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Your source of season information for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
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Off-Season HYPE! End-of-Season Celebration HYPE! First 2021 Game Play HYPE!
Apr 29, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionI hope everyone saw the announcement FIRST made on the Inspire Blog announcing the return of off-season events starting July 1.
INFINITE RECHARGESM at Home Challenge Skills Competition Winners and Finalists
Apr 21, 2021 Written by Ted Hood, Kit of Parts EngineerWe are happy to announce the Skills Competition Winners and Finalists for the INFINITE RECHARGESM at Home Challenge.
Safety Animation Award
Apr 20, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWe have the winner and runners-up for the 2021 FIRST® Robotics Competition Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL!
Congratulations to our 2021 FIRST Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists!
Apr 15, 2021 Written by FIRST StaffWe are beyond excited to announce this year’s FIRST Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm semi-finalists.
Skills Challenge, Innovation Challenge, & Larry Retiring
Apr 12, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWhat a rush to the deadline! As folks know, last Thursday was the deadline to submit and lock INFINITE RECHARGESM at Home Skills Challenge scores, and we saw lots of teams coming in during those final hours.
Scores Deadline, Award Shows, Trophies, Interviews
Mar 31, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionIf you have not yet been contacted by a Judge Advisor for an interview you think you are due, please email firstroboticscompetition@firstinspires.org as soon as possible. We don’t want you to miss out!
Big Chairman’s Award Announcement & Unofficial Score Reporting Details
Mar 26, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionGreat news! We have decided that even though we won’t be having FIRST Championship this season, we will still be selecting FIRST Championship-level Chairman’s Award winners and finalists.
Kit of Parts Survey, Public Leaderboard, and Score Calculator
Mar 22, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWe need your help! Every season we ask teams to complete surveys about their Kit of Parts experience to help us improve the program. The survey is open now and closes this Friday, March 26th at 5pm ET.
Update on Unofficial Score Reporting
Mar 19, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionAs we said in this blog, we are developing a way for teams who missed the March 5th opt-in deadline to still submit their INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Skills Competition scores.
Submission Statistics and Unofficial Score Reporting
Mar 16, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionHere are some statistics for submissions the 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition season you might find interesting.