FRC

What is FIRST & FRC?

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) is an organization dedicated to inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting Mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

-FIRST Vision & Mission

Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors. It’s as close to real-world engineering as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Each season ends with an exciting FIRST Championship.

FRC is a robotics competition that is hosted by the organization FIRST. FIRST, or "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology", hosts three other robotics competitions, each of which is targeted to a different age group.

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2017 Game Manual "Steamworks"

2016 Game Manual "Stronghold"

2015 Game Manual "Recycling Rush"

Among these annual competitions there are many similarities which can be noted for improved comprehension of the competition.

• Each game is composed of two alliances, red and blue. Each alliance contains three groups of students; each group of students is usually from a separate school. The alliance of three teams must coordinate their activities to increase the number of points obtained.
• The drive mechanisms on robots for different competitions are virtually the same
• The field is usually around 27 ft. by 54 ft
• Every year, the robot must have vision code to analyze inputs from the camera and decide what to do

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