The VEX Robotics Competition is a globally recognized program where students design, build, and program robots to compete in dynamic challenges, fostering skills in STEM, teamwork, and innovation. As a builder, backup driver, head of scouting, head of notebooking, and head of social media and communications, I contributed to multiple facts of our team’s success. I developed and implemented strategies for robot construction, led scouting efforts to analyze competitors, maintained detailed engineering notebooks, and managed the team’s public presence. This experience enhanced my technical expertise, leadership, and communication skills, preparing me to excel in collaborative and competitive environments.
I compete in VEX Robotics competitions at an international level with team 4610C. Each year my team designs, builds and programs robots for a new challenge. The competitions have two main components:
Skills (Solo): Score maximum points from one minute of driving through autonomous programming + maximum points in one minute of remote controlled driving. The highest combined score from each type of run determines the rankings.
Match Play (2v2): For each match, two alliance teams pair together to compete against two other alliance teams in a two-minute match. Each match begins with 15 seconds of autonomous programming followed by 1 minute 45 seconds of remote control driving. Each tournamnt opens with round-robin style qualifying matches. The top teams then proceed to an elimination bracket to determine the winners.
My Role: I have been one of our builders, as well leading the team for notebooking and scouting for form alliances with other teams at competitions.
Team Size: Our Team only has 5 members (most teams have more than 10 people). Thus, we need to be incredibly focused and efficient, designing prototypes with CAD (Computer Aided Design).
Team Awards:
2022-2023
State Championship winners
2023-2024
First place overall in qualification matches at states
2024-2025
Tournament Champions at the Highlander Summit SignatureEvent
Division finalists at the Sugar Rush Signature Event
Third place overall in qualification matches at the Kalahari Classic Signature Event
8th Team worldwide to qualify to Vex V5RC Worlds
Division Finalists in the Arts division at Vex V5RC Worlds