The Sunshine Showdown Signature Event is happening this December 27-29 in Orlando, Florida! ☀️🤖 This event offers 80 teams from around the world to gather at the entrance to Universal Studios to aim for a spot at the top! 🔥 Learn more at events.vex.com.

There's still time to enter our mentors-exclusive giveaway! 🤖🌟 If you're a VEX Robotics Competition team coach, don't miss out on this chance to bring a piece of history to your practice space! 🤩 Enter here by 11:59 PM CT on Oct. 30: buff.ly/f5Kzaks

We're getting in the spooky season mindset with this throwback to some of the amazing costumes from our #VEXWorlds 2026 Costume Contest! 🎃🦇 As we get closer to 2027, keep an eye out (and behind you 👻) for more details on how to enter the contest! 👀

Get advice on ensuring your VEX Robotics Competition event is cohesive, consistent, and student-centered for everyone there! 🤖🌟 A new VEX PD+ Insights article by @AudraSelkowitz dives into helpful resources for any role. 📚 Read here: buff.ly/oedKGmw

Coming this December 18-19 to Akron, Ohio, it's the LAUNCH Signature Event! 🚀 70 VEX V5 Robotics Competition teams will go head-to-head in Override in an event you won't want to miss! 🤖 Learn more at events.vex.com and we'll see you there!

There's a new addition to our Event Partner Certification Course! 🌟 If you have a few events under your belt, you can now pursue the Advanced Event Partner Certification. 🤖 Explore and get started on VEX PD+: buff.ly/3lzhndo

Coaches! 📢 Looking for a way to motivate your team throughout this season? Enter to win a mentor-exclusive #VEXWorlds banner! 🌟 Enter here by October 30 at 11:59 PM CT: buff.ly/f5Kzaks *Must be 18 years old or older.*

If you're a UK educator, come see us 10th November at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool for BRILLIANT Festival! 🌟 This one-day event offers STEM educators a chance to find EdTech inspiration for their classrooms. 🤖 See us at Stand C74! Learn more: buff.ly/vj1o5ub

A new way to explore this season's Game Manuals has arrived! 👀 The VEX Robotics Competition Game Manuals page is your hub for all of this season's manuals. 📖 Check it out at manuals.vex.com.

Celebrate #WorldSpaceWeek in your classroom with intergalactic VEX 123 and VEX GO STEM Labs! 🚀🧑‍🚀 STEM Labs are ready-to-go lessons that you can add into your curriculum anytime! 🪐 Explore at education.vex.com!

The Smoky Mountain Forge Signature Event kicks off today in Sevierville, Tennessee! ⛰️🤖 This competition nestled in the Smokies offers top-tier competition and unforgettable memories! Good luck to all our competing teams and, in the meantime, enjoy this throwback to 2025! 🤩

Calling all coding enthusiasts! 💻🌎 Take on the VEXcode VR Autonomous Skills Global STEM Challenge and it might be your pathway to #VEXWorlds! 👀 Learn more here: buff.ly/3njEvHF

Hosting a competition event this year? 🤖🏆 Check out the Event Day Builder tool first! It helps you sort out a realistic event day, based on number teams attending, venue hours, and more. 🌟 Find this tool in the Global Robotics Library: buff.ly/S71sY4y

This week, catch @MckennaJ72 on a new Easy EdTech Podcast episode! 🌟 He talked with Monica Burns (@ClassTechTips) about How to Rethink Screen Time and Build Inclusive Learning Environments. 🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/Sa95UJX

Indiana's Speedway: Override Signature Event hosted teams from three different countries for one incredible event! 🏎️💨 Apart from competing, teams were also able to see racecars up close, learn from pro racecar drivers and VEX Robotics Competition alumni, and so much more! 🔥

This fresh VEX PD+ Insights welcomes a new author: Bob Mimlitch! 🌟 This article explores why robots from many different teams tend to look similar the further we get into a season. 🤖 We call the similarity Design Convergence. Read here: buff.ly/FfVIIgx