VEX IQ Builds
Choose a VEX IQ build below to view and download each model's build instructions.
Education Kit Builds (2nd generation)
BaseBot
Robot with a standard 2-motor drivetrain that can move forward/reverse and turn. This build is used as the foundation for other robot builds.
BaseBot with Sensors
Version of the BaseBot build that includes the Touch LED, Optical Sensor, Distance Sensor, and Bumper Switch.
Simple Clawbot
An addition to the BaseBot build that includes a claw attachment.
Clawbot
An addition to the BaseBot build that includes a robotic arm and claw attachment.
Speed Build
The Speed Build can be built in just a few minutes, and uses only a handful of parts.
Competition Kit Builds (2nd generation)
Byte
Hero Bot for the 2023-24 VEX IQ Robotics Competition, Full Volume.
Requires the IQ (2nd gen) Competition Kit to build
Snapshot
Hero Bot for the 2022-23 VEX IQ challenge game, Slapshot.
Requires the IQ (2nd gen) Competition Kit to build
Fling
Hero Bot for the 2021-22 VEX IQ challenge game, Pitching In.
Requires the IQ (2nd gen) Competition Kit to build
Super Kit Builds (1st generation)
Snapshot
Hero Bot for the 2022-23 VEX IQ challenge game, Slapshot.
Fling
Hero Bot for the 2021-22 VEX IQ challenge game, Pitching In.
Additional Programming Recommended
Slick
Fun pusher robot with a plow extension that can collect and push objects.
Armbot IQ
Robotic arm clawbot that moves on two axes: one axis moves the arm from side to side, and a second axis lift the arm
up and down.
Autopilot
Standard build for VEX IQ robot designed to be built quickly and driven with the Controller or coded with VEXcode IQ.
VIQC Fields
VIQC Full Volume Field Assembly
Step by step guide to build the VIQC Full Volume field.
VIQC Slapshot Field Assembly
Step by step guide to build the VIQC Slapshot field.
Additional IQ Builds
Kiwi Drive
Omnidirectional moving robot that is designed to dazzle in the dark with six Touch LEDs that can be coded to light up with
multiple colors.
Mia
Available through the REC Foundation for the Girl Scouts of America project.
Competition Robot Sizing Tool
Quickly inspect whether or not a competition robot fits into the starting size dimension.