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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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCSKmkbN_80
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euUzfn0TwI
http://youtu.be/wbxwr5iIVqA?t=40s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhYlaSO-Io
Thank You!
jashjaveri@hotmail.com