Team Resources
Start your team
Connect with us. Tell us about your school and ask about equipment, costs, and getting started.
Plan your team and support. Identify a coach, bring students together, and plan accessible practices. Students build, code, and drive; adults teach and support participation. Every student needs adult supervision at events.
Build, test, and reflect. Use VEX IQ equipment, read the current game manual, and start an engineering notebook. Practice sharing roles and record what your team learns.
Equipment and scheduling: The game uses official VEX IQ parts and a 6 × 8-foot field. Contact us to discuss equipment access, startup costs, staffing, and a practice schedule that works for your school.
Our partner, VEX Robotics, provides the robotics platform students use to build skills through hands-on challenges.
Program Details
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Competitions
The 2026–27 game is Level Up — Unified Edition. Two teams work together to score bean bags in goals, earning one combined score. Teamwork matches feature two minutes of driver-controlled play with a pause to switch drivers. Read the game manual for rules, scoring, and optional Robot Skills challenges.
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Engineering Notebooks
An engineering notebook is a special book where engineers document their ideas, designs, and experiments, much like a diary for their projects. In this notebook, engineers draw pictures, write notes, and detail their thoughts and plans, capturing all the important information about their work.
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Awards
Unified Robotics celebrates achievement, inclusion, and teamwork. Competition recognition includes the Champion’s Award for first place, plus Second Place and Third Place awards. Additional awards recognize collaboration, creative design, community impact, and inclusive participation.