEX Robotics brings an interesting set of specific challenges for students in high school every year to solve. The current season is High Stakes, a game of putting rings on stakes to score points, the goal is to score more points than your opponents in a 2-minute time period. We are given the VEX V5 system of parts, electronics, and rules to solve the challenge, it gives us a taste of what being an engineer takes. We have to design, assemble, program, test, tune, and drive our robot ourselves since VEX is a student-focused organization.
Current season: High Stakes
Current season: High Stakes
Rings
Rings
The main goal is to put these 7-inch plastic rings onto goals and stakes. A complicated challenge seeing as these rings are quite slippery.
Stakes and Goals
Stakes and Goals
Goals are not just stationary, they can moved by robots all around the field. An extra part of the game is when goals are placed in corners the point value can either double or be worth negative points depending on the corner.
Hang Tower
Hang Tower
In the middle of the field, there is this massive structure that robots can be made to climb before the end of the match. This is not an easy task as robots can weigh anywhere from 10lbs-20lbs, and the tower is 4ft tall.
Our Solution
Our Solution
Our robot currently solves almost every challenge the game offers and more. Speed and agility are a high priority for us and our robot is light and maneuverable, out-maneuvering our opponents can give us an advantage in positioning throughout a match. We have also worked very hard to have a very fast intake to pick up and score rings just as fast as we can drive. To learn more about our robot, take a look at our "Robot" page:
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