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19 program guides. These are routes to explore, not upcoming event listings.

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Robotics · School or team

Use the official VEX competition system to find the route from team events to VEX Worlds.

Who it’s for: Student teams in the appropriate VEX division

Choose your VEX division and use events.vex.com for official team and event registration.

Team registration
Register in the appropriate official VEX program and review its current manual.
Official qualifying events
Select official tournaments, leagues, or other eligible events and check their published qualification conditions.
Championship pathway
Follow the official regional or other qualifying route specified for your event and division.
VEX Worlds
Teams meeting the official qualification requirements can register for the VEX World Championship.

Before you commit: The 2027 VEX Worlds pathway uses events.vex.com; do not assume RobotEvents or a different circuit qualifies a team for it.

Sources and review · 2026-10-20

Organizer: VEX Robotics. Causey’s summary is a starting point; the organizer decides eligibility, selection and current availability.