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First Updates On The Team Sustainability Award

We’re so excited to announce that Dow is now the sponsor of the Team Sustainability Award! We have updated the award to encompass two aspects of sustainability: team longevity and…
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Take The Time for Youth Safety

Last fall, FIRST® Robotics Competition shared a blog reminding our community of the resources available to help protect our youth. As teams are reforming for the new season, we want…
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Grant Season Already?!

Hello Rookie and New Veteran FIRST® Robotics Competition Teams! We understand the importance of fundraising to start and to sustain your team. Today we want to let our FIRST Robotics Competition teams know…
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Thank You Interns!

FIRST® Robotics Competition had three terrific interns this summer, all FIRST® alums! Hunter joined our Kit of Parts team and worked on updating the Spare Parts cases, inventory, and process…
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Motor Rule Changes for the 2024 Season

On behalf of the FIRST® Robotics Competition game design team, I’m writing to share a change coming to the robot rules for the 2024 season. We are sharing this now…
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FIRST KitBot Details

A few months ago, we shared a blog announcing that we were expanding the Kit of Parts to include a base robot specific to CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas. We are…
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Get Your Pool Noodles!

Summer is wrapping up in the Northern Hemisphere (). One of my favorite end-of-summer/beginning-of-fall traditions is reminding FIRST® Robotics Competition teams to get some pool noodles for their robot’s bumpers…
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Double Elimination 2023 Data and Updates

As we round out the end of summer, we wanted to share some information & updates on the Double Elimination playoff structure that we implemented for the 2023 season. When…
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Carpet at 2024 Events

TL/DR – The carpet that will be used for 2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition events will be the same carpet that was used in 2023 (and prior) seasons. More Detail: The…
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Learning Content Available Through Thinkscape for FIRST Robotics Competition Teams

Are you looking for content specifically for students in a particular job role? How do you know that the content is relevant for the student on the team and in…
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