When Robots Take Over
The world’s largest robotics championship to converge on Dallas. By David Lee
This spring, more than 30,000 people from across the U.S. and more than 30 other countries will converge on Dallas for the largest and most intense robotics competition in the world. Nearly 3,500 teams will compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship May 3-12 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Last year, due to COVID, the annual event pivoted to a live virtual platform that still attracted more than 1,400 international teams and was recognized by Guinness World Records as the Largest Online Robot Championship.
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation will host the event in partnership with VEX Robotics. VEX is an international educational robotics company producing robotics equipment for many science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs and competitions. The REC Foundation provides educational programs encouraging student interest and involvement in STEM. Both companies are headquartered in Greenville, Texas, so it’s a perfect fit to host their largest annual event in their own backyard.