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 What is the VEX Robotics UK National Championship?

The VEX Robotics UK National Championship brings together students aged 8 to 18 who have worked hard to design, build, and code robots to compete in educational and exciting game-based engineering challenges, taking on both autonomous and remote-controlled tasks with their robots.

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From people with a STEM background to those passionate about youth education, we welcome all who are willing to give up a weekend to help us inspire the next generation. There are a wide variety of roles for us to fill, from field side referees to judging students engineering designs, roles that require some pre-event training to those that allow you to jump right in.

Thanks to the support of our partners and sponsors we are able to cover accommodation, support with travel costs and include breakfast and lunch on all competition days.

 

Field Side Opportunities

  • There are many roles available at a VEX Robotics event.

    • Emcee

    • Head Referee

    • Scorekeeper Referee

    • Inspection

    • Admin

    • Queueing

    All of these roles are integral to the way the event runs and include high interaction with the teams, and for most roles experience isn’t necessary.

    However, some roles do require previous experience and a prerequisite that volunteers have performed that role at regional events this season.

Judging Opportunities

  • Judging Opportunities

    Judging is an important part of Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (REC Foundation) programs.

    Through the judging process, students have opportunities to practice both written and verbal communication skills, as well as to demonstrate the values espoused in the Code of Conduct and Student-Centered policies.

    Judges can play many roles depending on the assignment:

    • Reviewing Engineering Notebooks

    • Walking around to interview teams in the pit areas

    • Observing teams on the competition floor

    There are some key skills needed:

    • Prior experience is helpful, but beginners can be trained quickly and easily

    • Pay attention to detail and be impartial

    • Interact positively with students

    • Communicate effectively

 
 
 
 
 
 

If you are interested, please fill out our volunteer application form using the link below, and feel free to share this page with anyone you feel may be interested!