FIRST Tech Challenge
 | Many teams will be competing in a head-to-head challege using a sports- model type of robot that can play basketball. There are teams of 10 who will be designing, building, and programing those robots to compete against each other. The teams include mentors, coaches, and volunteers that have to develop a strategy and build the robots based on sound engineering principles. The robot kit that is given to the teams is reusable from year to year and is programmed to understand a variety of languages. Awards are given out for competition, community outreach, design, and other real world accomplishments. The students will get to design, build, and program robots that apply real world math and science concepts, along with developing problem-solving, organizational, and team building skills. Students also get to compete and cooperate in alliances, which also helps with team building skills. The winning team will earn a place in the World Championship and qualifies for nearly $9.7 million in college scholarships. So get ready because competition is fierce and each team is trying to make the best robot to get into the championship and to get all of that scholarship money, good luck everyone! |
