Any Vex hack sites?

You might try the VexLabs site, where they have a forum. The old VexRobotics.com site is currently pointing to Radio Shack.

Note that because Vex was intended as an entry level to FIRST, certain types of "hacking" were discouraged, at least if you wanted to compete. Though touted as ready for hacking, I didn't see much of it. I think More people hacked the Robosapien, perhaps precisely because it wasn't so obviously "open."

-- Gordon

steamer wrote:

--Hmmm; interesting observation. I'm beginning to thing I'll use Vex components but start diddling with the picaxe chip, as many who are low on the learning curve (like me) seem to be migrating to that platform. Just found out a friend on another list is working on a model boat autopilot based on this chip; now there's a nice out-of-the-ordinary application! :-)

There's an article in the Summer edition of Robot magazine that uses a Vex micro-switch on a non-Vex bot.

This site has Vex stuff that is cool but pricey: