WVU VEX U Team 2022

WHAT IS VEX U?

VEX U robotics refers to the university-level division of the VEX Robotics Competition. VEX Robotics is an educational robotics platform that allows students to design, build, and program robots to compete in various challenges.

VEX U is specifically designed for university and college students who want to further their robotics skills and engage in more advanced competitions. It provides a platform for students to collaborate, innovate, and apply their engineering knowledge to solve complex challenges.

In VEX U competitions, teams of students build robots using VEX Robotics components and compete against each other in a variety of game-based challenges. These challenges require the robots to complete specific tasks, such as picking up objects, navigating obstacles, or scoring points in different ways. The teams are judged based on their robot's performance, design, and programming, as well as their ability to work as a team and solve problems.

VEX U robotics competitions are not only about building robots but also about developing critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills. Participating in VEX U can provide students with valuable hands-on experience in engineering, robotics, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, preparing them for future careers in these areas.

WHAT IS TIPPING POINT?

VEX Robotics Competition Tipping Point is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.

The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Rings, moving Mobile Goals to Alliance Zones, and by Elevating on Platforms at the end of a Match.

The WVU Robotics Club's VEX U Team competed in the States Competition held in Fairmont. With our innovative robot design and strategic gameplay, we performed well and secured a slot to go to the World VEX U Competition. The team's hard work and countless hours of practice paid off as qualifying for the World VEX U Robotics Competition is a tremendous accomplishment for the WVU Robotics Club's VEX U Team. The Worlds competition brings together teams from different countries, creating an exciting and competitive environment where robots go head to head scoring as many points as possible. At worlds, we won half and lost half of our matches but were determined to do even better the next year.