On April 30, 2026, the grand event in the global youth robotics field — the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship — officially concluded successfully in the United States.

As a world-renowned STEAM education brand, STEMSTAR teams achieved another historic breakthrough in this competition. They claimed 3 Global Championships, 2 Third Overall Places, 6 Division Championships, 5 Division Runner-ups, 3 Division Third Places and 5 Special Awards, sweeping a total of 24 prestigious awards at the World Championship.

It not only swept both VEX IQ overall championships in the middle school division and the VEX IQ overall championship in the primary school division, but also participated in all perfect-score rounds throughout the event. Closing with a flawless full score in the final competition, STEMSTAR demonstrated benchmark dominance in the global science and technology education sector with overwhelming strength.

I. Global Event Endorsement: The Authoritative Value of the VEX World Championship

Hosted officially by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (REC), the VEX Robotics World Championship is the world’s largest, highest-standard and most widely participated youth robotics competition. Officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest robotics competition, it is hailed as the "Olympics of Youth Robotics" and universally acknowledged as a proving ground for young people’s scientific and innovative capabilities worldwide.

As a benchmark competition in the global STEAM education industry, the VEX World Championship boasts extraordinary international recognition and professional authority. Its competition results are officially accredited by over 500 universities across the globe. Top-tier institutions including MIT, Stanford University, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge regard VEX competition achievements as a key reference for selecting students with science and innovation talents and granting scholarships, serving as a powerful academic and innovation endorsement for teenagers pursuing further education worldwide.

II. Tournament Performance: Ranking Among the World’s Top VEX Tier and Making Historic Breakthroughs

At this year’s World Championship featuring elite competitors from across the globe, STEMSTAR teams delivered outstanding performances across all competition tracks and age groups, setting a historic record for Chinese educational institutions participating in the VEX World Championship and securing a top-tier comprehensive strength among all Chinese participating organizations.

In the competition for core honors, three STEMSTAR teams — 3287A, 9296A and 98016B — claimed 3 Global Championships in the VEX IQ division. They swept both VEX IQ Championships of the middle school group and secured the VEX IQ Championship of the primary school group. (There were 2 overall championships in the middle school VEX IQ division, both claimed by STEMSTAR; there were also 2 overall championships in the primary school VEX IQ division, with STEMSTAR winning one.)

STEMSTAR became the only participating organization to win Global Championships in both primary and middle school VEX IQ divisions at this championship, achieving full coverage of top honors in this core event.

Teams 7323W, 1933M and 8988P claimed Global Third Place, earning top-tier second-tier honors in the tournament.

STEMSTAR also took a comprehensive lead in division matches and special award categories: Teams 98016B, 3287A, 9296A and 7323W won Division Championships; multiple teams including 937B and 921A were awarded Division Runner-up and Division Third Place respectively.

In terms of special awards: Team 73429A claimed the Overall Championship of the VR Skills Challenge; Team 1512X won the Creative Excellence Award; Teams 9296A and 8988P received the Engineering Design Award; Team 2988A was honored with the Judges’ Award. In the VEX V5RC division, Team 90677A took the Division Runner-up, marking breakthroughs across the two core events and all award tracks.

Notably, STEMSTAR teams took part in all perfect-score matches throughout the event and concluded the championship with a flawless full score in the finals, fully proving their overwhelming strength in technology, tactics and competitive stability.

Thanks to its long-standing influence and outstanding competitive standard in the global STEAM education industry, students from STEMSTAR were specially invited by the official organizing committee of the VEX World Championship to attend the global opening ceremony as core representatives of the Chinese team. This stands as direct and authoritative recognition from the official international VEX community of the brand’s teaching capability and industry standing.

III. A Decade of In-depth Cultivation and Industry Leadership: STEMSTAR’s Solid Strength and Authoritative Recognition in VEX

This remarkable triumph at the World Championship is not an occasional outstanding performance, but an inevitable achievement rooted in STEMSTAR’s decade-long dedication and accumulated expertise in the VEX robotics education track. As one of the earliest domestic education brands to lay out VEX robotics courses, STEMSTAR has grown into a benchmark player in the global VEX robotics education sector, ranking among the world’s top tier in brand strength, official certifications and historical competition achievements.

1. Authoritative Official Certification, Globally Recognized Industry Status

STEMSTAR is an officially authorized partner institution of VEX and a leading brand deeply rooted in the VEX education sector in China.

2. A Decade of Competition Accumulation, Leading the Nation in Cumulative Achievements

With ten years of dedication to the VEX track, STEMSTAR has participated in the VEX Robotics World Championship for many consecutive years.

From the 2022 to 2026 season, the cumulative achievements are as follows:

• Over 7,000 award-winning participations

• 120 national championships

• More than 94 teams qualified for the World Championship

• 43 World Championship awards

From 2023 to 2026, STEMSTAR has claimed 4 Overall Championships, 1 Overall Runner-up, 2 Overall Third Places, 10 Division Championships, 5 Division Runner-ups, 3 Division Third Places and 5 Special Awards, with a total of 43 trophies.

It has secured Division Championships at the World Championship for four consecutive years, achieved the highest seasonal results for three consecutive years, maintained China’s best performance for four straight years, and won the largest number of World Championship trophies in the past four years.

Currently, STEMSTAR is the science and education institution in China that has cultivated the most VEX World Championship global champions and earned the most awards in international competitions. It consistently ranks among the top worldwide in the performance list of VEX participating organizations, serving as a core representative of Chinese STEAM education brands going global.

3. Core VEX Advantages, Building Industry Barriers

Over ten years of development, STEMSTAR has built full-link core competitive advantages and formed an irreplicable champion training system unmatched by other institutions:

Full-cycle Systematic Training SystemIt has established a full-cycle training system covering VEX introductory enlightenment, advanced improvement and international competition participation. Catering to the full age group of 3–18 years old, it meets all-level needs from zero-basics entry to global championship pursuit, enabling teenagers to achieve progressive growth in scientific and innovative capabilities.

Champion-level Coaching TeamIt assembles an elite coaching team composed of former VEX World Championship winners, officially certified international competition referees, and senior coaches with over 10 years of VEX teaching experience. All coaches have completed official VEX certified training, with rich experience in international competition tactic research and on-site guidance — forming the core support for the brand to continuously cultivate champion teams.

3. Full-Event Support System

As the new 2026–2027 VEX Robotics season officially kicks off, STEMSTAR has fully launched its team recruitment for the new season.

Meanwhile, elite summer robotics training camps for two tracks — VEX VRC and VEX IQ — are officially launched. The camps will be held at Shanghai International School from July 5 to July 11, 2026.The VEX VRC track is open to students in Grades 6–12, while the VEX IQ track is available for students in Grades 3–9.Delivered by the champion coaching team and adopting a world-class competition curriculum system, the camps provide systematic professional training for teenagers passionate about robotics. It empowers more young Chinese talents to step onto the global innovation stage and continue writing the global legend of China’s STEAM education.

IV. About STEMSTAR

Founded in 2016, STEMSTAR is an internationally renowned science and technology education brand.

Drawing on advanced global STEM educational concepts and practices, it has developed an integrated STEM & AI curriculum system. Tailored to the interests and strengths of children aged 3 to 18, it designs four core learning pathways:Artificial Intelligence, Informatics Olympiad, Robotics Programming, and Science & Innovation Invention, offering diverse development paths for children’s growth in technology.

The curriculum covers a wealth of courses including Python & AI Programming, Informatics Olympiad C++, VEX Robotics, Innovation & Invention, Science Experiments, Building Blocks, Mechanical Engineering, Critical Thinking Training, and Outdoor Research. By leveraging high-quality domestic and international software, hardware platforms and cutting-edge technologies, it helps children better understand and apply knowledge in practice.

As an outstanding brand dedicated to science and technology education, STEMSTAR has established over 140 learning centers in more than 70 cities at home and abroad. In recent years, its brand influence has expanded globally, with active student communities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other regions.

Since its founding, STEMSTAR has always adhered to the mission of Benefiting Children and Being Responsible to Parents, and upheld the educational philosophy of Teaching for Understanding, Learning for Innovation. It strives to become a global benchmark for children’s STEM education.