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VEX Robotics

VEX V5 Robotics Competition

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About the Program

VEX V5 Robotics Competition is a team robotics competition for middle and high school students. Since May 2026, VEX Robotics competitions have been administered by VEX Robotics with the Global Robotics & Science Foundation, its authorized nonprofit partner and the competition pathway to the VEX Robotics World Championship.

The 2026-2027 game, Override, is played on a 12' x 12' square field. Two alliances (one red, one blue) of two teams each compete in matches consisting of a fifteen-second Autonomous Period followed by a one minute and forty-five second Driver Controlled Period. Alliances score by stacking pins and cups on goals, setting the field toggles to their alliance color, and ending the match with their robot in the contested Midfield. The alliance that scores more points in the Autonomous Period earns a 12-point bonus.

Team registration is $200 per team for U.S. teams. Teams compete at local and regional qualifying events listed on events.vex.com, which lead to the 2027 VEX Robotics World Championship in April 2027 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Eligibility

Middle School division: students born after May 1, 2011 (age 15 or younger at VEX Worlds 2027). High School division: students earning credit toward a secondary school diploma in the six months before Worlds, or born after May 1, 2007 (age 19 or younger at VEX Worlds 2027).

Eligible Countries

All countries

How to Apply

Teams register online at events.vex.com. Registration for the 2026-2027 season (game: Override) is open; teams then sign up for individual qualifying events.