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Introducing FIRST Diary of an Innovator Team 1880!

Oct 25, 2023 Written by Team 1880, Warriors of East Harlem and FIRST Robotics Competition Staff

This season, follow along as we hear from 4 FIRST® Robotics Competition teams from around the world about their season experience and the culture of innovation their team has created.  In this post, we meet Team 1880 Warriors of East Harlem from New York, USA!

Introducing a New Way to Register Youth in the U.S. & Canada

Oct 23, 2023 Written by the FIRST Digital Transformation Team

We’re thrilled to share a new update to the FIRST® program registration processes: Express Enrollment Youth Registration!

New Ways to Build Skills and Engage with the Community

Oct 20, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director

We're excited to share two new activities available to FIRST® teams that can help build skills and engage with each other as well as others throughout the community.

Introducing FIRST Diary of an Innovator Team 1466!

Oct 17, 2023 Written by Team 1466, Webb Robotics and FIRST Robotics Competition Staff

2024 Beta Testing and Motors/Controllers

Oct 12, 2023 Written by Kevin O’Connor, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Robotics Engineer

As teams begin to stock up and prepare for the CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas season, we wanted to share some more information about new technology available for the season including Beta Testing of software updates and new motors/controllers.

Founder’s Reception and Kickoff Updates

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

We are excited to extend an invitation to the 2024 Founder's Reception and provide updates on the 2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition Kickoff.

2024 Safety Animation Award Theme & Safety Manual Now Available!

Oct 03, 2023 Written by Ashley Marie Johnson, FIRST Robotics Competition Program Specialist

We are excited to announce the theme for the 2024 Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL Solutions and the 2024 Safety Manual!

monday.com is back!

Oct 02, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Director & Rachel Moore, FIRST Tech Challenge Senior Director

We are excited to announce that FIRST® Tech Challenge and FIRST® Robotics Competition teams will be able to use the non-profit program version of monday.com for free this season!

2024 Event Info!

Sep 20, 2023 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Program Director

This blog contains an event preferencing reminder and a series of event updates/news.

Technology Updates: Past, Present, Future, and Beyond

Sep 13, 2023 Written by Kevin O’Connor, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Robotics Engineer

Information on 2023 usage reporting, AprilTag updates, and more!