VEX Robotics Competition

Synergy Technical is proud to sponsor the VEX Robotics Competition Virginia State Championships, to be held at the State Fairgrounds on February 21. The VA State Championship will qualify 8 teams for the World Championship. The Excellence & Design Award winners as well as the State Champions and Finalists will qualify to participate in the World Championship.

The VEX Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, is the largest and fastest growing middle and high school robotics program globally with more than 10,000 teams from 32 countries playing in over 750 tournaments worldwide. Each year, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a testgame. Students, with guidance from their teachers and mentors, build innovative robots and compete year-round in a variety of matches. In addition to learning valuable engineering skills, students gain life skills such as teamwork, perseverance, communication, collaboration, project management, and critical thinking. The VEX Robotics Competition prepares students to become future innovators with 95% of participants reporting an increased interest in STEM subject areas and pursuing STEM-related careers.