ACPS Robotics
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Local Events
The following events will be held in Alachua County this year. Please volunteer if you are able! There are many volunteer roles that require no experience and provide meaningful and memorable interaction with our students.
Information about volunteer roles at all events can be found here:
https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4969327789207-Volunteer-Roles-Available
ACPS Robotics Overview
VEX Robotics is available in the following schools in Alachua County:
Elementary Schools: Alachua, Archer, Chiles, Foster, Glen Springs, Hidden Oak, High Springs, Idylwild, Irby, Lake Forest, Littlewood, Meadowbrook, Metcalfe, Newberry, Norton, Parker, Rawlings, Shell, Talbot, Terwilliger, Wiles, Williams
Middle Schools: Bishop, Ft. Clarke, Kanapaha, Lincoln, Mebane, Oak View, Westwood
High Schools: Buchholz, Eastside, Gainesville, Newberry, PAM @ Loften
VEX Robotics
VEX IQ Competition
Quoted from: https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq
The VEX IQ Competition managed by the REC Foundation VEX IQ Competitions
In the VEX IQ Competition teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play with other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more.
VEX Robotics hosts the world’s largest robotics competition for students all over the world to compete against one another using a robot of their own design. In the VEX IQ Competition, classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more. Tournaments to determine the best teams are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels and culminate at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April.
VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)
Quoted from: https://www.vexrobotics.com/v5
VEX V5 - Invigorating students with a passion for STEM with robotics!
VEX V5 represents our fifth generation of education robotics systems developed with 20 years of experience using robotics to teach STEM principles. V5 electronics are approachable, flexible and powerful, using state of the art technology to ensure relevant education outcomes. The V5 mechanical system includes versatile elements that makes engineering approachable for novice users, while still providing experienced users with endless design possibilities. VEX allows students to hone critical computational thinking skills needed to succeed in both the 21st century's workforce and in everyday life.