The most advanced technology in competitive robotics today.
The Future of Educational Robotics
Discover how these new technologies work together to expand the possibilities of competitive robotics.
VEX GPS Sensor
Install the Game Positioning System (GPS) on your robot
Apply the VEX Field Code to the field interior
Track X, Y Position and Heading on the field
VEX AI Vision System
Explore Artificial Intelligence
Detect hundreds of objects simultaneously
Determine object type, location, and distance
Experience a LIVE view of augmented reality
VEX LINK Communications
Sensor Fusion Map
Locate robots, objects, and goal on the map
Share information from robot to robot
Watch it all in real time via WiFi
Overview
Sensor fusion involves collecting data from multiple sources and combining it in a way to get a better picture of the surroundings.
How the Sensor Fusion Map works
Sensor fusion is used to make a map of the field and the objects on that field. This combines the location of the robot and the relative position of the objects it sees, allowing each object to be accurately located on the field. Objects outside the robot's field of view are stored and time stamped because as time goes by, there is a chance that that specific object is no longer where it was last seen.
How it applies
The knowledge provided by Sensor Fusion is the critical first step to determining and executing autonomous robot operations. This wide array of information is also critical to coders who are trying to expand robot capabilities. All of this data is sent via WiFi to your device’s browser so you can watch it all remotely. The WiFI data can include an AI video feed with information overlays, the Sensor Fusion map, and any other information available to the V5 Brain.
VEX AI Competition
Presented by the REC Foundation
High School Level:
To ensure that high school teams are prepared for this level of competition, they must apply to the program. High school teams will be selected based on experience, interest and geographic location and will be notified later this summer.
Click here to login to RobotEvents.com and access the VEX AI Competition High School Application. If you have any questions, please email VAIC@roboticseducation.
It's time to Level Up your skills.
Mechanical Engineering
Design and program two robots that need to work together to complete the VEX challenge
Electrical Engineering
Implement custom robot sensors and circuits
Need a new sensor that isn't available from VEX. You have choices! Buy one and integrate it, or, even better, build it. Students can design their own circuits to enhance the capabilities of their robot. There are new skills to learn, including schematics, circuit design, microcontrollers, and new sensor technology. The possibilities are real, and the learning potential is too!
Computer Science
Convert your driver skills, your offense and defense, and game strategy into code.
Just imagine what comes next for your programming skills! You will have to replicate your driver skills in code. That means path planning, object manipulation, and scoring. You will have to write your offensive and defensive strategy in code. That means you need to calculate the score, determine the next best move, coordinate both robots, and execute the plan fast. Finally, and possibly the biggest challenge, is you will have to anticipate and react to your opponent's strategy and changing field conditions... all in code.