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Revealing the 2024 KitBot!

Jan 08, 2024 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist

Sharing a few key points that are important to all teams building the KitBot.

New Radios at 2024 FIRST® Championship

Jan 04, 2024 Written by Matt Pilotte, Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering

We previously announced that we plan to introduce a new 6GHz radio for the 2025 FIRST® Robotics Competition season, and we’re excited to announce that these radios will also be used at the 2024 FIRST® Championship!

Kickoff (already!?)

Jan 03, 2024 Written by Kate Pilotte, Game Design Project Manager, but the work of SO MANY!

This weekend, in case you hadn’t heard, we kick off the 2024 season and reveal this year’s game, CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas. Once Kickoff starts, things happen quickly, and we want to make sure we’re communicating stuff that helps you start your season strong.

Don’t Miss Key Updates From FIRST®

Dec 28, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

As we prepare for Kickoff and an upcoming busy season, we want to make sure that mentors and key members of your team are receiving important email communications from us!

2024 FIRST® Championship District Advancement 

Dec 21, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

An update on advancement to the FIRST® Championship for teams who compete in the District model.

A Gracious Professionalism® Reminder

Dec 19, 2023 Written by Previous Woodie Flowers Award Recipients

Gracious Professionalism® has an important role in the ethos of FIRST®.  As Woodie said, "Talking about Gracious Professionalism is very important". So, let’s talk about Gracious Professionalism!

Get Ready for Kickoff 2024!

Dec 12, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

The Kickoff of CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas is fast approaching! 

2024 KitBot Shopping List

Dec 07, 2023 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist

Kickoff is around the corner, and we are so excited! In this blog post, we release the shopping list of items to purchase for the KitBot. 

Event Rules Updates for 2024

Dec 06, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

There are a few updates that we want to make you aware of in the Event Manual.

Support FIRST® and Bid On Some Cool Experiences

Dec 05, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST® Robotics Competition Senior Director

This year’s FIRST® Inspire Gala is Wednesday in Miami Beach, Florida and is co-hosted by will.i.am and the i.am/Angel Foundation!