Robotics Education & Competition Foundation

08/08/2026

Ready for the Fast Track?!

Tune in this Tuesday, August 11, for our live watch party and official game unveil! We’re taking this year's Aerial Drone Competition to a whole new level with Mission 2027, hosted alongside our incredible friends at Robolink.

The watch party officially kicks off at 3:30 PM CT with team interviews, highlights, special guests, giveaways, and behind-the-scenes stories, leading up to the official game drop at 4:00 PM CT.

You don't want to miss it, more details will be dropping soon!

08/06/2026

RECF is here for you! We have 50+ Regional Support Specialists around the United States and across the world! Here to help wherever you are.

We have always kept the community we serve at the top of our priority list. Our coaches, teams, educators, and most importantly, our students keep RECF growing, and we are here to serve YOU.

08/06/2026

Mission 2027 Launches next Tuesday, August 11th, 2026! Join the Watch Party! On Tuesday, August 11, join us at 3:30 PM CT for a live community watch party leading up to the 4:00 PM CT Mission 2027 game release.

Whether your team is gathering in the classroom, at school, or somewhere with plenty of pizza, we'd love for you to be part of the celebration. Tune in for a special pre-show featuring team interviews, competition highlights, special guests, and more before the Mission 2027 game reveal goes live at 4:00 PM CT on YouTube. See you on the stream! 📺

08/05/2026

Introducing the RECF Radar! We are excited to share our revamped newsletter featuring more stories highlighting our incredible community, the partners who support our mission, and resources!

Check out the RECF Radar and subscribe: https://recf.org/recf-radar-july-29-2026-2/

08/05/2026

We had an incredible RECF Achieve season opener at KU last weekend! Seeing our teams come together to play Pinnacle was inspiring as we head into a busy robotics season. Thank you to The University of Kansas, Robosource, our event partners, coaches, refs, and of course, our teams for making it a memorable event!

08/03/2026

Aerial Drone Competition Mission 2027 goes live next week! Join our live watch party and game reveal with Robolink on August 11! TEN lucky coaches could win a $100 gift card and swag packs to host a Game Release Party with your team! Follow for more details. Apply by August 5, 2026. 📆

07/31/2026

Senior Program Manager, Brandi Bolinger, had the opportunity to do some beta testing with the new Competition Control event management software during a scrimmage with her teams last night and the reviews are in...

"ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB by our staff who developed it."

Competition Control event management software is...
✅ Easy to use
✅ Seamless syncing to additional devices
✅The scoring interface made easily accessible on the browser-based app

Big shoutout to RECF Achieve Team 2337 A, B, C, D, & E from Grand Blanc, Michigan! We love hearing from our teams and coaches about how excited you are to play Pinnacle this season! RECF Teams and Event Partners will have access to the full Competition Control system this season. Check out the Kansas City signature event live stream for another preview of C2.

07/30/2026

The RECF is honored once again to host the JROTC All-Service Robotics National Championship happening March 5-7 in Reno, Nevada. This event is extra special, as it will take place alongside the JROTC All-Service Aerial Drone Competition Championship, in an amazing space with plenty of activities for teams to enjoy in their free time.

Save the date and join us! This will be a World Qualifying event for the RECF World Championship in St. Louis April 27th-May 6th. Registration opens soon!

Learn more:
https://qrco.de/bgwitp

07/29/2026

07/29/2026

Game release day gives Aerial Drone Competition coaches an opportunity to transform excitement into meaningful student learning.
How does your team approach a new Robotics Education & Competition Foundation Aerial Drone Season??

Do students begin by identifying constraints, asking questions, studying the field, assigning roles, or brainstorming possible strategies?
Robolink would love to hear how coaches turn the game reveal into a collaborative learning experience.

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Tell us in the comments how you start a new game this season!!!