Welcome to the FIRST Robotics Competition Blog
Your source of season information for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Diary of an Innovator: Team 3316 Season Wrap-Up
May 02, 2024 Written by Team 3316, D-Bug and FIRST Robotics Competition StaffContinuous Improvement of the Kit of Parts
Apr 30, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorHelp us continue to improve the Kit of Parts!
FIRST® Championship Divisions, Streaming, and Concession Stand Payments
Apr 10, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorThree (maybe?) final updates before next week’s FIRST® Championship presented by BAE Systems.
FIRST® Championship Information
Apr 01, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorIn a little over 2 weeks, 600 FIRST® Robotics Competition teams will load in for the 2024 FIRST® Championship!
Addressing Field and Robot Damage
Mar 28, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorThis year, a combination of field design, game design, and robot rules has led to a notable increase in damage to both the field and robots due to what would have historically been considered normal and expected game play.
Note Scoring and FIRST® API Sync
Mar 26, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorThe engineering team at FIRST® and several volunteers have been working to correct issues related to counting notes in the amp and the FIRST API sync of match data.
Happy Birthday to FIRST®!
Mar 20, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorCelebrating 35 years of FIRST®!
From the FTA Notepad
Mar 13, 2024 Written by Chuck Harris, FIRST Robotics Competition Principal Software EngineerSharing some observations from the FTA Notepad to help improve your experience at your upcoming event(s).
Week 1 Wrap Up
Mar 05, 2024 Written by Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior DirectorNearly 30,000 youth participants representing 1,165 teams played more than 2700 matches at 30 events in Week 1 of the CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas season!
Youth Protection Reminders & Updates
Feb 27, 2024 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist & Perla Lopez Freed, Senior Manager, Youth Protection ProgramEvents are underway, and we wanted to share a few reminders and updates relating to Youth Protection.