VEX beats Tetrix and others in bid to develop a robotics competition for the TSA

[Rich Kressly]

Originally Posted by Foster

Congrats go to IFI for not only having a great product in VEX, but also having a marketing team to make deals like this. While we all think that robotics and VEX sell themselves, it takes a huge marketing and sales push to get this kind of commitment.

While there is truth in this statement, it was National TSA that went seeking a "signature robotics event" in this case, first asking questions very informally as far back as three years ago, evaluating all of its options, then beginning formal talks a year ago with IFI. TSA has been looking to add head-to-head robotics competition to its long list of competitive STEM events for awhile and really did their homework on this one, so let's give credit where credit is due. On the IFI side it was a matter of recognizing the obvious fit, listening closely to TSA's vision and needs and delivering on something that's a good fit for all. This is the main reason I enjoy my consulting work with IFI so much - vision and meeting needs of the customer.

If you think you like what you've read about in the announcement so far, just wait - there's more to come.