Anybody seen this? FIRST - VEXrobotics?

[Greg Perkins]

so will this be team run? or can anybody get a kit and compete?

[BobC]

Here we go again with all kinds of speculation. We can never out guess FIRST. I think we well just sit back and wait.

[Stefan]

Just as long as the cool shirt is part of the kit nothing can go wrong.....

[phrontist]

Oh man! If these hit shelves nationwide, it would be a huge leap for FIRST in terms of main-streaming. Viva La FIRST Revolucion!

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

i got the scoop today from some people higher up then me.

the vexrobotics is a kit that assembles quickly and allows you to program. this will be an in between comp between Lego league and FIRST. i was told FLL is going to be moved to a elementary project and vex is going to be middle school while FIRST is still for high school.

the other part of this that is cool is that this kit will be available in every radio shack nation wide.


i trust my source but it is still a rumor till we know for sure

This sounds just like what I had guessed in my first post, and it hasn't been edited and won't be anytime soon. I feel accomplished.

Looking at the webpage, though, it looks like we get to play with the kits at Nationals. This should be very interesting indeed...

[Frank L.]

Plans are in place to have a competition at Nationals...we are bringing 3 or 4 teams/groups from SC to participate. Hopefully, these sights will jump to the FIRST Robotics competition next year.

[DCA Fan]

I am 80% sure I know what VEX is. From what I've heard (rumors), RadioShack is going to mass market Robovations or a system similar to it. So VEX, by the looks of it, would be it.

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by thoughtful

I dont know if anyone posted this but look at lil lavery's picture(avatar) and the shirt he is wearing in it. Pay attention to the logo on the shirt

if you look at the whole thread you will see that he posted/ changed his picture because of this thread. please read the entire thread before you post

[Jon K.]

Anyone else notice the bump back of the release clock, by about a week.

[Wetzel]

http://www.usfirst.org/Vex.htm

Exciting!

Wetzel

[team222badbrad]

www.innovationone.com

It is not up yet, but I have a feeling this will be the new site for VEX stuff.

[Tazlikesrobots]

I've heard rumors of a partnership betweend Innovation FIRST and Radio Shack . Looks like they were true!

[TheMuffinMan]

We were interviewed today by a FIRST memeber, about VEX, from what he said, it'd be it's own competitions with much less cost, $1000-2000 for the kit and about the same for entry, he said they'd be available at radio shacks, and have a FIRST flyer in them, to get people into the bigger beefier bots after 1 or 2 seasons with the little guy, sounded neat

[Leav]

I have read the whole thread, but by the looks of their site, it seems that they are promoting this as a product. like x-mods, or ZipZaps.....

is InnovationOne a rip-off of InnovationFirst, or just a kind of merger?

-Leav

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan

We were interviewed today by a FIRST memeber, about VEX, from what he said, it'd be it's own competitions with much less cost, $1000-2000 for the kit and about the same for entry, he said they'd be available at radio shacks, and have a FIRST flyer in them, to get people into the bigger beefier bots after 1 or 2 seasons with the little guy, sounded neat

http://www.usfirst.org/Vex_Invite.htm

Vex Robotics Design Systems Kits (estimated at $300 per kit)