Your team should meet in a suitable space to design and build an industrial-sized robot (about 120 lbs.), that has access to a variety of machine shop power tools. Your…
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You begin the registration process with national FIRST® registration. When you complete the process (around 20 minutes) you will receive: 2023 Team Registration for FIRST Robotics Competition teams includes the following: Official FIRST Robotics…
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Each January FIRST®, our parent organization headquartered in New Hampshire, provides teams across the globe with a new challenge that focuses on real-world issues that scientist and engineers are facing…
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The new challenge is released to teams at kickoff in January, which starts the build season that runs through late February. Competition season starts late February and lasts through April,…
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FIRST® Robotics Competition resources can be found on the FIRST Inspires website here and the FIRST Washington website here
What does every FIRST Robotics Competition team need? 2 or more adult Mentors with both technical and non-technical expertise willing and motivated to “coach” the team through the build and competition season…
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Teachers, parents, and technology professionals all make excellent coaches. The coach must be 18 years or older and should have the desire to explore side-by-side with students and have good…
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Fee Refunds and Vouchers Registration Fees paid to FIRST Washington to register for the 2022 FIRST® Robotics Competition Season are non-refundable except as expressly set forth below. Initial Registration Fee The person or entity that…
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The rules for the 2023-2024 FIRST® Robotics Competition game will be released with the game in January 2024. Once released, you can find all official rules in the Game Manual.…
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The cost can vary from team to team and region to region depending on what level of participation the team chooses. Here are some basic cost parameters: – There are…
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