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WHAT IS FRC?

FRC gives high school students and their adult mentors the opportunity to work and create together to solve a common problem. Teams of students are challenged to design, build, and program robots and compete for awards, while they also create a team identity, raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and advance respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.

Beyond game play itself, students are rewarded by team achievements – in robot design and programming, demonstrating community outreach, Gracious Professionalism®, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Winning is always secondary to the quality of the overall experience.

FRC students have just 8 weeks from learning the season's game challenge to competing, yet their hard work extends year-round. They embrace FIRST's Core Values to serve their communities and expand STEM opportunities. From coding summer camps to mentoring FLL students and organizing workshops, they apply their knowledge to better our world, embodying the true purpose of education.

Beyond game play itself, students are rewarded by team achievements – in robot design and programming, demonstrating community outreach, Gracious Professionalism®, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Winning is always secondary to the quality of the overall experience.

Their season’s work culminates with the chance of advancing to the FIRST Championship. 22 FRC teams from Washington and Oregon will move on to compete in Houston Texas amog 600+ teams from around  the WORLD! 

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In REEFSCAPE℠ presented by Haas, a new challenge launching January 4, 2025, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use their engineering skills to strengthen one of the ocean’s most diverse habitats – making waves to build a better world.

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Start an FRC Team

STEP 1
STEP 1

Register with FIRST Inspires

All teams have to register with FIRST Inspires, the international organization of FIRST. This provides you with a team number, required Youth Protection for mentors and gives you access to the official  FRC forum.  This is also where you will find the FRC storefront to order kits of parts. 

The registration period is May-September for the coming year.

Watch the how-to video below for step-by-step instructions, then use the registation. 

    How-To Video
    STEP 2
    STEP 2

    Select Grants

    Apply for FIRST Inspires specific grants that are restricted to registration BEFORE you pay for registration and product.

    Grants
    STEP 3
    STEP 3

    Register with FIRST Washington

    Registering with FIRST Washington allows teams to attend and compete in competitions. Teams who compete MUST register with both FIRST Inspires and FIRST Washington.  

    1. During the registration process, there is a box to mark if you are interested in applying for the FIRST Washington grant. Please make sure you click it if you want FIRST Washington funds.  
    FIRST WA Registration
    STEP 4
    STEP 4

    Join the Community!

    Program updates can be found weekly on the FTC Blog. Reading the blog is a great way to stay in-the-know about all things FTC!

    Need help? Don’t hesitate to reach out!

    FRC Blog