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Black Tote or…?

The “Kit” has evolved to include more than just what’s shipped in totes at the start of the season; it’s the Kickoff Kits (totes, Drive Base Kit/voucher), FIRST® Choice, and the Virtual Kit. This year, we're trying something new-ish. 

Events, Event Preferencing, and Teaser!

2023 FIRST Robotics Competition Regional and District events that will be available for the first round of preferencing are now posted for your review! Also included is a reminder about event preferencing and information about the season teaser. 

Payment Term Reminders

As we move closer to event registration and the payment deadline, I wanted to remind teams of changes to the FIRST® payment terms for the 2022-2023 season. These changes impact how team grant funds are used within the FIRST registration system. 

ImPIHRRfect Supply Chains

Raw materials, labor, and transportation are all volatile. These pieces of the process are less predictable than they’ve been in recent history. We’re seeing it as we source items for Kickoff Kits and FIRST Choice, and we wanted to give you a heads-up too. 

Award Updates for the 2023 Season

Updates and changes to judging and awards for the 2023 season.

2022 Control System Reporting, 2023 Updates, and Beta Testing

As all of you start gearing up for the 2023 season, the Control System Team is gearing up too! We’ve got a number of updates to share with you including Usage Reporting data from the 2022 season, two notes about vision targeting in the 2023 season, and information about Beta Testing.

Timeout & Playoff Tournament Updates

This summer, FIRST® Robotics Competition assembled a working group to explore ways to improve the playoff tournament timeout process. We are happy to share some updates on progress we have made so far.

It’s Grant Season!

Here at FIRST®, we understand the importance of fundraising to start or to sustain a FIRST® Robotics Competition team. Today we want to take this time to let our FIRST Robotics Competition teams know about the potential grant opportunities our generous sponsors have to offer. 

Sibling Teams and an Expanded District

An announcement about a newly defined term, new guidelines for Sibling Teams to follow, and an expanded FIRST® Robotics Competition District.

District Team Championship Advancement & New Resources

An update on District teams advancing to FIRST Championship from Regional events and an overview of new team resources.