Finding Your Team's Virtual Skills Key

Each VEX Robotics Competition registered team is provided a Virtual Skills Key for accessing Virtual Skills. This article explains how to access both Virtual Coding Skills, and Virtual Driving Skills.

To find your team’s Virtual Skills Key, go to RobotEvents.com.

RobotEvents homepage showing the Login option in the top-right navigation.

1. Select Login.

RobotEvents login screen showing the email and password fields and the Login button.

2. Enter the email address and password associated with your Robot Events account. Then select the Login button.

Don't have an account? Go here to create a RobotEvents account.

RobotEvents account menu showing My Teams for accessing team information.

3. Once you have logged into your account, select My Teams from the account navigation.

My Teams page with each team’s Virtual Skills Key listed in a column

4. Here you will see a list of your registered teams with their Virtual Skills Keys.

No key listed? Make sure that your team’s registration has been renewed for the current season.

Note: The Virtual Skills Key is specific for each team. If you have multiple teams, make sure to record which Key goes with each team.

Accessing Virtual Coding Skills

To practice coding with Virtual Coding Skills, you must first enter your team's Virtual Skills Key at vr.vex.com using a Chrome browser.

Note: The Virtual Skills Key can be used by multiple members of the same team.

VEXcode VR welcome screen highlighting the Login Here option for entering a class code

When VEXcode VR is launched, you may see this window. Select 'Login Here' to launch the login window.

File menu option for logging in with a code to access the team’s Virtual Skills key

If you do not see the window above, select File then Login Code in order to launch the login window.

Enter a Class Code or Team Number to access Virtual Skills

Enter your team number into the login window.

Virtual Skills Key entry field displayed after entering the team number

Once the team number is entered, a space will appear to enter the Virtual Skills Key.

Note: The Virtual Skills Key is not case-sensitive.

Entered team number and Virtual Skills Key, ready to submit

After entering both a Team Number and Virtual Skills Key, select Submit to complete the login process.

VEXcode VR logo indicating the Virtual Skills platform

Once logged in, the icon in the top left corner will turn white and blue for VEX IQ Robotics Competition teams and white and red for VEX V5 Robotics Competition teams.

Then you can begin coding your robot!

Accessing Virtual Driving Skills

Driving Skills Practice sign-in with Team Number and Virtual Skills Key fields.

Launch Virtual Driving Skills Practice by navigating to vrskills.vex.com on a Chrome browser and selecting your competition's Virtual Driving Skills Practice.

VIQRC is shown here as an example.

Fields to enter Team Number and Virtual Skills Key

Enter your team number and your team's Virtual Skills Key.

VEXcode VR login screen showing the Virtual Skills Key field and Login button

Once your Team Number and Virtual Skills Key are entered, select Login.

VIQRC Virtual Skills practice field for team driving practice

You are now logged in and ready to connect your IQ or V5 Controller!