FIRST® Robotics Competition Blog

Find inspiration and updates about our program, which challenges teams of students to design, program, and build industrial-size robots in a head-to-head challenge.

    Introducing the Future Mobile Robot Controller!
    Let’s Keep in Touch
    FIRST Choice and Virtual Kit of Parts have Launched for the 2025 Season!
    DIVE IN to the Digital Animation Award
    Important Radio Firmware Update
    2025 Rule Updates
    Upcoming Important Dates
    2025 Legal Devices
    Gracious Professionalism and Ethics
    Control System Beta Testing and Usage Reporting
    Award Updates for the 2025 Season
    First Event Preferencing by the Numbers
    Field and Robot Damage Update
    2025 Safety Animation Award Theme & Safety Manual Now Available!
    Pre-Orders for 2025 Game Pieces
    Regional Advancement Task Force Update
    Essential Steps to Secure Payments and Meet Seasonal Demands
    KitBot & Kit Opt-Outs
    Alliance Selection Task Force Update
    Revised MySite Shipping Fees
    Piloting Regional Event Changes in 2025
    FIRST Choice Voucher
    Looking back on the 2024 KitBot & Moving Forward
    Future Robot Control System Update
    FIRST Championship Updates: 2025 & Beyond
    Welcome Bryan Herbst as new Co-Chief Field Supervisor
    Building Something During Offseason? Check out the Hack Club Arcade!
    Using New Radios at 2024 Off-Season Events
    South Carolina Forming Independent District
    Introducing a New, United FIRST Community Blog
    2024 Summer Plans
    Continuous Improvement of the Kit of Parts
    Youth Protection Reminders & Updates
    IYKYK: Build Season One-Liners
    The Role of Mentors in FIRST Robotics Competition
    Expanding the FIRST Toolbox with Artificial Intelligence
    Introducing a New Way to Register Youth in the U.S. & Canada
    Overcoming Adversity – The Story of Team Belize
    Guest Blog: Charge Up Your Community with Impactful Outreach
    Celebrating our 2023 FIRST Volunteer of the Year Recipients!
    From FIRST to the Careers of the Future: How Robotics Projects Prepare Students for Success
    How Luke Kindelin Uses the FIRST Mentor Network Sponsored by NI to Inspire Students
    FIRST Teams One Step Closer to Global Innovation Awards
    FIRST Robotics Competition Judging Update for FIRST Alumni
    FIRST alum Krista speaks about  the power of mentoring at Haas Technical Education center
    #IRL: Broncos Star Casey Kreiter on STEM in Football and Robotics