Anybody seen this? FIRST - VEXrobotics?

[Joe Matt]

We too got interviewed, and I must say, it looks impressive. There are two different types of groups they are focusing on it looks like...

a.) Schools who want to set up one (or more!) teams and then send those teams to regionals/nationals.

b.) Kids getting the kit for Christmas, then competing them in the park, like a mini competition.

From the looks of it, they want to attack the casual segment, along with the giant mega teams who can only have a few students work on the robot. Their idea is to have everyone building these bots. Imagine school wide tournaments!

[Adam Y.]

Kids getting the kit for Christmas, then competing them in the park, like a mini competition.

Forget kids. I want one. I always thought that Radio Shack was moving away from educational materials when they got rid of all their electronics books. I guess they wanted to shift their line from a more technological point of view. (Boebot, basic stamp, robots)

[Pin Man]

6 students from team 88 were called upon... This guy came to us and said he needed 6 random team members so we got 3 guys and 3 girls... We went in this small room and he showed us the website... We were in a phone conference with 2 other guys (sounded like southern accents too)... It was sweet... They asked us like what we thought and like if it was easy to use and basically help them... It was awesome...

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Pin Man

6 students from team 88 were called upon... This guy came to us and said he needed 6 random team members so we got 3 guys and 3 girls... We went in this small room and he showed us the website... We were in a phone conference with 2 other guys (sounded like southern accents too)... It was sweet... They asked us like what we thought and like if it was easy to use and basically help them... It was awesome...

http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/events...rent=0&cat=278

http://www.science.edu.sg/ssc/events...rent=0&cat=278

[Adam Y.]

Im confused. Is that the website you guys were shown or was that little confrence related to the Singapore competition.

[Lil' Lavery]

So what does Singapore have to do with VEX?

[Leav]

Originally Posted by Pin Man

6 students from team 88 were called upon... This guy came to us and said he needed 6 random team members so we got 3 guys and 3 girls... We went in this small room and he showed us the website... We were in a phone conference with 2 other guys (sounded like southern accents too)... It was sweet... They asked us like what we thought and like if it was easy to use and basically help them... It was awesome...

I may just be really greedy, but arn't you supposed to get paid to do stuff like that? isn't this like product testing?
well... if it's for FIRST...

[Adam Y.]

Hey did anyone notice on the vex robotics pages on First that one of the links on the sidebar says its for the 2002 registration page for lego league?

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

So what does Singapore have to do with VEX?

What does vex have to do with Singapore??
Absolutely nothing!!!!

[Pin Man]

That is not the website they showed us... nothing like it at all..

[Jay5780]

I thought I would do a product search on the RadioShack website for vex, what I got was a redirect to the vex competition website.

[team222badbrad]

Originally Posted by Jay5780

I thought I would do a product search on the RadioShack website for vex, what I got was a redirect to the vex competition website.

I was just going to post this, but you beat me to it!

Wishing I could be at Nats to see this VEX stuff, anyone willing to pay my way and attend class for me?

[Andrew Y.]

ok from what i know, FIRST is trying out a new type of competition, VEX

u would use the kit and build a robot (durr)

Team 1002 has joined this competition, why? because it sounds KOOL
I think it will be a cool thing, not to hard, but not to easy.

good luck to all the teams doing VEX and all FIRST teams

[Joe Matt]

Sparky signed up too, hopefully we'll get it too.

*crosses fingers*

[SizzelChest330]

Hmmm The F.I.R.S.T VEX Inovation (http://www.usfirst.org/Vex_Invite.htm) says

Teams Receive (at no cost):
4 Vex Robotics Design Systems Kits (estimated at $300 per kit)
Vex Inventor’s Guide
The Challenge, Team Manual, Game Rules, and Field Specifications
Team and Tech Support for assistance, questions, and information
Vex Celebration and FIRST Vex Challenge Awards Ceremonies
Wrap Celebration held on Saturday night

when they say "No Cost" does that mean the kits and entry fee and all that are payed for???