OCS Robotics is pleased to present The Gateway to the West Signature Event. This VEX VRC Robotics Competition is scheduled to take place at The Highlands Sports Complex with middle school teams competing Jan. 31 and Feb.1 and high school teams competing Feb. 2 and 3. The competition runs daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with free admission for all spectators.
This Signature Event is only one of 25 in the world, and is the only VEX Robotics Signature Event in the state of WV. Participants are joining the competition from 15 states and Ontario, Canada. Currently, 74 high school teams and 65 middle school teams are scheduled to compete. Tournament winners will qualify for the VEX World Championships in Dallas, Texas.
Sponsored by and according to the REC Foundation, “This tournament is one in a series of events supported by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation. The competition season culminates each spring, with the top-performing teams from the state levels competing against each other at the VEX Robotics World Championship.”
OCS Robotics is in its 3rd year with countywide, competitive teams with a total of 19 robotics teams across both middle school and high school levels. Six teams represent Wheeling Park High School and 13 teams represent the various middle schools of Ohio County.
The event has a variety of sponsors making the competition possible. West Virginia Department of Education, Matyskiela and Grant Inc., Architects and Engineers, Siemens, Southwestern Energy, The Stifel Foundation, James B. Chambers Memorial Foundation, Visit Wheeling, WVU, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, CMTA, Hanlon, McCormick, Schramm, Bickford & Schramm Co., LPA, and IXL are all responsible for helping bring a Signature Event to Wheeling, WV.