Join our mission into the 30th season of FIRST®! Prepare for blast off, break out of your earthly constraints and go INTO ORBITSM. The 2018/2019 FIRST® LEGO® League season will transport your team into space, where you’ll explore, challenge, and innovate in the vast expanse of space.
Get Pumped for the FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. 2017/2018 season. In the AQUA ADVENTURESM Challenge, more than 40,000 children will navigate the uncharted waters of this important resource. Find out where the water you use in your daily life comes from, and what happens on its way to you. Where will this current voyage carry you?
The tournament structure is ten qualifying events followed by a championship series starting with two semifinal events to select the teams that advance to the final event. Top scoring senior teams from each qualifying tournament will be invited to attend a semi-final. The top 6 teams from each semi-final will be invited to the final championship tournament at Dutchess Community College on Feb. 24th, 2018.
Capital Region rookie and veteran FRC® teams come together to watch the FRC® game reveal, pick up their team's (KOP) Kit of Parts, see a partial field setup and attend Quick Build Workshops.
FRC® Kickoff January 9, 2016.
2013 Team Photos (click to see)
RPI will be hosting the New York Tech Valley Regional Robotics Competition from March 17-19th 2016.
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