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Award Updates for the 2023 Season

Sep 12, 2022 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist

Updates and changes to judging and awards for the 2023 season.

2022 Control System Reporting, 2023 Updates, and Beta Testing

Sep 09, 2022 Written by Kevin O’Connor, FIRST Robotics Competition Senior Robotics Engineer

As all of you start gearing up for the 2023 season, the Control System Team is gearing up too! We’ve got a number of updates to share with you including Usage Reporting data from the 2022 season, two notes about vision targeting in the 2023 season, and information about Beta Testing.

Timeout & Playoff Tournament Updates

Sep 07, 2022 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist

This summer, FIRST® Robotics Competition assembled a working group to explore ways to improve the playoff tournament timeout process. We are happy to share some updates on progress we have made so far.

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It’s Grant Season!

Aug 30, 2022 Written by FIRST Operations Staff

Here at FIRST®, we understand the importance of fundraising to start or to sustain a FIRST® Robotics Competition team. Today we want to take this time to let our FIRST Robotics Competition teams know about the potential grant opportunities our generous sponsors have to offer. 

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Choose FIRST for Your Students highlights the key attributes and outcomes of student engagement in FIRST PreK-12 programs. Learn more about FIRST impact-proven programs and Core Values, demonstrated student gains in workforce skills, and available educator resources. A great document to share with decision makers and influencers whom make decisions on programming in educational settings.

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Sibling Teams and an Expanded District

Aug 24, 2022 Written by Fiona Hanlon, FIRST Robotics Competition Team Experience Specialist & Collin Fultz, FIRST Robotics Competition Sr. Program Manager

An announcement about a newly defined term, new guidelines for Sibling Teams to follow, and an expanded FIRST® Robotics Competition District.