Dallas Convention Center To Host 2009 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by BrentJ

That is great as Vex is a really great competition.

I am glad New Zealand is doing Vex before FRC in 2009 because it gives a chance for students to learn the basics of robot building when mistakes don't matter so much. Once they have learnt the basics on the Vex they can apply the ideas on a bigger scale with better understanding.

The one thing I hope is maybe in a few years they may be able to bring the Vex and FRC competitions closer together in date maybe FRC the first week Vex the next week.

It would be good for overseas teams to keep the cost down. So if they qualify for one competition but not the other they can still go and watch.

Wow don't say that to the kids on our two Vex teams who have worked very hard on their robots. It means just as much to them as the students on our FRC team.