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The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships. | The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships. | ||
Each season meets and qualifying events and an exciting State Championship. The theme for the [[FIRST LEGO League Challenge Season Specifics| | Each season meets and qualifying events and an exciting State Championship. The theme for the [[FIRST LEGO League Challenge Season Specifics|2025-2025 season]] is DECODE. | ||
More information is available on the following pages: | More information is available on the following pages: | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 22 April 2025
FIRST Tech Challenge is a program for students in grades 7th through 12th. Students design, build and program robots from a kit called Tetrix. It’s way more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format.
Guided by adult coaches and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles, while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and working as a team.
The robot kit is reusable from year to year and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming. Teams design and build robots, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach to earn specific awards. Participants are eligible to apply for $80M+ in college scholarships.
Each season meets and qualifying events and an exciting State Championship. The theme for the 2025-2025 season is DECODE.
More information is available on the following pages:
- National registration The national registration opened on May 19, 2022. The national fee for the 2022-23 season is $295 per team.
- Step-by-step video on how to register a team by FIRST
- 0:25 Creating your FIRST Account
- 4:23 Creating your FIRST Tech Challenge Team
- 10:41 Youth Protection Screening
- 12:14 Important Sales Tax Information
- 15:29 Ordering Product
- 18:05 Completing your Order
- 19:20 Outstanding Tasks you may need to Complete
- 20:06 Inviting Coach and Youth Contacts to your Team
- 22:43 Viewing and Printing your Team Roster
- Step-by-step PDF instructions with screenshots by ORTOP
- Step-by-step video on how to register a team by FIRST
- Oregon registration
- Documentation Library by FIRST
