FIRST® Tech Challenge Blog

Find inspiration and information about our program, where students work together to design, build, and program robots to compete in an exciting yearly challenge.

    Introducing the Future Mobile Robot Controller!
    FIRST Championship Updates and Introducing Premier Events
    DIVE IN to the Digital Animation Award
    Android Studio 2024.2.1 “LadyBug” Update and the FIRST Tech Challenge SDK
    DIVE into the Season with Starter Robot Designs and Other CAD Resources!
    Team Avatars
    Submerge into the Competition Resources
    Planning for Kickoff: What Teams Need to Know
    Competition Manual – Electronics, Servos, and Software
    Important Season Update - Game Manual Changes
    Future Robot Control System Update
    FIRST Championship Updates: 2025 & Beyond
    Building Something During Offseason? Check out the Hack Club Arcade!
    FIRST Tech Challenge 2024-2025 Season Orders
    Introducing a New, United FIRST Community Blog
    FIRST Diary of an Innovator: Team 20789 Season Wrap Up
    2024-2025 Game Set Order Instructions
    IYKYK: Build Season One-Liners
    Expanding the FIRST Toolbox with Artificial Intelligence
    Introducing a New Way to Register Youth in the U.S. & Canada
    Celebrating our 2023 FIRST Volunteer of the Year Recipients!
    Inspired Youth, Inspire You: The FIRST Student Point Of View
    FIRST Alum David Nguyen & Team Northeastern Place third In Global XPRIZE Competition
    Gear up for FREIGHT FRENZY!
    FIRST Teams One Step Closer to Global Innovation Awards