The recent Hawaiʻi VEX Robotics Middle and High School Regional Championships qualified 7 out of 44 Hawaiʻi VEX robotics teams that will advance to the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas Texas this spring.

VEX Robotics is an educational robotics program that inspires students to excel in STEM principles while encouraging creativity, teamwork, leadership and problem solving among groups. This season, there were over 250 registered teams from Hawaiʻi and over 900 students involved in VEX.

Robotics competitions prepare students to become future innovators as well as increase their interest in pursuing STEM careers. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state and national levels, and culminate in the VEX Robotics World Championship. There are approximately 20,000 teams from 45 countries participating in VEX tournaments. Locally, the Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium (HSGC) oversees the Hawaiʻi VEX Robotics Competitions with funding through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.

The Hawaiʻi teams advancing to the finals include:

Nānākuli High School (1 team), Saint Louis School (2 teams), Mililani Mechs (1 team), Waiʻanae Intermediate School (1 team) and Waialua High and Intermediate School (2 teams).

For a complete list of team standings at the Hawaiʻi VEX Robotics Regional Championships, visit:

• VRC Middle School: https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-roboticscompetition/RE-VRC-23-4613.html#agenda

• VRC High School: https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-roboticscompetition/RE-VRC-23-4610.html#awards

 

Photo credit: Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium