Dedicated to celebrating the achievements of students working on Robotics and related activities throughout Nebraska.
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We're getting in the spooky season mindset with this throwback to some of the amazing costumes from our #VEXWorlds 2026 Costume Contest! 🎃🦇 As we get closer to 2027, keep an eye out (and behind you 👻) for more details on how to enter the contest! 👀
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Who's ready to find out where the 2027 VEX Robotics World Championship will be? 🙋
👀 Head to the official #VEXWorlds website to see the full announcement: buff.ly/SQIQB5Y
New VEX IQ team, or new students on a returning one? A six-week plan for Level Up: register, learn the game, build Flop, start the notebook, and pick a low-pressure first event (Skills Only, Oct 25, Omaha). Robot does not need to be finished. gainingsteam.net/blog/how-to… #VEXIQ
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Robotics takes hard work and dedication from each team member...just not today! 😌 Happy Labor Day, VEX Nation! Enjoy your well deserved break. 🔧⚙️
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Prepare for takeoff! ✈️ The Great Planes Signature Event takes flight this October 1-3 in Ashland, NE! 🤖🌟 Along with the chance to put your robot to the test, event registered teams will also get admission to the @sac_aero! 🥳
👀 Register at events.vex.com.
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Game manuals are dense, lengthy, and all too important when questions arise mid-tournament. 📕🌟 Learn how to effectively understand and use this season's game manuals in a new VEX PD+ Insights article by @EdTechAlaina: buff.ly/zoTtO75
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Meet your 2026-2027 VEX IQ Robotics Competition Hero Bot: Flop! 🤖🌟 Dive into how Flop can get your team started tackling the challenges of Level Up in Part One here: buff.ly/WgeKqfS
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This FRIDAY, your 2026-2027 game names will be revealed. 👀📺🤖 Stay tuned. #VEXWorlds
Nebraska robotics is thriving 🤖
From the State Championship to tournaments across the state, gainingSTEAM helps power the events that inspire the next generation of engineers.
Help us keep it growing:
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🌌 A long time ago, in a robotics competition not so far away…
The top teams in Nebraska will be at the Strategic Air & Space Museum for the 2026 VEX IQ State Championship.
Their journey led here. Their names now scroll among the stars.
May the bots be with you. 🤖✨
#VEXIQ #Robotics #STEM #Nebraska #gainingSTEAM @REC_Foundation
🏅Judged Awards
• Excellence - Project McDonald’s MOQ
• Design-Gearheadx Wahoo
• Judges-Competition Cookers SRB
• Innovate-Techno Taco Columbkille
👏Great work to Columbkille for hosting a fantastic Elementary tournament!
#gainingsteam #VEXIQ #STEM @REC_Foundation @SHAREomaha
🎯 Skills Challenge — Top Scores
🏆 Robot Skills Champion
• 91416X Gearheadx (Wahoo Robotics) - 110
🥈 Robot Skills 2nd Place
• 2783J Ice Dragons (Carter Lake Elementary) - 69
Other top Skills:
• Project McDonald’s (MOQ) - 67
• Ninjaneers (MOQ) - 62
• Techno Taco - 57
🤝 Teamwork Finals — Top Performances
🥇 Teamwork Champions
• 68132D The Bots (St. Margaret Mary)
• 985N Ninjaneers (Mary Our Queen)
🥈 Teamwork 2nd Place
• 985P Project Phobos (Mary Our Queen)
• 402B Competition Cookers (St. Robert Bellarmine)
🤖 St. Columbkille VIQRC Elementary Tournament — Papillion, NE
24 Elementary teams competed in a great day of VEX IQ robotics filled with teamwork, problem-solving, and hands-on STEM learning.
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🔴 Official V5RC Push Back Q&A: buff.ly/Bu827Md
🔴 V5RC Push Back Game Manual: buff.ly/OCOVex4
🔵 Official VIQRC Mix & Match Q&A: buff.ly/vYS6QA3
🔵 VIQRC Mix & Match Game Manual: buff.ly/W5YRxJt
👏 Great work, teams! A strong finish to the Omaha Area VEX IQ League season. Thanks to the students, coaches, volunteers, and families who made it possible.
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