Boeing Innovation Panel 10/27

FIRST WA Robotics invites teams to attend our FIRST LEGO League Innovation Panels. These panels will run with leaders from multiple partner companies from late September through October at 3-4:30 pm, giving students a broad look at real world environmental innovation.

 Panelists will help inspire their Innovation Projects by sharing how their work supports environmental stewardship and biodiversity goals — showing students how major companies tackle the same challenges they’re studying.

 Your team will join a moderated 90 minute session with 4-5 professionals. Each panelist will give a short introduction, answer student questions, and share real examples of how their work intersects with environmental sustainability, biodiversity, and innovation.

 If your team is interested in attending, use this link to sign up! Once you sign up, a meeting link along with some sample questions will be sent to you. 

FLL Challenge (Founders ) Event Assignments

For FLL Challenge (Founders) teams- I am working on event assignments this week. I am hoping to have them posted at the end of the week or early next week for teams that have fully registered and paid with FIRST Inspires and FIRST Washington. To check and see your teams status, click here

Note to teams– I appreciate that some of you have preferences for which event or which weekend you would like for many reasons. PLEASE don’t email me asking to be placed on a certain day or in a certain event. Even with registration numbers down, there are still over 400 teams and I am not able to accomodate requests. 

If you are placed in an event that does not work for you- please fill out the form that I will send out when I post the assignments to request a change and put why in the comments. I am not able to guarantee a change, but I do my best!

FLL Explore (Founders ) Event Registration

For FLL Explore (Founders) teams- You will be able to register for your event as soon as I hear back from all of the host venues! I will send out the registration form in a seperate email. Teams will be confirmed in their event once they have fully registered and paid with FIRST Inspires and FIRST Washington. To check and see your teams status, click here

WA Open Invitational FLL Scrimmage – hosted by FTC 19708 & FRC 9023

The 4th Annual Washington Open FLL Invitational will take place on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

Applications are now being accepted from Washington teams registered for the Founder’s Edition of BIOGLOW.

WA FLL Head Referee Kevin Torrico will officiate the event and host a Q&A session for participating teams.

This scrimmage is designed to simulate the Robot Game portion of an official qualifying tournament and will include three matches. Unlike a standard qualifier, however, the first match will serve as a practice round and will not be scored. During this match, the Head Referee will be available to answer questions and discuss the legality of strategies used by teams.

Technical chaperones from FTC Team 19708, The Emerald Bots (Washington State FLL Robot Performance Award winners in 2020 and 2021) and FRC Team 9023, Future Martians will also be available to provide guidance and answer questions related to both Robot Design and the Innovation Project.

This event is also an excellent opportunity to:

• Share Innovation Project ideas
• Receive feedback from mentors and peers
• Learn from other teams before tournament season begins

Please see the attached flyer for additional information, including the application process and registration deadlines.

Registration: WA Open FLL Invitational Registration Form

Innovation Panels!

FIRST WA Robotics invites teams to attend our FIRST LEGO League Innovation Panels. These panels will run with leaders from multiple partner companies from late September through October at 3-4:30 pm, giving students a broad look at real world environmental innovation.

Panelists will help inspire their Innovation Projects by sharing how their work supports environmental stewardship and biodiversity goals — showing students how major companies tackle the same challenges they’re studying.

Our next Innovation Panels are coming up in addition to some we just added!

If your team is interested in attending, use this link to sign up! Once you sign up, a meeting link along with some sample questions will be sent to you.

Our sessions with General Motors were awesome! Stoke Space is up next, with Boeing on 10/27 and possibly 1 other coming in the next few days! Register now!

Note- These panels are not recorded for privacy reasons