Greenville, TX- August 19, 2008
Dedicated to taking robotics competitions to the next level, VEX Robotics announces Elevation, a new game designed for middle and high school students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Elevation follows last year’s popular Bridge Battle game and will be introduced for the 2008-2009 competition season. The new game for the VEX Robotics Competition is fueled by Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, and offers an engaging outlet for students around the world to test their robot building skills and compete against one another.
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New VEX Robotics competition: Elevation
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Chinese Teams Triumph At Inaugural VEX Robotics World Championship
Monday, May 5th, 2008Northridge, California – May 5, 2008
Close to one hundred teams from around the world invaded the Matadome at California State University, Northridge with their robots last weekend for the inaugural VEX Robotics World Championship. An alliance of three teams from China won the fast-paced competition with robots built by the students using the VEX Robotics Design System. The winning alliance teams were Chengdu Shuangliu Experimental Middle School, Chengdu No.7 High School and Nanshan High School Mianyang. The teams were triumphant on the game “Bridge Battle”, which was created by Innovation First, the organization behind the Vex Robotics World Championship. The tournament was designed as a vehicle for students to interact and learn about robotics engineering in a fun, non-traditional environment.
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Innovation First, Inc. and Charmed Labs Collaborate to Create New VEX Microcontroller Based on Qwerk Technology
Thursday, April 17th, 2008GREENVILLE, TX- April 17, 2008
In an ongoing effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. (IFI), a leader in educational and competition robotics products, will team with Charmed Labs to be the exclusive licensee and producer of the Qwerk Robot Controller. Further, Innovation First will enhance the Qwerk controller to be fully compatible with the company’s popular VEX Educational Robotics platform. The newly branded Qwerk-based VEX controller will complement the current VEX microcontroller and offer enhanced features desired by post-secondary schools and educators.
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Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Co-Develop New Curriculum to Promote Robotics Among Students and Educators
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Greenville, TX and San Rafael, CA– April 9, 2008
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. (IFI), a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, to co-develop a new curriculum to be included in the popular VEX Robotics Design System Classroom Lab Kits. With Autodesk Inventor software at the heart of the curriculum, it is designed to encourage students and educators to explore the exciting world of robotics and bring real-world experience to STEM teaching methods. Autodesk Inventor software is used by professional robotics engineers throughout the world.
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Innovation First Announces Introduction of ROBOTC Programming for VEX Robotics
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008GREENVILLE, TEXAS – JANUARY 15, 2007
Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, today announced that the
ROBOTC programming language will now be compatible with their VEX Robotics Design System. ROBOTC is a C programming language, for engineering, programming and robotics education, developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Academy team.
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Inaugural VEX Robotics World Championship Competition Announced
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 12, 2007
More than 1,000 high school students from across the globe will join together to compete in the inaugural Vex Robotics World Championship competition, playing the game “Bridge Battle” developed by Innovation First, Inc., at California State University, Northridge on May 2-3, 2008. Winning teams from Vex Robotics Bridge Battle local and state competitions will be invited to participate in the World Championship along with 30 winning teams from the Asian Robotics League (ARL) Bridge Battle competition. Additionally, top teams from other competitions using the Vex Robotics Design System, including the FIRST Tech Challenge Quad Quandary and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Savage Soccer Vex- based competitions will be invited to participate.
Winners of Inaugural Asian Robotics League BRIDGE BATTLE Competition Announced
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007Seoul, Korea – November 21, 2007
More than 100 high school teams from across six countries in Asia, competed in the Asian Robotics League (ARL) “Bridge Battle” Championship. The challenging and fun competition was held from October 18-19, 2007 at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul, Korea. More than 400 students competed with their robots created from the popular VEX Robotics Design System. Prizes were awarded to teams in the categories of Innovation, Connect, Amaze, Inspire and Think, as well as to alliances, made up of two to three teams, that showed great skill and teamwork.
Students from across Oahu, Hawaii Compete in VEX “Bridge Battle” Robotics Tournament to Prepare for FIRST Regional Robotics Competition
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Honolulu, Hawaii – November 6, 2007
Up to 200 students will assemble to compete in the first U.S. “Bridge Battle” robotics competition in Hawaii. The event will take place on November 12, 2007 at the Kamehameha School’s Kapalama Campus in Honolulu. Public and private schools from around the island will participate and put their engineering and technology skills to the test.
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Innovation First, Inc to debut VEX Robotics education web page at VexRobotics.com
Monday, November 5th, 2007Greenville, Texas – November 5, 2007
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products today announced the company will debut the Vex Robotics Education Web page, hosted on the Vex Robotics Web site at VexRobotics.com. The new Web page will serve as a resource for educators looking to introduce robotics into their STEM curriculum.
Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk Launch Web Site to Promote Robotics Among Students and Educators
Monday, October 8th, 2007SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8
In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products, has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets, to launch Robotevents.com. The new web site is designed to encourage students and educators to explore the exciting world of robotics and bring real-world experience to STEM learning.
