Welcome to the FIRST Robotics Competition Blog
Your source of season information for the FIRST Robotics Competition.
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Safety Animation Award
Apr 20, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWe have the winner and runners-up for the 2021 FIRST® Robotics Competition Safety Animation Award sponsored by UL!
Congratulations to our 2021 FIRST Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists!
Apr 15, 2021 Written by FIRST StaffWe are beyond excited to announce this year’s FIRST Innovation Challenge presented by Qualcomm semi-finalists.
Skills Challenge, Innovation Challenge, & Larry Retiring
Apr 12, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWhat a rush to the deadline! As folks know, last Thursday was the deadline to submit and lock INFINITE RECHARGESM at Home Skills Challenge scores, and we saw lots of teams coming in during those final hours.
Scores Deadline, Award Shows, Trophies, Interviews
Mar 31, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionIf you have not yet been contacted by a Judge Advisor for an interview you think you are due, please email firstroboticscompetition@firstinspires.org as soon as possible. We don’t want you to miss out!
Big Chairman’s Award Announcement & Unofficial Score Reporting Details
Mar 26, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionGreat news! We have decided that even though we won’t be having FIRST Championship this season, we will still be selecting FIRST Championship-level Chairman’s Award winners and finalists.
Kit of Parts Survey, Public Leaderboard, and Score Calculator
Mar 22, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionWe need your help! Every season we ask teams to complete surveys about their Kit of Parts experience to help us improve the program. The survey is open now and closes this Friday, March 26th at 5pm ET.
Update on Unofficial Score Reporting
Mar 19, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionAs we said in this blog, we are developing a way for teams who missed the March 5th opt-in deadline to still submit their INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Skills Competition scores.
Submission Statistics and Unofficial Score Reporting
Mar 16, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionHere are some statistics for submissions the 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition season you might find interesting.
Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com
Mar 11, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionCongratulations to FIRST Robotics Competition Team 8592 (a rookie team!), Newton Squared, from Reston, Virginia, USA, for winning the 2021 Digital Animation Award sponsored by AutomationDirect.com!
2021 FIRST Championship and a Reminder
Mar 10, 2021 Written by Frank Merrick, Director FIRST Robotics CompetitionHave you, or students on your team, been submitted for the Dean’s List Award this year? If so, it’s very important that every nominee signs a FIRST Consent and Release form by the end of March to be eligible for selection as a Dean’s List Award Finalist or Winner.