The Flagship FIRST Program for High School Students
FIRST Robotics Competition
A large-scale robotics competition combining the excitement of sport with the rigours of science and technology, FIRST Robotics Competition brings together students and mentors to build robots that perform in a competitive but gracious environment against teams all over the world.
FIRST Robotics Competition
The highest level of robotics competition offered by FIRST. High-school students team up with the world’s best technology companies to build the most impressive robots you’ve ever seen. Built from scratch, these 5 foot tall, 140 pound robots compete in high intensity robo-sports. With bragging rights at stake for schools and the companies that support them, robotics takes on a pro-sports experience. Watch the best of the best in robotics come out to play.
“The varsity sport for the mind,” FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to “real-world engineering” as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team.
Code, Design, And Complete
with Robots!
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.
Experience a FIRST Robotics Competition Event
Hard work pays off! Each FIRST Robotics Competition season culminates with local and regional events where qualifying teams compete for awards and a spot in the FIRST Championship.