TopBots

This will be a super fun day for groups of corporate teams (up to 5 adults) to come together and build a robot and compete against your industry peers. This is a new event for FIRST Washington!

Seattle

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Seattle Center’s Armory Building. Teams arrive at 9 a.m. and wrap by 2 p.m.

Spokane

Friday, May 1, 2020 at Itron. Teams arrive at 9 a.m. and wrap by 2 p.m.

Please see TopBots Tentative Schedule. Lunch, light snacks and beer celebration included!

The cost to enter TopBots is $2,500/team. Each team will receive a robot (LEGO EV3) with funds benefiting FIRST Washington a 501 (c) (3) and teams!

Seattle

We only have room for 42 teams to compete so register today here to secure your spot.

Spokane

We only have room for 20 teams to compete so register today here to secure your spot.

Of course there are and please join us as a sponsor! Contact Erin McCallum, erin@firstwa.org to help sponsor.

Seattle Opportunities

Spokane Opportunities

YES, YES, YES! Of course, we love to have technical people participate, but this is event is not just for technical people.  We are an inclusive group and would love to have companies from all areas: technology, retail, food service, real estate, manufacturing, finance, consulting and more with participants from all areas of expertise, not just technologists including: communications, design, finance, marketing, sales, merchandising, project management, human resources, etc.!  It takes teams of “experts” with a variety of backgrounds to build a robot, just as if it takes to build a healthy business.

You, of course, can keep your robot as a souvenir but we would love to have teams donate their robot and EV3 kit, back to FIRST Washington where FIRST Washington will donate to a disadvantaged team/school in need!

We are the largest afterschool STEM program across the state, inspiring students ages 6-18 to get interested in STEM! We have nearly 1200 teams in 133 school districts (34 out of 39 counties) and other great community organizations (Boys and Girls Clubs, community centers, Girl Scouts, 4-H, etc.). We like to call FIRST Washington the sport of science, technology and teamwork…..where every kid can go pro! To see FIRST Washington programs impact, check these out: Royal City and Nerdy Girls.

Of course! Each team is paired with 2-3 students from one of FIRST Washington’s teams. They will guide and support you through this team-building journey, just as adult mentors do for their teams during the competitive FIRST robotics competition season.