VEX Robotics · 2025–present

Small changes.
More points.

I competed in five VEX events during the 2025–2026 season as a builder and scout. I build and test mechanisms, program in C++, contribute to CAD, and design our engineering notebook. I also scout other teams and record what we learn between events.

98549EVEX team

5Events in 2025–26

19 → 30Team driver-skills score

VEX Team 98549E · Builder, programmer & scout

Build, code, CAD, and test.

I worked on the drivetrain, goal scraper, intake, outtake, and scoring mechanisms. I programmed in C++, contributed CAD, and designed our engineering notebook. I also scouted other teams and recorded observations that helped us choose what to change between tests.

Role: Builder, C++ programmer, CAD and engineering notebook contributor, and scout on VEX team 98549E (2025-present)
Testing: Field-tested and tuned drivetrain parts with teammates
Iteration: Helped develop a chain-retention idea, then dropped it when the extra weight was not worth the benefit
Team result: After a 2.5-week rebuild, our driver-skills score improved from 19 to 30 points

A change we didn’t keep.

I helped develop a chain-retention idea, but the extra weight outweighed the benefit. We dropped it. That tradeoff is part of the build record, alongside the changes that stayed.

VEX competition robot build with intake, chain drive, and scoring mechanisms — Robot build in progress.

Close-up of paired VEX motors, pulleys, and structural rails during assembly — Mechanism close-up during assembly and testing.

Top-view team CAD drawing of the six-wheel VEX drivetrain — Team drivetrain CAD from the engineering journal.

Eight-second mechanism test with game objects.