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2024 Scoreboard and Live Stream Graphics

Feb 14, 2024 Written by Jason Proulx, FIRST Robotics Competition Software Engineer

Today’s blog is our annual sneak peek at a few of the graphics you’ll see on the scoreboard at your events or on live streams.

Getting Ready for FIRST® Championship

Feb 08, 2024 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist

We’re just a few months away from the 2024 FIRST® Championship presented by BAE Systems, and we could not be more excited! 

2024 Digital Animation Award Winner and Finalists

Feb 07, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

FIRST® Robotics Competition is delighted to announce the winner and finalists for the 2024 Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com!

Diary of an Innovator Team 1466: The Season Begins

Feb 06, 2024 Written by Team 1466, Webb Robotics and FIRST Robotics Competition Staff

2024 Team Avatars

Feb 01, 2024 Written by Jason Proulx, FIRST Robotics Competition Software Engineer

The Team Avatar Submission Portal is NOW OPEN!

Award Submission Deadlines Coming Up!

Jan 31, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

Reminder about upcoming award submission deadlines!

Diary of an Innovator Team 1880: The Season Begins

Jan 30, 2024 Written by Team 1880, Warriors of East Harlem and FIRST Robotics Competition Staff

The second blog entry from FIRST® Diary of an Innovator Team 1880, Warriors of East Harlem!

Diary of an Innovator Team 3316: The Season Begins

Jan 25, 2024 Written by Team 3316, D-Bug and FIRST Robotics Competition Staff

The second blog entry from FIRST Diary of an Innovator Team 3316 D-Bug!

2024 Safety Animation Award Winner and Finalists

Jan 24, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

Congratulations to the 2024 Safety Animation Award Winner and Finalists!

The Role of Mentors in FIRST® Robotics Competition

Jan 19, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

Our mission is to create programs that give young people skills, confidence, and resilience to build a better world, and mentors are a key component to that in FIRST® Robotics Competition.  Adult mentorship is part of what makes FIRST® so effective, and it’s been core to our programs from the very beginning.