MSOE’s Raider Robotics team turned heads and set a world record at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas in May. This annual competition is the premier global event for student robotics teams, organized by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (REC Foundation). Thousands of students from more than 60 countries showcase their skills in engineering, programming and teamwork.

MSOE competed in the VEXU Robotics Competition, which is targeted at college and university students. This year’s competition was known as “High Stakes.” There were 109 VEXU teams in attendance, split between two divisions (Technology and Math). MSOE was one of 55 teams in the Technology Division.

For the competition, teams built two robots (a 24” robot and a 15” robot) to compete in a 12’ x 12’ square field against another team. Each match consisted of a 15-second autonomous period followed by a 1-minute, 45-second driver-controlled period. The objective was to gain a higher score than the opposing team by scoring rings on stakes, placing mobile goals and climbing a 3-tier structure at the end of the match. Teams were allowed to use custom-designed and manufactured parts. 

Raider Robotics Results

• Set the world record match score for VEXU (76 points); second highest score was 61 points
• Only team to have a Tier 3 climb during the autonomous portion of the game
• 1 of only 2 teams to have beaten the 2025 VEXU world champions (Ten Ton) during their run at worlds
• 1 of only 2 teams within the 55-team division who possessed the ability to do a Tier 3 Buddy climb (where one robot is attached to the other robot while at Tier 3 of the tower)