WELCOME to the VEX IQ Mix & Match 2026 Ultimate Hackathon!!!
Congratulations to all teams that have participated in this year's game! At VEX Talk, we want to provide your team with one more opportunity this VEX IQ season to improve your robotics skills while having the possibility to earn some cool prizes!!!
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TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND IN OUR DISCORD. YOU MUST ALSO BE COMPETING IN A TEAM WITH ATLEAST 1 OF YOUR TEAMMATES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS!
From there, check out the submission requirements. If you have any questions. Please direct message @yippie. Thank you for joining our hackathon and I hope you have a great time!!!
Requirements
What to Submit - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ATLEAST 1 TEAMMATE
For submissions we are looking for the following:
A 7 minute video of your team explaining in detail your robot, your robot's code, game strategy, and how you worked together as a team. You are allowed to be under 7 minutes. If you are over 7 minutes for any reason, your video interview will not be judged.
Your Team's Notebook with team number.
Pictures of awards you have won this season.
Picture of your team subscribed to our YouTube channel
Picture of your team in our Discord server.
Look at the judging criteria for more details
Prizes
Currently obtaining sponsors
obtaining sponsors
Honorary Mention - $15 evaluation
Our top 30 teams will be provided a .xyz website domain. Providing them the opportunity to learn to create and build a website with a genuine url!
1st Place - $720 evaluation
1. 2 year VIP Membership at CodeCrafters. If you are competing on a team, each team member receives a 2 year VIP Membership at CodeCrafters.
2nd Place - $360 evaluation
1. 1 year VIP Membership at CodeCrafters. If you are competing on a team, each team member receives a 1 year VIP Membership at CodeCrafters.
3rd Place - $180 evaluation
1. 6 month VIP Membership at CodeCrafters. If you are competing on a team, each team member receives a 6 month VIP Membership at CodeCrafters.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Saketh Pondugula
Ethan Yost
Judging Criteria
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Competing in this hackathon as a team project with atleast 1 of your team members - WILL NOT BE JUDGED IF THIS CRITERIA IS NOT MET
Your project must be a team project. To do this, create a team project on devpost and invite atleast 1 of your teammates to be on your team. Only then, will you be eligible for prizes. -
Join the VEX Talk YouTube Channel Discord - WILL NOT BE JUDGED IF THIS CRITERIA IS NOT MET
Must join the VEX Talk Youtube Channel Discord to be eligible for prizes. We will provide further details about the hackathon here. Link: https://discord.gg/bp7b8ffr -
Subscribe to VEX Talk YouTube Channel - WILL NOT BE JUDGED IF THIS CRITERIA IS NOT MET
Must be Subscribed to VEX Talk on YouTube to be eligible for prizes. We will present awards live here. Link: https://www.youtube.com/@VEXtalk1 -
Video Interview - 60 Points - VIDEOS CAN NOT LAST LONGER THAN 7 MINUTES
This rubric being used to judge your interview is in this link: https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4971345633815-Judging-Resource-Team-Interview-Rubric#download-the-printable-pdf-riig9 Videos can last up to 7 minutes. -
Notebook - 40 Points
The rubric we will be using to judge your notebook is in this link: https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461349729047-Judging-Resource-Engineering-Notebook-Rubric -
Competition Placement - 7 Points
During this season, you have likely competed at tournaments. Depending on your awards we will be adding this many points to a maximum of 7 points. +3 - Worlds Qualification Awards +2 - event region championship qualification awards +1 - other awards
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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