Research at Null Set Labs

Robotics

VEX tools and a completed space-biology study.

Open tools for the VEX competition ecosystem, plus space-systems concepts at the edge of robotics and biology.

VEX Visualizer · 2026-2027 season tracker
Override game guide · in the visualizer
LEAF-Link · concept study completed
Projects

Key projects in robotics and space data

VEX at Null Set Labs
Live

Season tracker for the 2026-2027 VEX V5 Robotics Competition built from official VEX Events data, and an archive of the Worlds 2026 dashboard.

vex.nullsetlabs.org
Artemis

Lunar and space-systems concepts

LEAF-Link
Completed

A concept study on forecasting plant stress for NASA's LEAF lunar plant payload, tested on NASA spaceflight gene-expression data (OSD-37) and a growth-chamber control simulation. Results, figures and code are published.

robotics.nullsetlabs.org/leaf-link
Open-source tools

Game tooling and analysis

Override
Live

Game guide for V5RC Override, the 2026-2027 VEX season: field elements, scoring and match rules summarized from the published game manual, alongside the season results in the VEX Visualizer.

vex.nullsetlabs.org/visualizer/#override
Status

Applications and current status

During the season
Season results from official data

The VEX Visualizer tracks the 2026-2027 season from official VEX Events data: event results, team records, skills standings and World Championship qualifiers. Signature events update every 30 minutes while they run; other events on Mondays and Thursdays. Computed values such as OPR are labeled as estimates and their method is published. The Worlds 2026 dashboard (866 high school teams) is kept as an archive.

Artemis track
A completed concept study

LEAF-Link tested whether spaceflight gene expression can label plant stress for a sensor-based forecast on NASA's LEAF payload. In NASA study OSD-37, plant strain explained more of the expression data than spaceflight, yet flight and ground samples were told apart for 55 of 56 samples held out in turn. Independent research by Arjun, completed in October 2026.