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VEX IQ Education-to-Competition Upgrade Kit
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VEX IQ Education-to-Competition Upgrade Kit

Adds all the parts needed to turn a VEX IQ Education Kit (2nd gen) into a full VEX IQ Competition Kit (2nd gen).

Category
VEX Robotics
Age
⁦10+⁩ years
Grade levels
Grades 4–5Grades 6–8
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Product overview

The VEX IQ Education-to-Competition Upgrade Kit (228-7597) contains every part required to upgrade a VEX IQ Education Kit (2nd generation) to the contents of a VEX IQ Competition Kit (2nd generation). It is a cost-effective route for schools that started with Education Kits and now want to form VEX IQ Robotics Competition teams.

The kit adds two more Smart Motors, extra Smart Cables and a large selection of structural and motion parts: plates, beams, corner and standoff connectors, gears, hybrid gears, sprockets and chain, ratchets, linear motion brackets and rack gears, ball-socket linkages, shock absorbers, drop cams, a flywheel, tank tread and traction links, intake flaps, rubber treads, balloon tires, omni-directional wheels and plastic sheets.

With these additions, students can design faster, stronger and more specialized mechanisms such as intakes, lifts and drivetrains for competition games. All parts are legal for VEX IQ competition, and robots continue to be programmed with VEXcode.

Key features

  • Upgrades Education Kit to Competition Kit (2nd gen)
  • Adds two Smart Motors and extra Smart Cables
  • Gears, sprockets, chain, treads and omni wheels
  • Linear motion, shock absorbers and flywheel parts
  • Legal for VEX IQ Robotics Competition
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