Category: The FIRST Responders

Dear Teams: We’ve been invited to share some thoughts, observations, and recommendations as your Chief Robot Inspectors. We’re excited to share with you, and plan to do so in two…
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Woohoo! It’s happening! I stopped by the official Week 0 scrimmage event in Bedford, New Hampshire, USA, this past Saturday. Huge shout-out to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 509, Red Storm,…
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We’re just a few short weeks from our Week 1 events, and with that, we wanted to share more information about FIRST® Championship. You Bring It In 2020, we shared…
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In the early years of FIRST, Woodie, wearing his denim shirt, was a staple at every tournament. As FIRST grew, it became virtually impossible for him to be at every…
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Congratulations to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8334, Titan Robotics, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, for winning the 2022 Digital Animation Award sponsored by Automation Direct!  The judges had this to…
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Greetings, teams! Today’s blog today is all about the Audience Display and is our annual sneak peek at a few of the graphics you’ll see on the big screen at…
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FIRST Robotics Competition is delighted to announce the winner and finalists for the 2022 Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL! Huge congratulations to the following teams: Winner: 1939 The Kuhnigits…
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FIRST Robotics Competition has recently taken more steps forward in our work prioritizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and I wanted to make you aware of them. Reasonable Accommodations For years,…
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Back in November, we released a blog that shared that Single-Day Events are judged remotely. At the time, the plan was that traditional events would conduct judging in-person (although events could choose to do Dean’s List remotely). When this decision was made, we…
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One of the many things I love about FIRST is its seasonality. There’s something natural and comforting about being able to look at a calendar and have an idea of not just what the weather may be…
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