The Pink Unicorns teams in pink team shirts at the Highlander Summit

2145 VEX V5 Robotics Competition

Pink Unicorns

We're PSU, a non-profit competition robotics team of students from across Northern Virginia. Five teams, four high school and one middle school, are competing in the 2026–27 Override season.

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The Override season so far

Since August our teams have competed at eight events, six of them Signature Events, from Minnesota to Maine.

2145X and 2145V won Bruin in the Den together, 2145Y took the Create Award at Smoky Mountain Forge, and 2145X is the Robot Skills Champion from the OWL Firehouse Fall Classic.

5Teams competing this season
8Events so far, 6 of them Signature Events
6Awards so far

The Pink Unicorns teams in black team shirts at the Smoky Mountain Forge Signature Event — At the Smoky Mountain Forge Signature Event in Sevierville, October 2026.

Five teams, one program

Registered for the 2026–27 season, Override.

Results

Full event list

Three Pink Unicorns drivers in sunglasses at the edge of a competition field

More than a competition team

We actively support the next generation of innovators.

We mentor new robotics teams and run hands-on workshops, sharing our passion for STEM and building engagement in our community.

We're still considering serious applicants, especially students with:

VEX experienceYou've built or competed with VEX robots before.
C++You can write and debug robot code.
App developmentYou build apps and tools a team can use.

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Upcoming events

A Pink Unicorns match under way at the Harbor Havoc Signature Event

Two 2145Y members holding the Create Award trophy

Pink Unicorns members with friends from other teams at Harbor Havoc

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Build with us, or back the build

We're a student team funded by families, donors and sponsors. Join us as a student, or help us get to the next competition.

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