TOWSON, MD—The Maryland State VEX Robotics Championships is an annual competition that brings together the top robotics teams from more than 40 countries to showcase their skills and creativity. This year, 11 teams from five Baltimore County Public Schools participated in the competition and nine teams from four schools have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, from April 25, through May 3.
The competition is open to students from elementary, middle, and high schools who are interested in robotics, teamwork, and critical thinking. Over the course of the year, students from 30 different teams build robots to solve an engineering challenge presented in the form of a game. The teams also compete in a teamwork challenge where they work together to score points.
The teams that qualified for the championship are listed below. Teams marked with an asterisk have qualified for the VEX World Championship.
Maryland VEX IQ Robotics Elementary School State Championship
Held on February 24 in Hagerstown, Md.
Teamwork 2nd Place Award – 9290A Sparks Elementary School (in alliance with another school)
Innovate Award – 9290B Sparks Elementary School
Maryland VEX IQ Robotics Middle School State Championship
Held on February 24 in Hagerstown, Md.
Excellence Award – 952R* Ridgely Middle School
Teamwork Champion – 929B* Hereford Middle School (in alliance with another school)
Teamwork 2nd Place Award – 952S* & 952H* Ridgely Middle School
Design Award – 952S* Ridgely Middle School
Innovate Award – 952H Ridgely Middle School
Hereford Middle School (929D, 929T, 929U) and Ridgely Middle School (952J, 952V, 952W, 952Z) also competed in this 30-team championship event.
Maryland VEX IQ Robotics High School State Championship
Held on March 2 at Dundalk High School/Sollers Point Technical High School
Tournament Champions – 1727K* & 1727R* Dulaney High School
Robot Skills 2nd Place – 1727K Dulaney High School
Innovate Award – 929N* Hereford High School
Build Award – 1727R* Dulaney High School
Other top-performing BCPS high schools competing in this 56-team event were Dulaney High School (1727A, 1727B, 1727D, 1727N, and 1727Y), Eastern Technical High School (5839B), Hereford High School (929S, 929T), and Towson High School (934Z).
Maryland VEX VRC Robotics Middle School State Championship
Held on March 9 at Hereford Middle School
Excellence Award – 9290B* Hereford Middle School
Tournament Champions – 9290B* Hereford Middle School (in alliance with another school)
Tournament Finalists – 9290A Hereford Middle School (in alliance with another school)
Design Award – 9290A* Hereford Middle School
Hereford Middle School (9290C) also competed in this 24-team championship event.
Each year, one team from each age level qualifies for the national championship. The VEX Robotics World Championship is the culmination of the competition at the highest level.
This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.
