General Info

This is the VEX Robotics Competition UK National Championships (Middle School) 2025 for the High Stakes season!

The VEX Robotics UK National Championship will take place 28th February through to 3rd March at the Telford International Centre, Telford - birthplace of the first Industrial Revolution. The annual event brings together the top VEX IQ Robotics Competition and VEX V5 Robotics Competition teams from across the UK to celebrate their accomplishments and participate in the 2024-2025 games to be crowned National Champions.

V5RC teams will compete in the exciting 2024-2025 game High Stakes to earn a spot at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas.

Qualification events are running across the country until mid-February. World Championship spots will be allocated per the RECF Qualifying Criteria. The United Kingdom has 6 spots for the World Championships (as per Qualifying Criteria updated 17th January 2025).

We will begin to fill the event from the Wait List and the National Skills Standings from Week Commencing 10th February. Ahead of that time, we can't confirm how many spots will be allocated from either as it will be determined by the number of open spots and invites at the time. Preference on the Wait List will be given to organisations that do not have teams already at the event, based on the number of events they have attended in the season.

Teams will receive further information and details around the event as and when they qualify as well as updates when the event gets close.

VEX UK Nationals Micro-Site:

Check out vexuknationals.co.uk for further information about the venue and event!

 

Further Important Information:

 

Accessibility Requests

Please let us know if you have any requests regarding accessibility at the VEX Robotics UK National Championships. This includes sensory and neurodiversity accessibility requests. Complete the form here

Adult Attendees

Are you an adult attending with a team? If so, you will need to pre-register before you are able to access the halls.

Follow this link to register for tickets. On site each adult will be issued with a wristband which will be required for access to the Hall.

Digital Engineering Notebooks

All Notebooks being considering for awards will need to be be submitted digitally. The process for this can be found in the RECF Library here. If you have a physical notebook, please ensure it can be presented in digital format and ensure the link is in your Robot Events account by 23:59 on 27th February.

Drivers Meeting Questions

Do you have a question that you would like answered in the VEX UK Nationals Drivers Meeting by our team of Head Referees? We will prioritise questions sent ahead of the event. The link to upload these questions will be posted here closer to the event.

Eye Protection is Mandatory

With reference to Rule S4 in the Game Manual. All competititors will need to be wearing eye protection. Anyone not wearing eye protection will not be allowed by a Division Competition Field, A Skills Field and may also be asked to leave the Practice Field area.

Fine Designs Branded Clothing

Fine Designs will be offering branded VEX UK Nationals merchandise at the event allowing you to personalise hoodies and t-shirts with your team number as a memento of the competition. Note: They will only be on site on Saturday and Sunday. Cash and card payments will be accepted.

Innovate Award

Teams must identify in their notebook a specific section or specific pages covering the origin and development of a design element, strategy, or other attribute that is a key part of their team’s robot design or gameplay. Details can be found here.

Payment Deadline

Please ensure all event registartions are paid in full (or a Purchase Order has been uploaded to RobotEvents) one week prior to the start of the event. The deadline is 21st February, any teams not paid in full at this point may be at risk of being removed from the event.

Pit Space

Every team will get a single pit space that is approx 6ft x 6ft/1.8m x 1.8m in floorspace. Each pit will include one 6ft table, 2 folding chairs and a rubbish bin. There will also be a single socket between two pits, so please bring an extension cable and work with your "pit mate" to share the access to power. 

Important Note: Teams may put partial fields in their pit space, but it must not extend outside of the pit space into any other organisations pit space or into the aisles. If teams do this, then they will be asked to remove the field.

Risk Assessment

The Event Risk Assessment can be found on the Documents tab, by clicking to the left.

Smart Field Control

The event will use the VEX Smart Field Control system for controlling all matches and Skills runs. For further information, please review this article in the VEX Library.

Inspection

Inspection for Middle School teams will take place in the Brunel Division.

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No