Check the link below for directions on how to make sure your Team is ready for First Event Registration. Plus, we are looking for Beta Testing Teams!
Prepare for First Event Registration and Sign Up to Beta Test!
Sep 14, 2016 Written by FIRST Robotics Competition Staff.More than 46,000 Students Worldwide to Build Robots and STEM Skills with FIRST Tech Challenge VELOCITY VORTEXSM Presented by Qualcomm
4,600+ Teams of Students Tackle New Challenge During 2016/17 Season
The 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition Teaser, DLC Pack 1, and Teaser Aftershow
Sep 12, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.The 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition Teaser will be released on Tuesday, September 20 at 7pm Eastern on the FIRST Facebook page. Downloaded Content Pack 1 will also be available at that time. Join GameSense on Tuesday, September 20, at 7:30pm Eastern for the Teaser Aftershow.
Stop Build Day Survey Clarification and Return of an Award
Sep 07, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.No significant changes will be made to the Stop Build Day system for 2017. We welcome the return of the Digital Animation Award sponsored by Automation Direct in 2017!
To groom STEM students, hone their soft skills
Sep 07, 2016 By Sarah Stray, Innovation Awards Manager, FIRST
As schools warm up to new possibilities like robotics competitions, it's hard to deny the potential for STEM to teach teamwork and collaboration to a generation that will need it.
Stop Build Day Survey
Sep 06, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.
Today we’re releasing a very important survey to the community about Stop Build Day. There has been much discussion recently in our community and within FIRST HQ about this topic, and we want to hear from folks in a more systematic way. An email blast is going out to all FRC teams today encouraging them to respond. We really want to hear from as many folks as possible!
The 2017 FRC Season Teaser and More!
Sep 01, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.The 2017 FRC Season Teaser is coming. Plus some science fiction tidbits that are fun!
2017 FIRST Championships Allocations for Districts
Aug 31, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.Information on the 2017 District Allocations for the FIRST Championships.
FIRST Programs Challenge Students to Discover the Wild World of Animals
FIRST®LEGO®League and FIRST®LEGO®League Jr. Task More than 300,000 Children Worldwide to Think About How People and Animals Work Together
2017 Einsteins and more!
Aug 26, 2016 Written by Frank Merrick.Both 2017 FIRST Championships will have Einstein fields, and information about standardizing the Stop Build Day (Time).