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Your source of season information for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
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More about the Chairman's Award Finalists and HD Video in FIRST Championship Pits!
Apr 11, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.More details about the Chairman's Award Finalist, plus a great addition to Team Pits at the 2017 FIRST Championship!
The Michigan State Championship
Apr 07, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.Details about the Michigan State Championship and its division assignments.
Something New - FIRST Championship Chairman's Award Finalists
Apr 05, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.
FIRST STEAMWORKS -- How Are We Doing?
Mar 27, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.Check out the community response to this year's game from our Week 3 survey!
Qualified Rookie Teams on Waitlists for Non-Home Championships
Mar 21, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.More clarification and changes to the FIRST Championship Waitlist process for Qualified Rookie Teams.
Week 2, Week 3, and Championship Waitlists
Mar 14, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.Information about Week 2 Events and how to deal with weather challenges. Plus a small tweak to the Championship Waitlists.
Week One Event Issues
Mar 06, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.
I apologize for the challenges we had at our events this weekend. While most folks, from the preliminary results of our post-event surveys anyway, still had a great experience, many events were finding themselves running late or delivering fewer qualification matches to our teams than they had hoped.
Rule Change!
Mar 03, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.An important rule change to S07-C. Please read!
Spring Tweaks
Mar 02, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.Be sure to see the changes to the pegs on the FIRST STEAMWORKS field.
Mission Control and Championship Notification/Payment Timing
Mar 01, 2017 Written by Frank Merrick.Important information about FIRST Championship notifications and payment timing! Also, check out what happens at our Mission Control!