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    Championship, FTC, Season Updates
    FIRST Championship Updates and Introducing Premier Events
    Default Author Image by Rachel Moore, Senior Director, FIRST Tech Challenge • Nov 20, 2024
    FTC, FRC
    DIVE IN to the Digital Animation Award
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Nov 14, 2024
    FTC
    Android Studio 2024.2.1 “LadyBug” Update and the FIRST Tech Challenge SDK
    Default Author Image by FIRST Tech Challenge Staff • Nov 06, 2024
    FTC, INTO THE DEEP, Robot Building Resources
    DIVE into the Season with Starter Robot Designs and Other CAD Resources!
    Default Author Image by FIRST Tech Challenge Staff • Sep 26, 2024
    FTC, Season Updates
    Team Avatars
    Default Author Image by FIRST Tech Challenge Staff • Sep 18, 2024
    FTC, FIRST DIVE, INTO THE DEEP, Gameplay, Season Updates
    Submerge into the Competition Resources
    Default Author Image by FIRST Tech Challenge Staff • Sep 11, 2024
    FTC
    Planning for Kickoff: What Teams Need to Know
    Default Author Image by FIRST Tech Challenge Staff • Aug 30, 2024
    FTC
    Competition Manual – Electronics, Servos, and Software
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Aug 08, 2024
    FTC
    Important Season Update - Game Manual Changes
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Jul 17, 2024
    FTC, FRC
    Future Robot Control System Update
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Jul 16, 2024
    Championship, FTC, FLL, FRC
    FIRST Championship Updates: 2025 & Beyond
    Default Author Image by FIRST Leadership • Jun 26, 2024
    FTC, FRC
    Building Something During Offseason? Check out the Hack Club Arcade!
    Default Author Image by Guest Blogger • Jun 21, 2024
    FTC
    FIRST Tech Challenge 2024-2025 Season Orders
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Jun 20, 2024
    FTC, FLL, FRC, Featured
    Introducing a New, United FIRST Community Blog
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Jun 03, 2024
    FTC, Team Stories
    FIRST Diary of an Innovator: Team 20789 Season Wrap Up
    Default Author Image by Guest Blogger • May 16, 2024
    FTC, INTO THE DEEP
    2024-2025 Game Set Order Instructions
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • May 01, 2024
    FTC, FRC
    IYKYK: Build Season One-Liners
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Feb 13, 2024
    FTC, FLL, FRC, Featured
    Expanding the FIRST Toolbox with Artificial Intelligence
    Chris Rake, EVP & COO by Chris Rake, EVP & COO • Nov 01, 2023
    FTC, FLL, FRC
    Introducing a New Way to Register Youth in the U.S. & Canada
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Oct 23, 2023
    Volunteers, FTC, FLL, FRC
    Celebrating our 2023 FIRST Volunteer of the Year Recipients!
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Jul 31, 2023
    FTC, Inspired Youth, Inspire You
    Inspired Youth, Inspire You: The FIRST Student Point Of View
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Feb 14, 2023
    Alumni, FTC
    FIRST Alum David Nguyen & Team Northeastern Place third In Global XPRIZE Competition
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Nov 10, 2022
    FTC
    Gear up for FREIGHT FRENZY!
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Sep 17, 2021
    FTC, FLL, FRC
    FIRST Teams One Step Closer to Global Innovation Awards
    Default Author Image by FIRST Staff • Apr 16, 2021