About VEX
Team 254 participated in VEX from 2009 until 2023, but no longer participates.
VEX 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 VEX competition has grown tremendously since it first started, with teams from over 100 countries competing for the world championship. The game challenge is different every year, and as such, many aspects change year-to-year.
Team 254 participated in VEX through the 2022-2023 season, with multiple subteams competing at various competitions. Throughout the years, many of our teams won awards, including the Amaze Award, won by 254A and Z at the 2010 World Championship, the Overall Excellence Award, won by 254A at the 2011 World Championship, and Tournament Champions, won by 254D at the 2013 California Championship.
In contrast to the FRC team, Team 254’s VEX teams were designed for smaller groups of students to build and compete with their robots. The program aimed to make the robotics environment fun and engaging, with a hands-on experience that might be lacking with larger teams. The team worked to improve its VEX teams in the lab and at competitions. During the program, a revised team structure was implemented to allow new members to learn more, while allowing dedicated members to work together more to create better performing robots.
VEX subteams
Below is a table of every VEX subteam from Team 254. Click on one of the teams to view which seasons it participated in. Records courtesy of vexdb.io.
| 254A | 254B | 254C | 254D |
| 254E | 254F | 254G | 254H |
| 254J | 254M | 254R | 254S |
| 254T | 254W | 254X | 254Z |
254A
Seasons competed: 15
2007-2008 Bridge Battle
2008-2009 Elevation
2009-2010 Clean Sweep
2010-2011 Round Up
2011-2012 Gateway
2012-2013 Sack Attack
2013-2014 Toss Up
2014-2015 Skyrise
2015-2016 Nothing But Net
2016-2017 Starstruck
2017-2018 In The Zone
2018-2019 Turning Point
2019-2020 Tower Takeover
2020-2021 Change-Up
2021-2022 Tipping Point
VEX Seasons
VEX Robotics Competition Spin Up is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.
The object of the game...
VEX Robotics Competition Tipping Point is played on a 12’x12’ square field with Two Alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two Teams each, competing in matches consisting of a 15 second Autonomous Period, followed by a 1:45 Driver Controlled Period.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring Rings,...
VEX Robotics Competition Change Up is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two (2) Alliances – one (1) “red” and one (1) “blue” – composed of two (2) Teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen (15) second Autonomous Period, followed by a one minute and forty-five second (1:45) Driver Controlled Period.
The object of the game...
VEX Robotics Competition Tower Takeover is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one red and one blue – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a 15 second autonomous period, followed by a 1:45 driver controlled period.
The object of the game is...
VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point is played on a 12’x12’ square field. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by...
VEX Robotics Competition In the Zone is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen to the right. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than...
VEX Robotics Competition Starstruck is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen to the right. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing...
VEX Robotics Competition, Nothing But Net, is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen to the right. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period, followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than...
VEX Skyrise is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen to the right. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing alliance by...
VEX Toss Up is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by Scoring...
VEX Sack Attack is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a fifteen second autonomous period followed by one minute and forty-five seconds of driver- controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than the opposing Alliance by...
VEX Gateway is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play.The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent Alliance by Scoring Barrels and Balls in Goals,...
VEX Round Up is played on a 12’x12’ square field configured as shown. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent alliance by scoring tubes upon goalposts, owning goalposts...
VEX Clean Sweep is played on a 12’x12′ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent’s alliance by moving as many balls as...
Elevation is played on a 12’x12′ square field. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in each match which consists of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent alliance by placing cubes into goals, and by “owning” goals by...
Bridge Battle is played on a 12’x12′ square field configured as seen above. Two alliances – one “red” and one “blue” – composed of two teams each, compete in a match. Matches consist of a twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your opponent alliance by placing tennis balls and...
