Materials for a robotics class of 30

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I have been out of the loop with Vex for a while, but it is certainly looking like a very attractive option. What I like most is there's a lot of curriculum available for it from various sources.

Am I correct in saying everything is moving to Vexnet and the Cortex controller, if we wanted to actually compete?

At World Championships and perhaps one or two other very large events you would need VEXnet, but for classroom use and most local tournaments the 75MHz would still work. The majority of new classroom purchases are also 75MHz.

It seems like there are a a lot of differences between the PIC and the Cortex classroom kits, regarding quantity, pricing, and what's included. It's a little confusing at first read.

Send me a private message. I'd be glad to answer any questions you might have. The RECF helps teachers with this sort of question all the time.