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Autonomous routines sit at the heart of every competitive FRC match. Those first fifteen seconds, when the robot executes programmed movements without any…

Running a robotics team costs real money, and figuring out where that money comes from is one of the first leadership challenges any team faces. The good news…

Behind every successful student robot stands a small army of adults who give up their Tuesday evenings, Saturday mornings, and the better part of six weeks of…

The FIRST Tech Challenge robot game represents one of the most dynamic arenas in student engineering, blending strategy, hardware, and software into a…

Fruit machines combine simple controls with complex mathematics. Each spin is generated independently, yet the presentation of paylines, symbols, bonus rounds,…

Across classrooms from Baltimore to Perth, parents and educators are watching children light up when given tools to build, code, and experiment. The shift from…

A six-week FRC build season rewards teams that make clear decisions early. The goal is not to create the most complicated machine in the workshop. It is to…

A strong robotics grant does more than request money for motors, laptops, registration fees, or travel. It shows how funding will help young people build…

A FIRST LEGO League qualifier can turn a school hall, library or community centre into a lively celebration of science and engineering. Young people design,…

A successful FIRST team rarely reaches competition day with its first idea. Strong robots emerge through a repeatable cycle of asking questions, exploring…