VEX Roboticsat the

Career and Technology Center

ACTC Robotics Program:• All high school students enrolled in District I or II

have the option of joining a traveling competition VEX Robotics team.

VEX Robotics Mentors

• PLTW Engineering Instructors:– Bryan Bacher– James Davis– Keith Godlewski– Trevor Hollingsworth– Lisa Lennon

What is VEX??

• The VEX Robotics is a mid-level robotics competition for middle & high school students. – Students work in teams to compete against other

teams in a fast-paced game to score as many points as possible before time runs out• Every year a new challenge (“game”) is released • Bracket style competition similar to NCAA basketball• Robot has to be 18”x18”x18” at the start of the match

VEX is Global

• The VEX Robotics Competition is the largest and fastest growing middle and high school robotics program globally

• Over 10,000 teams from 32 countries worldwide

• Over 750 tournaments worldwide• http://www.robotevents.com

VEX Robotics

Mission Statement

• The Anderson Districts I & II Career & Technology Center Robotics Program seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in a hands-on, sustainable, and affordable robotics engineering program.

Opportunities for Students• Robot Fabrication• Programming in C-based code• Mechanical Design (CAD)• Graphic Design & Photography• Creating & Maintaining Team Websites• Problem Solving• Engineering Notebook (Documentation)• Meeting New People and Working in a Team

to Solve Problems• Scholarships

ACTC Robotics Website

• http://actcvexrobotics.weebly.com

• Calendar• General Info• Forms and Information • Team pages

Robotics Remind Service

• New Service• Trial• Not Binding

ACTC Robotics Handbook

• Go over highlights from the handbook

• It is available on the ACTC Robotics website

Events this Season• This is still tentative as dates/locations are being finalized:

– SC has to follow the VEX State Championship Model:• 5+ regional events each with 4+ qualifying spots for

the state championship– Indian Land High School – 10/10 (Yes, in 4 weeks)– CATs Qualifier – Chapin, SC 12/5– Pendleton High School – Pendleton High School, date TBT

• 1 State Championship of 40+ teams competing– March 12th, 2015 – Center for Advanced Technical Studies

– Chapin, SC– 3 SC teams will earn a place at the VEX World

Championship

World Championships?

• Louisville, Kentucky– 2016: April 20th – April 23th

The VEX Playing Field – Nothing But Net

Tour Anyone?

• Join us for a tour of the ACTC robotics facilities– Where students are to be dropped off and

picked up– How to get to the robotics room– See the robotics room & meet the mentors– Q & A– **Anyone wishing to pay the $75 student

participation fee tonight can pay ACTC Robotics Mentor Bryan Bacher