VEX Robots

Team History

Team 254A was originally the designation given to the first VEX team ever fielded by Team 254, which competed in the FVC competition as Team 567. The team competed under the 254A designation for the first time in the 2008-2009 Elevation season. During this time, it won the World Championship CREATE award. Under the leadership of John Mueller, 254A led the charge in creating...

Posted Jan 8, 2013

Team History

After Team 254's success in the FTC Bridge Battle season, the team chose to expand its fledgling VEX program, adding on new subteams. The first of these was 254B, which first competed in the 2008-2009 VRC Elevation season. Since then, 254B has held a consistently solid record, winning the Pan Pacific championship in 2010 and reaching finals at the same tournament in 2011. Furthermore,...

Posted Jan 6, 2013

Team History

Team 254C was the second team founded as part of Team 254's period of expansion in the 2008-2009 season. The team distinguished itself under the leadership of Derrick Dominic and Roshan Patel by winning numerous tournaments, including Pan Pacific. Following the graduation of its founding members, 254C changed hands multiple times, being led by Aaron Johnson in the 2010-11 season and Daniel Fernandes in...

Posted Jan 5, 2013

Team History

254D was founded for the 2009-2010 Clean Sweep season. Initially led by Erik Anderson, the team became notable for its use of clever solutions to make things fit. In spite of (or some would argue because of) their rough construction practices, the team excelled consistently over the course of multiple seasons. For instance, it was the first 254 team to successfully and consistently hang...

Posted Jan 4, 2013

Team History

254E was introduced in the 2008-2009 season as Team 254's rookie team, led by John Paton. Despite the fact that none of the members had prior VEX experience, the team did well at the Bellarmine tournament and went on to World Championships. The team did well again in the 2009-2010 season, Paton's final season on Team 254. Upon Paton's departure, Chris Correa and Jonathan...

Posted Jan 3, 2013

Team History

Founded by Kendall Searing, the original purpose of 254F was to experiment with the wildest, most imaginative designs possible. For instance, in the Clean Sweep season F experimented with building an expanding wall that could span the entire field, successfully completing a working prototype (though it was never actually deployed in competition for size reasons).

Because there were few people interested in continuing the team's...

Posted Jan 2, 2013

Team History

254G was added in the 2011-2012 season to deal with the increased number of team members. G quickly distinguished itself with its unique tactics, becoming the first Team 254 subteam to create a purely defensive robot, which was debuted at the Bellarmine tournament. G failed to qualify for worlds that year, but the following season, under the leadership of Taylor Njaka, G once again...

Posted Jan 2, 2013

VirtualVEX is a powerful, expandable VEX Robotics simulator tailored for VRC teams, developed by Team 254. Originally created for the 2011-2012 Gateway season, the software has been constantly updated and now runs a simulation of the Sack Attack game. VirtualVEX is designed with VEX teams in mind: it works with up to 2 USB joysticks and features virtual robots based upon common designs. Also, users...

Posted Jan 1, 2013

VEX, formerly the FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC), is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students.It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST Robotics competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. The ultimate goal of VEX is to reach more young people with a lower-cost, more accessible opportunity to discover the excitement and rewards of science, technology, and engineering. The game...

Posted Jan 7, 2012