Upcoming Important Dates
October 31, 2024
The Kickoff of REEFSCAPESM presented by Haas is just one month away!
Kickoff weekend begins with the FIRST® Founder’s Reception on Friday, January 3, 2025. Each team can send 2 mentors to the event. Attendees can RSVP through the FIRST Dashboard. Registration for the event closes at Noon eastern on Thursday, December 12, 2024.
The official Kickoff broadcast will begin at Noon eastern time on Saturday, January 4, 2025. Just like in prior seasons, there will be some pre-broadcast content so that you can check your connection and audio/video set up. New this season, the Kickoff is being broadcast using the Premiere feature on the FIRST® Robotics Competition YouTube channel. Teams can opt-in to receive an email reminder approximately 1 hour before the broadcast by filling out the form on the Kickoff webpage. You can also subscribe to our YouTube Channel for a notification when we go live.
The broadcast will last approximately one hour. The Field Tour Videos will be shown as part of the broadcast and available on the FIRST Robotics Competition YouTube channel following Kickoff.
An encrypted version of the game manual will be posted closer to Kickoff. A decrypted version will be available via the Season Materials page after the Kickoff broadcast. CAD files and drawings of the field, drawings of the team version of field items, the Field Tour Videos, and more will be available on the Playing Field Assets page. Information on the KitBot will be available on the KitBot resources page.