FIRST Championship

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FIRST Championship Event
First cmp.png
FrequencyAnnual
Venue George R. Brown Convention Center
Discovery Green
Location(s) Houston, Texas, United States
Inaugurated1992 (1992)
Founder Dean Kamen
Participants~30 nations
Large presence by the United States, Canada, Mexico, Turkey, Israel, Australia, and China [1]
Organised by FIRST
Website www.firstchampionship.org
Current event clock.svgBoth 2020 championships cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The FIRST LEGO League World Championship was held as a virtual competition on April 18 and 19, 2020 and hosted by FLL Share and Learn.

The FIRST Championship is a four-day robotics championship held annually in April at which FIRST student robotics teams compete. For several years, the event was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri in 2011, where it remained through 2017. In 2017, the Championship was split into two events, being additionally held at the George R. Brown Convention Center and Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. In 2018 and 2019, the Championship was held in Houston and Detroit, Michigan at the TCF Center and Ford Field. The event comprises four competitions; the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship, the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, the FIRST Lego League World Festival, and the FIRST Lego League Junior World Expo. [3]

Contents

The FIRST Robotics Competition is a ten-week program in which high-school students build 125-pound (54 kg) robots designed to compete in a game that changes each year. Students are given sets of parts to use, but they can also use off-the-shelf or custom-made parts. The FIRST Tech Challenge is a mid-level competition program for middle school and high school aged students with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. FIRST LEGO League is a competition program for elementary and middle school students using LEGO Mindstorms robotics kits. Teams for each program compete in tournaments at a state and regional level. The winning teams from each of these tournaments join the global competition at the FIRST Championship.

The FIRST Championship was formally held in conjunction with the FIRST Robotics Conference, which covers a wide variety of topics in science, technology, engineering, and robotics fields. [4]

The 2011 championship was also host to the Collegiate Aerial Robotics Demonstration, a pilot collegiate FIRST program.

In 2015, to expand, it was announced that the FIRST Championship would be divided into multiple venues. The new Innovation Faire featuring displays and demonstrations from FIRST Sponsors, Partners and Suppliers took place at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, The FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship and the Junior FIRST Lego League World Festival took place at Union Station (St. Louis), and the FIRST LEGO League World Festival as well as the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship took place at the Edward Jones Dome and America's Center. The new arrangement was designed to give an "Olympic Village" feel and allow for more space to expand each individual program. [5] In 2017, the Championship was split into 2 championships, one occurring in Houston and the other a week later in St. Louis. The second Championship was moved to Detroit for 2018 and 2019. In 2020, FIRST decided to move the closing ceremonies for all programs from Minute Maid Park and Ford Field to the convention centers in Houston and Detroit respectively. [6]

The 2020 FIRST season was suspended on March 12, 2020, resulting in the cancellation of the Championship events in Houston and Detroit, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The FIRST LEGO League World Championship was held as a virtual competition on April 18 and 19, 2020 and hosted by FLL Share and Learn.

The 2021 FIRST Championship in Houston and Detroit were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] The events were replaced by a virtual ceremony at the 2021 FIRST Global Innovation Awards on June 28–30, 2021.

Despite originally announcing dates for both Detroit and Houston for 2022, the 2022 FIRST Championship was later scheduled solely for Houston and was held from April 20 to April 23, 2022.

Host cities

1992 was the first year of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Just over 20 teams competed at one event, which was held at Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. [8] In 1993, the sole competition was held at Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire. [9] In 1994, the competition was held at Nashua High School. [10] In 1995, FIRST had grown to the point to which they had outgrown the one competition, so they moved to a regional qualifier system, and thus the FIRST championship was born. From 1995 through 2002, the championship was held at Epcot Center in Orlando. [11] Reliant Park in Houston was the venue for 2003. [12] Atlanta served as host city from 2004 through 2010. [13] [14] In 2005, the contract with Atlanta was extended through 2007 with options for 2008 and 2009. [13] In 2009, St. Louis was selected, from three finalists, to serve as host city for 2011 through 2013. In 2012, the tenure at St. Louis was extended until 2014. [15] In 2013, the tenure in St. Louis was once again extended for three additional years through 2017. [16]

The 2017 through 2019 championships consisted of two championship events, located in two different cities on back to back weekends. The 2017 championships was held in St. Louis, centered at the Edward Jones Dome, and in Houston, Texas, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Toyota Center, and Minute Maid Park. 2017 marked St. Louis's final hosting of the event for the foreseeable future, ending its seven years hosting the event, as well as the FIRST Championship's return to Houston, following the 2003 Championships at NRG Park. In 2018 and 2019, Houston continued to host a championship, with Detroit, Michigan taking St. Louis's place. The Detroit championships took place at Cobo Center and Ford Field. [17]

FRC World Championship

The FIRST Robotics Competition Championship is the final and largest event of the season. The winners of each regional competition as well as the top teams from each district advance to the FIRST Championship. They are placed into one of the 8 divisions, named after influential individuals in STEM, to compete. The winning alliance from each division (a set of 4 teams) moves on to compete on the Einstein Field. The winning alliance on the Einstein Field is declared the FIRST Champion.

The FIRST Robotics Competition Championship was initially divided into 4 divisions:

In 2015, the 4 divisions were further divided into 8 divisions (not including the final Einstein Field) and expanding naming to share more breadth in hero innovators:

In 2017, the first year of the split championship, 4 more divisions were added [18] bringing the total to 12 divisions (not including the final Einstein Field in each city), with six divisions in each city. The six division winning alliances played a round-robin tournament to determine their location's champion, who then played the other city's champion in July at the FIRST Festival of Champions in New Hampshire. [19] [20] On February 6, 2018, FIRST announced that the Festival of Champions would not happen from the 2018 season onward. Due to this, the winners of both championships would now be considered world champions. [21] Houston:

St. Louis/Detroit:

In 2022 with the return to a single championship event [22] FRC teams were divided into the 6 Houston divisions seen through the 2019 championship. In 2023 2 additional divisions, [23] Johnson and Milstein, were added to the 6 from 2022 bringing the total to 8 FRC divisions.

There are many awards that are presented to FRC teams at the Championship. These awards include the Engineering Inspiration Award, the Industrial Design Award, the Gracious Professionalism Award, the Entrepreneurship Award, the Industrial Safety Award, the Rookie All-Star Award, the Rookie Inspiration Award, the Woodie Flowers Award, and the Dean's List Award. The most prestigious award is the Impact Award (previously called the Chairman's Award), which recognizes the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate both on and off the field. [24]

Recent winners

Year / ThemeAward nameTeam nameTeam numberLocation
2024 / Crescendo Championship Winner #1Orbit1690 Binyamina, HaZafon, Israel
Championship Winner #2Team SCREAM4522 Sedalia, Missouri, USA
Championship Winner #3Team 8-Bit9432 Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Championship Winner #4RoboLancers321 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Impact AwardCocoNuts2486 Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
2023 / Charged Up Championship Winner #1MadTown Robotics1323 Madera, California, USA
Championship Winner #2HighTide4414 Ventura, California, USA
Championship Winner #3Ctrl-Z4096 Champaign, Illinois, USA
Championship Winner #4BeaverworX2609 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Impact AwardRoboLancers321 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2022 / Rapid React Championship Winner #1Up-A-Creek Robotics1619 Longmont, Colorado, USA
Championship Winner #2The Cheesy Poofs254 San Jose, California, USA
Championship Winner #3Knight Vision3175 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, USA
Championship Winner #4Fusion Corps6672 Irving, Texas, USA
Chairman's AwardGarrett Coalition1629 Accident, Maryland, USA
2019 / Destination: Deep Space Detroit / Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #1Brighton TechnoDogs3707 Brighton, Michigan, USA
Detroit / Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #2ThunderChickens217 Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
Detroit / Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #3Team Rembrandts4481 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Detroit / Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #4SCH Vulcan Robotics1218Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Detroit Chairman'sThe Green Machine1816 Edina, Minnesota, USA
Houston / Houston FIRST Championship Winner #1Greybots973 Atascadero, California, USA
Houston / Houston FIRST Championship Winner #2MadTown Robotics1323Madera, California, USA
Houston / Houston FIRST Championship Winner #3Iron Panthers5026 Burlingame, California, USA
Houston / Houston FIRST Championship Winner #4The Vitruvian Bots4201 El Segundo, California, USA
Houston Chairman'sExploding Bacon1902Orlando, Florida, USA
2018 / FIRST Power Up Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #1Stryke Force2767 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #2Team RUSH27 Clarkston, Michigan, USA
Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #3Lake Effect Robotics2708 Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Detroit FIRST Championship Winner #4Centre County 4-H Robotics4027 State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Detroit Chairman'sBionic Black Hawks2834 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Houston FIRST Championship Winner #1The Cheesy Poofs254San Jose, California, USA
Houston FIRST Championship Winner #2The Robowranglers148 Greenville, Texas, USA
Houston FIRST Championship Winner #3Spartabots2976 Sammamish, Washington, USA
Houston FIRST Championship Winner #4Ha-Dream Team3075 Hod-Ha'Sharon, HaMerkaz, Israel
Houston Chairman'sKell Robotics1311 Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
2017 / FIRST Steamworks St Louis / Festival of Champions Winner #1Stryke Force2767Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
St Louis / Festival of Champions Winner #2The Cheesy Poofs254San Jose, California, USA
St Louis / Festival of Champions Winner #3Lightning Robotics862 Canton, Michigan, USA
St Louis / Festival of Champions Winner #4The Pascack PI-oneers1676 Montvale, New Jersey, USA
St Louis Chairman'sMountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS)2614 Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Houston Festival of Champions RepresentativeColumbus Space Program4188 Columbus, Georgia, USA
Houston Winner #1Greybots973Atascadero, California, USA
Houston Winner #2CRUSH1011 Tucson, Arizona, USA
Houston Winner #3Viking Robotics2928 Seattle/Ballard, Washington, USA
Houston Winner #4Bay Orangutans5499 Berkeley, California, USA
Houston Chairman'sThunder Down Under3132 Sydney, Australia
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Championship Winner #1The Beach Bots330 Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Championship Winner #2Roboteers2481 Tremont, Illinois, USA
Championship Winner #3Cleveland's Team120 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Championship Winner #4Blue Cheese1086 Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
Chairman's AwardHIGHROLLERS987 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush [25] Championship Winner #1Robonauts118 League City, Texas, USA
Championship Winner #2Citrus Circuits1678 Davis, California, USA
Championship Winner #3Buchanan Bird Brains1671 Clovis, California, USA
Championship Winner #4Gryffingear5012 Palmdale, California, USA
Chairman's AwardWolverines597 Los Angeles, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist [26] Championship Winner #1The Cheesy Poofs254San Jose, California, USA
Championship Winner #2Las Guerrillas469Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
Championship Winner #3The All Sparks2848 Dallas, Texas, USA
Championship Winner #4Team C.H.A.O.S74 Holland, Michigan, USA
Chairman's AwardTeam RUSH27Clarkston, Michigan, USA
2013 / Ultimate Ascent [27] Championship Winner #1Theory61241 Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Championship Winner #2Texas Torque1477 The Woodlands, Texas, USA
Championship Winner #3The Coyotes610 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chairman's AwardThe Holy Cows1538 San Diego, California, USA
2012 / Rebound Rumble [28] Championship Winner #1S.P.A.M.180 Stuart, Florida, USA
Championship Winner #2Raider Robotix25 North Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Championship Winner #3Bomb Squad16 Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA
Chairman's AwardSimbotics1114 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
2011 / Logomotion Championship Winner #1The Cheesy Poofs254San Jose, California, USA
Championship Winner #2WildStang111 Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Championship Winner #3Greybots973Atascadero, California, USA
Chairman's AwardThe Hawaiian Kids359 Waialua, Hawaii, USA
2010 / Breakaway Championship Winner #1 Beach Cities Robotics)294 Redondo Beach, California, USA
Championship Winner #2The HOT Team67 Milford, Michigan, USA
Championship Winner #3Bobcat Robotics177 South Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Chairman's AwardMiss Daisy341 Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA
2009 / Lunacy [29] [30] Championship Winner #1WildStang111 Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Championship Winner #2The HOT Team)67 Milford, Michigan, USA
Championship Winner #3Spartan Robotics971 Mountain View, California, USA
Chairman's AwardTechno Ticks236 Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

FTC World Championship

Before 2014, after all FTC teams have competed in state / regional championship tournaments, the winning teams move on to the FTC World Championship. The Inspire Award-winning teams and the captain teams of the Winning Alliance in the regional tournaments are automatically eligible for the world championship. If there are still spots available, additional teams may be picked by a lottery system.

From 2014 and on, teams compete in Qualifying Tournaments in order to qualify for their state/regional Championship. At that Championship, teams compete for a spot at one of 4 Super-Regionals. Depending on the presence/number of teams in each state, determines the number of teams that move on to a Super-Regional. Teams then advance from their Super-Regional to the World Championship. In the 2018–2019 season, Super-Regionals were abolished and FTC teams advanced to the World Championship directly from their state/regional Championship. [31]

At each championship, awards are presented to recognize teams for their performance in the competition, their robot's design, and their efforts to spread the message of FIRST. These awards include World Championship Finalist and Winner, the Design Award, the Connect Award, the Innovate Award, the Motivate Award, the Think Award and the Judges' Award. The most notable awards are the World Championship Inspire Award and the award given to the winning alliance. [32]

The FTC World Championship was held in Houston and Detroit through the 2019 championship. The event is currently held in Houston.

FTC has four divisions that teams are randomly divided into. [33]

Up until the end of the 2016 season, winning alliances from Franklin and Edison went on to compete in the finals on the DaVinci Field. In 2017, FTC teams joined FRC teams to play their finals matches on the Einstein Field.

Recent winners

Year / ThemeAward nameTeam nameTeam numberLocation
2024 / CenterstageInspire AwardIterative Intentions12791 Flower Mound, Texas, USA
Winning Alliance TeamAiCitzens19066 Focsani, Romania
Winning Alliance TeamThe Clueless11212 San Diego, California, USA
Winning Alliance TeamTexpand18763 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
2023 / PowerplayInspire AwardWolfpack Machina18438 Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Winning Alliance TeamGatorBytes18457 Newbury Park, California, USA
Winning Alliance TeamQuality Control21229 Bellevue, Washington, USA
Winning Alliance TeamDon't Blink14481 Plainsboro, New Jersey, USA
2022 / Freight FrenzyInspire AwardTechnicBots8565 Plano, Texas, USA
Winning Alliance TeamDelta Force17713 Arad, Romania
Winning Alliance TeamUp-A-Creek Robotics11260Longmont, Colorado, USA
Winning Alliance TeamJava the Hutts14725 Fort Myers, Florida, USA
2019 / Rover Ruckus Detroit Winning Alliance TeamLANbros9971 Vincentown, New Jersey, USA
Detroit Winning Alliance TeamGluten Free11115 Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
Detroit Winning Alliance TeamN.Y.A.N. Robotics - Not Your Average Nerds10091 Mundelein, Illinois, USA
Detroit Inspire AwardThe Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team8393 Baden, Pennsylvania, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamBoom Bots3101 Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamAperture Science5064 Elon, North Carolina, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamCobalt Colts6547 Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Houston Inspire AwardRoot Negative One9879 Springdale, Arkansas, USA
2018 / Relic RecoveryDetroit Winning Alliance TeamThe Brainstormers8644 Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Detroit Winning Alliance TeamThe Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team8393 Baden, Pennsylvania, USA
Detroit Winning Alliance Team2 Bits and a Byte4029 Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Detroit Inspire AwardWizards.exe9794 Rockville, Maryland, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamMechanical Maniacs7750 Sutherlin, Oregon, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamRedNek Robotics Wun724 Sun River, Montana, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamTechNova12611 Bellevue, Washington, USA
Houston Inspire AwardSuper 77477 Oviedo, Florida, USA
2017 / Velocity VortexHouston Winning Alliance TeamRedNek Robotics Wun724 Sun River, Montana, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamRise Of Hephaestus4216San Diego, California, USA
Houston Winning Alliance TeamWait For It...8651 Pearl, Missouri, USA
Houston Inspire AwardFIX IT3491 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
St. Louis Winning Alliance TeamHeight Differential8686 Littleton, Colorado, USA
St. Louis Winning Alliance TeamData Force6929 Rockville, Maryland, USA
St. Louis Winning Alliance TeamBoBots5916Earleville, Maryland, USA
St. Louis Inspire Award WinnerCombustible Lemons5466 Davenport, Iowa, USA
2016 / Res-Q [34] Winning Alliance TeamBoBots5916 Earleville, Maryland, USA
Winning Alliance TeamCubix^38221 Hampstead, Maryland, USA
Winning Alliance TeamTBD-To Be Determined6022 Aurora, Ohio, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardHot Wired Robotics7013 Portland, Oregon, USA
2015 / Cascade Effect [35] Winning Alliance TeamNeutrinos6433 Lakeland, Florida, USA
Winning Alliance TeamRedNek Robotics Wun724 Sun River, Montana, USA
Winning Alliance TeamValley X Robotics2844 Chandler, Arizona, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardSchrödinger's Hat3595 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
2014 / Block Party! [27] Winning Alliance TeamHot Wired Robotics7013 Portland, Oregon, USA
Winning Alliance TeamEagles Robotics Xperience5257 Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Winning Alliance Team4-H Techno Clovers4240Accident, Maryland, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardBears3141 Mexico City, Mexico
2013 / Ring It Up! [27] Winning Alliance TeamCougar Robotics Team4251 Columbus, Ohio, USA
Winning Alliance TeamFish in the Boat4140 Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Winning Alliance TeamMonkey Madness5096 Huntsville, Alabama, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardBeta3550 West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2012 / Bowled Over! [28] Winning Alliance TeamRobocats4444 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Winning Alliance TeamMasquerade4997 Tampa, Florida, USA
Winning Alliance TeamILITE Robotics354 Haymarket, Virginia, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire Award Landroids 4220 Livingston, New Jersey, USA
2011 / Get Over It! [36] Winning Alliance TeamSD30 Robotics178 Ronan, Montana, USA
Winning Alliance TeamWreckers577 Westport, Connecticut, USA
Winning Alliance TeamMITibot2875 Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardRobots and Brain Bots Inc.4466 Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
2010 / Hot Shot! [37] Winning Alliance TeamSmoke and Mirrors2868 Lakeland, Florida, USA
Winning Alliance TeamUnder the Son2843 Hollywood, Maryland, USA
Winning Alliance TeamGlobal-Force3864 Aiken, South Carolina, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardRock 'n Roll Robots25 Pasadena, California, USA
2009 / Face Off! [38] Winning Alliance TeamJr. Bomb Squad92 Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA
Winning Alliance TeamRoboRaiders679 Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA
Winning Alliance TeamAlberta Longhorns2820 Calgary, Alberta
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardEinstein's Daughters32San Diego, California, USA
2008 / Quad Quandary [30] Winning Alliance TeamMr. T30 Montville, New Jersey, USA
Winning Alliance TeamTeam Overdrive74 Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Winning Alliance TeamBeach Cities Robotics23 Redondo Beach, California, USA
FTC World Championship Inspire AwardPanteras801 Mexico City, Mexico

FLL World Festival

The top competitions in FLL program are FLL Open Championships and FLL World Festival. The Open Championships are managed by FLL Partners with a goal to bring teams from different regions to complete and showcase their achievements. Currently, there are two Open Championships, FLL Open European Championship and FLL US Open Championship. FLL Open Asian Championship was held in 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. However, it did not return in 2009. [39]

FLL World Festival is hosted and managed by FIRST. The teams are often the Champion's Award team at the state or national level with some other criteria including special nomination from FLL Operational Partners globally. In 2009, there were 84 teams from 27 countries that joined the festival with the theme Climate Connections. The award categories include Innovative Design Award, Quality Design Award, Programming Award, Research Quality Award, Innovative Solution Award, Creative Presentation Award, Teamwork Award, Team Spirit Awards, Against All Odds Awards, Outstanding Volunteer Awards, Adult Coach/Mentor Awards, Young Adult Mentor Awards, and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are Champion's Award and Robot Performance Award. [29]

[40] ===Recent winners===

Year / ThemeAward nameTeam nameTeam numberLocation
2024 / MasterpieceHouston Championship Champions Award WinnerLOS ATÔMICOS64790 Araras, Brazil
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistKnots and Bots17737 Chicago, IL
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistMaster Cubz55589 Andover, MA
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistBreaking Bot64770 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistInvictus64839 Valencia, Spain
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistPARDOBOOTS64793 Ourinhos, Brazil
2023 / Super PoweredHouston Championship Champions Award WinnerFSINGENIUM Team60008 Sarriguren, Spain
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistLITBOT10059975 Kaunas, Lithuania
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistLegotronic Beavers60009 Torres de Elorz, Spain
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistRoboRazors59969 Amman, Jordan
2022 / Cargo ConnectHouston Championship Champions Award WinnerLegotronic Beavers55467 Torres de Elorz, Spain
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistFIRST FUJISAN55442 Kofu, Japan
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistRoboTrix 120055445 Kfar Yona, Israel
Houston Championship Champions Award FinalistAldeatrón Robotix55466 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2021 / RePLAYVirtual World Championship International Invitational Champions Award WinnerFIRST FUJISANN/A Kofu, Japan
2020 / City ShaperVirtual World Championship International Invitational Champions Award - 1st PlaceSnow White and the Critter Crew492 Mount Prospect, Illinois
2019 / Into OrbitDetroit Championship Champions Award - 1st PlacePHOENIX44314 Kaunas, Lithuania
Detroit Championship Winner - FinalistFSINGENIUMTeam32 Pamplona, Spain
Detroit Championship Winner - FinalistTövisASAP44350 Budapest, Hungary
Houston Championship Champions Award - 1st PlaceiDB Tech-No-Logic44264 Verona, Italy
Detroit Championship Teamwork Award - 2nd PlaceTeam Skyline1610 Holon, Israel
2018 / Hydro DynamicsHouston Championship Winner - 1st PlaceSESI Red Rabbit37402 Americana, Brazil
Houston Championship Winner - FinalistWater Works23359 La Jolla, California
Houston Championship Winner - FinalistSESI Jedi's37401 Jundiai, Brazil
Detroit Championship Winner - 1st PlaceNot the Droids You Are Looking For51 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Detroit Championship Winner - FinalistFIRST FUJISAN37289 Kofu, Japan
Detroit Championship Winner - Finalistthe Hydro HAULks3436 Oakville, Ontario Canada
2017 / Animal AlliesHouston Championship Winner - 1st PlaceRobo Stars30362 [41] Irbid, Jordan
Houston Championship Winner - FinalistSESI THUNDERBÓTICOS30352 [42] Rio Claro, Brazil
Houston Championship Winner - FinalistHigh Voltage Couch Bananas20687 [43] Eagle, Idaho
St. Louis Championship Winner - 1st PlaceCtrl-Z Bayview Glen5831 [44] Toronto, Canada
St. Louis Championship Winner - FinalistFlufflepuff1920 Granger, Indiana
St. Louis Championship Winner - FinalistSt Peters Brickbusters8631 East Troy, Wisconsin
2016 / Trash TrekChampionship Winner - 1st PlaceThe Incredibots00000 Ohio, USA
Championship Winner - FinalistMechatronic Ants00000 Pamplona, Spain
Championship Winner - FinalistTic Tac Toe00000 Beirut, Lebanon
2015 / World ClassChampionship Winner - 1st PlaceFast and Curious23850 Aley, Lebanon
Championship Winner - FinalistMechatronic Ants23750 Pamplona, Spain
Championship Winner - FinalistHIPPIES2936 Peoria, Illinois, USA
2014 / Nature's FuryChampionship Winner - 1st PlaceINVICTAN/A Canterbury, England
Championship Winner - 2nd PlaceFast and Curious23850 Aley, Lebanon
Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceStrategic Headquarters of Innovative Engineering & Limitless Design (S.H.I.E.L.D.)737 New Berlin, WI
2013 / Senior SolutionsChampionship Winner - 1st PlaceUntitled 116100 Bath, England
Championship Winner - 2nd PlaceSESI Robotics School16850 Ourinhos, Brazil
Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceRobo Raiders742 Lebanon
2012 / Food Factor [28] Championship Winner - 1st PlaceFalcons Japan15650 Tokyo, Japan
Championship Winner - 2nd PlaceBlue Gear Ticks252 Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceNXTremers15200 Bengaluru, India
2011 / Body Forward [36] Championship Winner - 1st PlaceThe Sentinels3663 Oakville, Ontario Canada
Championship Winner - 2nd PlaceSAP g33k$13300 Mpumalanga, South Africa
Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceHammerheads4129 Umatilla, Florida, USA
Robot Performance AwardHammerheads4129 Umatilla, Florida, USA
2010 / Smart Move Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceCougar Robotics Team437Columbus, Ohio, USA
2009 / Climate Connections [45] Championship Winner - 1st PlaceDa Peeps55 Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA
Championship Winner - 2nd PlaceSTEELE1232 Illinois, USA
Championship Winner - 3rd PlaceNXT Generation9201 Nordborg, Denmark
Robot Performance Award - 1st PlaceEmerotecos8004 Brazil
Robot Performance Award - 2nd PlaceTeam Singapore8254 Singapore
Robot Performance Award - 3rd PlaceGiant Panda8060 China
2008 / Power Puzzle [46] Championship Winner - 1st PlaceExternal Fusion8095 Singapore
Championship Winner - 2nd PlacePixelation2560 North Branch, Minnesota, USA
Championship Winner - 3rd PlacePower Peeps334 Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA
Robot Performance Award - 1st PlaceBLACK OCEAN CURRENT8110 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Robot Performance Award - 1st PlaceGreen Man Group1 Windham, New Hampshire, USA
Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place Landroids 2254 Livingston, New Jersey, USA

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FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), formerly known as FIRST Vex Challenge, is a robotics competition for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head, by designing, building, and programming a robot to compete in an alliance format against other teams. FIRST Tech Challenge is one of the six major robotics programs organized by FIRST, which its other five programs include FIRST Lego League Discover, FIRST Lego League Explore, FIRST Lego League Challenge, FIRST Robotics Competition, and FIRST Global Challenge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis W. Parker School (Chicago)</span> Independent private school in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Francis W. Parker School is an independent school serving students who live in the Chicago area from Pre-K through twelfth grade. Located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, the school is based on the progressive education philosophies of John Dewey and Colonel Francis Wayland Parker, emphasizing community and citizenship. Tuition and fees range from $40,910 for kindergarten to $46,760 for grade 12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robofest</span> American youth competitive robotics league

Robofest is an autonomous robotics competition for 4th - 12th graders. It is similar to FIRST Lego League (FLL), but while FLL limits the student's robots to Lego Mindstorms robots, Robofest allows the student to use any robotics system, parts, materials, or even custom electronics, in some of the events. Note that FLL students are required to use parts manufactured by Lego only, preventing the use of such aids as string or glue. Another important difference is that Robofest games have UTF components. Students must solve the unveiled tasks and factors within 30 minutes work-time without external help. Lawrence Tech's Robofest was founded by Computer Science Professor Dr. Chan-Jin Chung in 1999–2000 academic year and is sponsored by Lawrence Technological University and other sponsors. LTU's Robofest is also held internationally, in countries including Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, England, France, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Macau, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Jordan, and UAE. Teams who win their regional event are welcome to participate at the worldwide tournament held at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan. ROBOFEST is a registered trademark of Lawrence Technological University. Robofest is one of the largest University led robotics competitions in the world for pre college students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Waring School</span> Independent school in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Waring School is a co-educational private school in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States, for students in grades 6–12. The school offers studies in Humanities; extensive music, art, and theatre options, mathematics and science courses, as well as a curriculum of French language and cultural exchange.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FIRST Lego League Explore</span>

FIRST LEGO League Explore (FLLE) is a non-competitive robotics program designed for children ages six to ten. It is one of the programs established by FIRST.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kealakehe High School</span> High school in Hawaiʻi

Kealakehe High School is a public high school located in Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has the largest geographic school attendance boundary in the state and covers a geographic district 40 miles (64 km) wide, encompassing the communities of Kailua-Kona, Hōlualoa, Waikōloa, and Puakō. The school motto is "Harmony and unity through dynamic education and community for everyone, every time."

Livingston Robotics Club (LRC) is a robotics club in Livingston, New Jersey, that provides a community network to introduce Livingston area youth to robotics design and real-life science research, consistent with the vision of FIRST. LRC is known for its member teams as winners at state, national, and international FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competitions.

FIRST LEGO Challenge League Open Championships are robotics competitions held and managed by FIRST LEGO League Partners to bring FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams from many states, regions and countries together to compete in host cities around the world. These are the highest level of FIRST LEGO League competitions that are managed by organizations other than FIRST. The FIRST-managed global competition for FIRST LEGO League is the FLL World Festival. There are usually multiple Open Championships each year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology</span> Engineering societies based in the United States

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Discover, and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions. Founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers in 1989, its expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. Its philosophy is expressed by the organization as Coopertition and Gracious Professionalism. FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a research facility at FIRST Headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, where it holds educational programs and day camps for students and teachers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Food Factor</span>

Food Factor is the FIRST Lego League (FLL) competition for 2011-12; released on September 2. It focuses on food safety and methods to prevent contamination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebound Rumble</span> 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game

Rebound Rumble is the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition game. It is styled similarly to basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rover Ruckus</span>

Rover Ruckus, officially known as Rover Ruckus Presented by Qualcomm for sponsorship reasons, is the FIRST Tech Challenge game for the 2018–2019 season. In the competition, two alliances of two teams each compete to collect minerals and place them into the cargo holes of the lander. Rover Ruckus is the fourteenth FTC game.

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