On behalf of the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF), welcome to the 2025-2026 VEX IQ Robotics Competition season. We are very excited to offer our robotics community a fun and action-packed season!
Our mission is to provide every educator with competition, education, and workforce readiness programs to increase student engagement in science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science. We see a future where every student designs and innovates as part of a team, overcomes failure, perseveres, and emerges confident in their ability to meet global challenges. Through remote and in-person activities, students increase their innovative thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills, enhancing their academic journey to build a talented workforce in various STEM-related professions.
Our well-known competition experience attracts hundreds of thousands of students from across the globe united in their passion for robotics and STEM. Some of the world's technologically-advanced companies are eager to hire the next generation of innovators from Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (RECF) programs. It’s our goal to leverage competitive robotics to see students increase technical abilities while learning workforce skills and having fun with their team.
The RECF is dedicated to providing the guidance and resources to ensure that the season and competitions run smoothly so that all participants, coaches, and volunteers have a rewarding experience. We encourage you to explore resources in the RECF Library and VEX Robotics Library including VEX IQ Robotics Competition Mix & Match information, VEX IQ STEM Labs (with free curriculum), VEX IQ Educator Certifications, free software downloads, and much more.
We wish you an enjoyable and challenging robotics season. I look forward to seeing you soon at an upcoming event!
Dan Mantz
CEO
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation