End of the Kick-off Tournament to start the Vietnam National Championship VEX Robotics 2026

The Kick-off Tournament of the VEX Robotics National Championship Viet Nam 2026 has just ended at the National Innovation Center - NIC (Hanoi) with the award ceremony for the winning units. This is an event that attracts many teams and the robot operating community across the country.

Director of the National Innovation Center Vu Quoc Huy and Director of VREC Tran Thi Thao awarded the prize to the best team in the VEX V5 category, SWITCH.

The Kick-off tournament is jointly organized by Vietnam Robotics Education & Competition (VREC) and Vovinam Digital, under the auspices of the National Innovation Center - NIC and technical sponsorship by KidsCode Education Joint Stock Company (KC Education).

The successful organization of this tournament will officially kick off the Vietnam National Championship VEX Robotics 2026. According to the Organizing Committee, starting this year, Kick-off will be held annually on October 2 as part of activities to celebrate National Innovation Day.

The teams gathered to compete in the competition.

The Kick-off tournament is held in the form of a scrimmage match, where teams take on the challenges of the new season for the first time.

The event is not only an opportunity for students to test their ability to build strategies, compete, and operate robots; but also an opportunity for them to exchange, learn, and connect with the robotics community nationwide.

The event attracted the participation of 31 teams from many primary, secondary and high schools across the country, competing in two main categories, including 26 teams competing in the VEX IQ category (primary and secondary school) and six teams competing in the VEX V5 category (high school level and above).

With a serious, creative and enthusiastic competitive spirit, the teams brought impressive performances, demonstrating thorough investment in strategic thinking, technique, practice and problem solving...

Team Doraemonster and Team Ironbots won the Primary School League in the VEX IQ category.

Within the framework of the Vietnam National Championship VEX Robotics 2026, the VEX IQ robotics competition theme is "Mix and Match".

This is a strategy and stacking game, played on a 6ft x 8ft field, where two teams (red and blue) work together to maximize their score. The objective is to use robots to create stacks from game items (pins and beams) and place them in different target areas.

The key strategy is to create stacks of various colors to achieve high bonus points. Beams act as "wild cards" that help teams maximize their score. The Standoff target in the center of the field is the key to achieving the highest score. The competition is played in three main formats: Teamwork Challenge (teamwork for 60 seconds), Driving Skill Challenge (controlling the robot) and Autonomous Programming Skill Challenge (robot operating on its own).

Meanwhile, the theme of the VEX V5 robotics competition is Push Back - a challenge of speed, strength and strategy. The game requires teams to design robots that are both strong in defense and flexible in attack to control the competition area and score points.

After a day of exciting competition, the tournament results have been announced. Here is the Kick-off Tournament standings:

VEX IQ-Primary School Board: League champions: Doraemonster team (Archimedes Academy Primary School, Hanoi ) and Ironbots team (Cau Giay Secondary School, Hanoi); Secondary School Board: League champions: GIANT team (Ly Tu Trong Secondary School, Phu Tho) and Delta Robotics team (Olympia School, Vinschool, Edison School).

VEX V5: Best team VEX V5: SWITCH (Vinschool and Brighton College Vietnam).

KICK-OFF TOURNAMENT RESULTS

VEX IQ - Primary School Board: League Champion: Doraemonster Team (Archimedes Academy Primary School, Hanoi) and Ironbots Team (Cau Giay Secondary School, Hanoi); Secondary School Board: League Champion: GIANT Team (Ly Tu Trong Secondary School, Phu Tho ) and Delta Robotics Team (Olympia School, Vinschool, Edison School). VEX V5: Best team of VEX V5: SWITCH (Vinschool and Brighton College Vietnam).

In addition to the main awards, the Organizing Committee also recognized and appreciated the creativity, efforts and professionalism of the competing teams, coaches and accompanying educational units.

Team GIANT and Team Delta Robotics won the VEX IQ Middle School Board League.

Ms. Tran Thi Thao, Director of VREC shared: “The 2026 Vietnam National Championship VEX Robotics has provided opportunities for students of all ages across the country to practice designing, manufacturing, programming and competing in robots.

Through the competition, students not only practice creative thinking, problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and nurture their passion for science and technology; but also have the opportunity to exchange and learn with domestic and international friends, broaden their horizons and assert themselves in the global STEM arena."

Through the competition, students not only practice creative thinking, problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and nurture their passion for science and technology; but also have the opportunity to exchange and learn with domestic and international friends, broaden their horizons and assert themselves in the global STEM arena.

VREC DIRECTOR TRAN THI THAO

According to Mr. Hoang Van Dong, founder of KC Eduction, the technical sponsor of the tournament, Kick-off is an opportunity for teams to practice in practice to perfect their strategies, fine-tune their robot designs and be ready to conquer the official competition rounds within the framework of the VEX Robotics Vietnam National Championship 2026.

In the coming time, regional qualifying tournaments will be held in many provinces and cities across the country, leading to the national finals and further the VEX Robotics World Championship 2026 taking place in the US in April 2026.

HONG VIET

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