FIRST Robotics Competition Blog

 

Official Week Zero

FIRST Robotics Competition’s official Week Zero for FIRST STEAMWORKS will be held this Saturday, February 18^th, at Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, and will be hosted by Team 811, The Cardinals. 

Check out the event schedule here and watch live streaming here.

Week Zero gives us a chance to test out our systems with team-built robots running actual matches for the first time. As this is a first run, you can expect a few rough edges! We use what we learn to improve things like the field reset process when the official events start two weeks later.*

Thanks, Team 811, for hosting! We’re looking forward to it!

 

Regional Slots Open

Thinking of going to an additional Regional this season? Those on the list below have openings. To sign up, have your Lead Coach/Mentor 1 or Lead Coach/Mentor 2 send an email with the request to firstroboticscompetition@firstinspires.org . 

 

Mar 01- 04, 2017

• South Florida Regional, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• Palmetto Regional, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
• Hub City Regional, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Mar 08-11, 2017

• Shenzhen Regional, Shenzhen City China
• Arkansas Rock City, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
• Arizona North, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
• Miami Valley Regional, Springfield, Ohio, USA

Mar 13-15, 2017

• Southern Cross Regional, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mar 15-18, 2017

• Greater Pittsburgh Regional, California, Pennsylvania, USA
• South Pacific Regional, Sydney Olympic Park, Syndey, NSW, Australia
• Finger Lakes Regional, Rochester, New York, USA

Mar 22-25, 2017

• Rocket City Regional, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
• Colorado Regional, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Iowa Regional, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
• Hudson Valley Regional, Suffern, New York, USA
• Bayou Regional, Kenner, Louisiana, USA
• Wisconsin Regional, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Mar 29- Apr 1, 2017

• Laguna Regional, Torreon, COA, Mexico
• Hawaii Regional, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• Idaho Regional, Boise, Idaho, USA
• Midwest Regional, Chicago Illinois, USA

Mar 30- Apr 2, 2017

• Brazos Valley Regional, Waco, Texas, USA

Apr 05-08, 2017

• Western Canada Regional, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

Frank

 

*Wait, if Week 1 events are two weeks later, shouldn’t this event be called Week -1? Can’t you math, Frank? Well, yeah, but tradition has a value all its own.