Cherokee Nation hosts regional VEX Robotics Competition
WHAT: Cherokee Nation VEX Robotics Competition
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 11
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (5 p.m. elimination tournament begins)
WHERE: The Place Where They Play Sequoyah gym
17091 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah
WHO: More than 400 students, in middle school to college, from at least three states compete for placement in the Oklahoma VEX tournament.
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Hundreds of students will converge on Sequoyah Schools’ campus Saturday for the fifth annual Cherokee Nation VEX Robotics Competition.
Cherokee Nation’s Education Services department will host three robotics competitions this year. In the “Toss Up” game, school-age and college divisions will compete to see who can maneuver their self-built robot to score the most balls into goals on the playing field.
In the VEX IQ Challenge, students problem solve with their robots to earn points. Teams score by placing 40 balls of varying sizes into four goals or four rings on the playing field.
This is the largest VEX competition in terms of students registered that the Cherokee Nation has had. Teams from Rice University and University of Texas-Austin are just a couple that has registered.
For more information, contact Daniel Faddis at 918-316-1615.
