VEX IQ Robotics Teams
Grades 4-7
Interested in joining the Placer VEX IQ League?
Attend our next information / networking night
Thursday August 17th, 6:30-8:00pm
3256 Penryn Road, Loomis, CA
Kids and parents welcome!
IQ League registration continues until August 31st or the league reaches capacity. We have decided to open the league to grades 4-8 , which will include MS and ES divisions.
We need a few more parent coaches! The only way to guarantee a space is to volunteer to be a parent coach for your team.
August 19 update: We already have 14 teams registering for 2023-2024 Season, and some families in Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay, Loomis, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and Auburn/Colfax currently looking for for teams. Each team will have a designated PART mentor to help the teams during the season.
Upcoming Dates
August 17 - Information/Networking Night, 6:30-8:00
August 19 - First Saturday Meeting @ the Lab
Kit Pickups 10-12pm
August 24 - Parent Coach Training 6:30pm
October 27 - First IQ League Night !
Questions? Contact us at vexiq@PlacerRobotics.org
Attention coaches, 23-24 registration is now open!
Complete the Coach Registration Form
Help Finding A Team Form / Info Night RSVP
We currently have students from the following schools/areas looking for teammates:
Roseville - West and East Roseville , Chilton , etc
Rocklin - Rocklin Elementary, Rocklin Gateway Academy, Rocklin Academy, Blue Oaks Elementary
Lincoln - Twelve Bridges
East Roseville/ Granite Bay - Ridgeview, Excelsior
Loomis
Home School Programs
Carmichael, Fair Oaks
Placer Robotics VEX IQ League
We are excited to present the 2nd season of the Placer Robotics League for elementary and middle school students!
The fall/winter league provides the opportunity for teams of 3-5 students to design, build and program their own robot and compete in the VEX IQ Competition FULL VOLUME. Elementary school division grades 3-6, middle school division grades 7.
We had 16 Placer Robotics and Folsom area teams join us for the inaugural league season at the Roseville Venture Lab, courtesy of our sponsor the Growth Factory
Placer League competition season runs from September - February each year. We highly recommend that prospective team members attend our VEX IQ Summer Camps.
VEX IQ TEAM BASICS
Open to elementary and middle school teams, the Placer Robotics League is unique opportunity for kids to have fun and learn about competitive robotics
Placer Robotics helps parents organize and register teams, provide the robotics kits, guidance and host the league practices and events
Teams also have the option to compete in other VEX IQ tournaments, held throughout Northern California
We strongly recommend team sizes of 3-4 students for high engagement levels, but we understand some teams might consider 5 if the team members have busy schedules are just beginning to explore robotics
Divisions - determined by birth date of oldest team member as of May 1, 2024
Elementary School (typically 4-6th grade locally)
Middle School Division (7-8th)
The VEX IQ Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, provides elementary and middle school students with exciting, open-ended robotics challenges that enhance their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills through hands-on, student-centered learning.
VEX IQ COMPETITION FULL VOLUME DESCRIPTION
VEX IQ Competition Full Volume (see video) is played on a 6’ x 8’ rectangular field configured as seen below. Two robots compete in the Teamwork Challenge as an alliance in 60 second long teamwork matches, working collaboratively to score points.
Teams also compete in the Robot Skills Challenge where one robot takes the field to score as many points as possible. These matches consist of Driving Skills Matches, which will be entirely driver controlled, and Programming Skills Matches, which will be autonomous with limited human interaction.