VEX Robotics, an educational program aimed at teaching young people robotics, has won widespread support from scientific institutions and corporations in its native United States and is becoming increasingly popular in China.
Xu Haoxuan, a 13-year-old middle school student in Beijing, said participating in the program has led him to think about his future career. “I want to become an excellent programmer in the future,” he told Beijing Review.
VEX Robotics is the brainchild of Innovation First International, a hi-tech company in the U.S. In cooperation with Carnegie Mellon University, the company runs international robotics competitions for primary and secondary school, as well as university students. Xu was a member of his school’s team, which won third place at the 15th VEX Asian Robotics Championship 2022.
The robotics kits used by students in the VEX Robotics program consist of over 850