A West Vancouver robotics team has made history, becoming the first Canadian team ever to win an in-person Middle School VEX V5 Robotics Competition World Championship.
Team 10012Y of Ten Ton Robotics, representing West Vancouver Schools, was hailed Middle School Tournament Champion at the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship held at America’s Convention Center in St. Louis.
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According to the news release, the team includes Max Gao, Aryavardhan Purohit Singh, Marcus Ip, and Ricky Chen, each contributing to design, strategy, programming, and match execution throughout the season.
The four students competed against top middle school teams from more than 50 countries, advancing through three days of qualifying and elimination matches before claiming the title in alliance with Team 4863A APEX of California. APEX chose 10012Y as their alliance partner during finals selection — a strategic pairing that had roots earlier in the season, when the two teams competed together at the NorCal Signature Event.
The VEX V5 Robotics Competition is the world’s largest robotics competition for middle and high school students, organized by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation. This year’s game, Push Back, challenges teams to design, build, and program robots to compete in a fast-paced, alliance-based format.
Ten Ton Robotics is a West Vancouver Schools program offering robotics training from elementary through high school.
