Wonder League Robotics Competition (WLRC):
- Since it began in 2015, more than 78 thousand kids from 69 counties have become involved in the WLRC
- Through a series of story-based missions, teams develop problem-solving, growth-mindset, and creativity skills while learning to code
- This competition encourages 21st-century learning and inspires an early love of coding, computer science, and STEAM education
- Students learn teamwork and community spirit by way of competing virtually from anywhere in the world
VEX Robotics Competition (VRC):
- The VRC is the largest robotics competition in the world according to Guinness World Records.
- Over 8 thousand teams from 45 countries compete in over 900 tournaments.
- Student teams are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge
- Participants are given a yearly challenge to design, build, program and drive a robot in order to complete the challenge
- Through a series of story-based missions, teams develop problem-solving, growth-mindset, and creativity skills while learning to code
- The contest also includes a Teamwork Challenge, in which two teams work together to maximize their score.
- The VRC encourages 21st-century learning and develops computational-thinking skills. There are three divisions for different age groups and skill levels:
- VEX IQ for elementary and middle-school students only
- VEX EDR for middle- and high-school students
- VEX U for university students
- Since 2015, the VEX Robotics World Championship has been held in Louisville, Kentucky, each year during mid-April.
