Robots are Back!
Woohoo! It’s happening!
I stopped by the official Week 0 scrimmage event in Bedford, New Hampshire, USA, this past Saturday. Huge shout-out to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 509, Red Storm, for being such amazing hosts!
FIRST Championship Potpourri
We’re just a few short weeks from our Week 1 events, and with that, we wanted to share more information about FIRST Championship.
A NEW Woodie Flowers Tradition is coming to an event near you, in 2022!!!
In the early years of FIRST, Woodie, wearing his denim shirt, was a staple at every tournament. As FIRST grew, it became virtually impossible for him to be at every tournament because of the multiple tournaments each weekend!
2022 Digital Animation Award Winner sponsored by AutomationDirect.com
Congratulations to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8334, Titan Robotics, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, for winning the 2022 Digital Animation Award sponsored by Automation Direct!
2022 RAPID REACT Audience Displays
Greetings, teams! Today’s blog today is all about the Audience Display and is our annual sneak peek at a few of the graphics you’ll see on the big screen at your events. Please remember that team numbers, names, ranks, cards, performance, events, or descriptions are for illustrative purposes only!
2022 Woodie Flowers Grant Recipient Announced
To honor the legacy of gifted and beloved professor and FIRST Distinguished Advisor Woodie Flowers, the Woodie Flowers Memorial Grant awards one initial, renewable grant of $10,000 to a FIRST student. This year’s recipient is six-year FIRST participant Megan Volkening.
Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL Winner and Finalists
FIRST Robotics Competition is delighted to announce the winner and finalists for the 2022 Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL!
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I)
FIRST Robotics Competition has recently taken more steps forward in our work prioritizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and I wanted to make you aware of them.
FIRST Scholarship Provider: The Knowledge Society
The Knowledge Society (TKS) is accepting teens into the next cohort of its Global program. TKS is a 10-month program for teens (ages 13-17) who are looking to make a real impact and learn how to use emerging technologies to solve the world’s biggest problems, like climate change, world hunger, poverty, and more.
Remote Judging Update
Back in November, we released a blog that shared that Single-Day Events are judged remotely. At the time, the plan was that traditional events would conduct judging in-person (although events could choose to do Dean’s List remotely).
