The VEX Robotics Design System is a robotic kit intended to introduce students as well as adults to the world of robotics. The VEX Robotics Design System is centered around the VEX Protobot Kit (which retails for USD $199.99). This kit comes with four electric motors and a servo, wheels (four small, four medium all purpose, and four large high-traction tires), gears, and structural parts. Additional sensors (ultrasonic, line tracking, optical shaft encoder, bumper switches, limit switches, and light sensors), wheels ( small and large omni-directional wheels, small, medium, and large regulars), tank treads, motors, servos, gears (regular and advanced), chain and sprocket sets, extra transmitters and receivers, programming kit (easyC, robotC, MPLab), extra metal, pneumatics, and rechargeable battery power packs, can all be purchased separately.
This award winning platform was developed by Innovation First, Inc.
This product was originally available for purchase in RadioShack stores, and also on the web. On April 17, 2006 Innovation First announced their acquisition of the VEX Robotics brand name and trademark registrations from RadioShack Corporation. RadioShack stores are no longer selling VEX kits.
Read more about Vex Robotics Design System: VEX Robotics Competition (VRC), VEXplorer
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