FIRST Championship

FIRST Championship Event
Venue Edward Jones Dome
Location St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Start date April 27, 2016
End date April 30, 2016
Nations ~60 nations
Large presence by the United States, Canada, Mexico, Israel, United Kingdom and Brazil
Website www.firstchampionship.org

FIRST Championship is a four-day robotics championship held annually in April. For several years, the event was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to the Edward Jones Dome, in St Louis, Missouri in 2011, where it will stay through 2017. The event comprises three competitions, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship, and FIRST ROBOT League (FRL) World Festival.[1] FIRST Championship is normally held in conjunction with FIRST Robotics Conference which covers a wide variety of topics in science, technology, engineering, and robotics fields.[2]

FRC is a six-week competition program for high-school students to build 120 pound (54 kg) robots that can complete a task that changes every year using standard set of parts, plus any additional off-the-shelf or custom parts. FTC is a mid-level competition program for high-school aged students with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. FLL is a competition program for elementary and middle school students. Teams for each program compete in tournaments at state and regional level. The winning teams from those tournaments join the global competition at FIRST Championship.

The 2011 championship was also host to the Collegiate Aerial Robotics Demonstration, a pilot collegiate FIRST program.

In 2015, to expand, it was announced that the FIRST Championship would be divided into multiple venues. The new Innovation Faire featuring displays and demonstrations from FIRST Sponsors, Partners and Suppliers will take place at the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship and the Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr. FLL) World Festival will take place at Union Station (St. Louis), and the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival as well as the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship will continue to take place at the Edward Jones Dome and America's Center. The new arrangement is designed to give an "Olympic Village" feel and allow for more space to expand each individual program.[3]

Host cities

1992 was the first year of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Just over 20 teams competed at one event, which was held at Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire.[4] In 1993, the sole competition was held at Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire.[5] In 1994, the competition was held at Nashua High School.[6] In 1995, FIRST had grown to the point to which they had outgrown the one competition, so they moved to a regional qualifier system, and thus the FIRST championship was born. From 1995 through 2002, the championship was held at Epcot Center in Orlando.[7] Reliant Park in Houston was the venue for 2003.[8] Atlanta served as host city from 2004 through 2010.[9][10] In 2005, the contract with Atlanta was extended through 2007 with options for 2008 and 2009.[9] In 2009, St. Louis was selected, from three finalists, to serve as host city for 2011 through 2013. In 2012, the tenure at St. Louis was extended until 2014.[11] In 2013, the tenure in St. Louis was once again extended for three additional years through 2017.[12]

On April 9, 2015, it was announced that the 2017 through 2020 championships will consist of two championship events, located in two different cities on back to back weekends. The 2017 championships will be held in St. Louis, centered at the Edward Jones Dome, and in Houston, Texas, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Toyota Center, and Minute Maid Park. 2017 will mark St. Louis's final hosting of the event for the foreseeable future, ending its seven years hosting the event, as well as FIRST Championships's return to Houston, following the 2003 Championships at Reliant Park. From 2018 to 2020, Houston will continue to host the championships, with Detroit, Michigan taking St. Louis's place. The Detroit championships will take place at Cobo Center and Ford Field.[13]

FRC Championship

For main article on FRC, see FIRST Robotics Competition.

FRC Championship is the final and largest event of the FRC Season. In 2015, there were 600 teams globally attending the Championship, making it the largest in FIRST history. The 2015 FRC Game is Recycle Rush, a recycling themed game with the goal of stacking grey totes and green recycling containers as well as throwing away litter (pool noodles) to score points.

The FRC Championship is divided into 4 Divisions:

In 2015, The 4 Divisions were further divided into 8 Subdivisions:

There are many awards in the Championship including Championship Finalists, Engineering Inspiration Award, Division Champions, Autodesk Visualization Award, Autodesk Inventor Award, Chrysler Team Spirit Award, Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award, General Motors Industrial Design Award, Johnson & Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award, Motorola Quality Award, Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award, Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award, Xerox Creativity Award, Imagery Award, Rookie All-star Award, Rookie Inspiration Award, Website Award and Judges` Awards. The most notable awards are Championship Award, and Chairman's Award – the highest honor that recognizes the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate.[14]

Recent winners

Year / Theme Award name Team name Team number City, State/Country
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Championship Winner #1 The Beach Bots 330 Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Championship Winner #2 Roboteers 2481 Tremont, IL, USA
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Championship Winner #3 Cleveland's Team 120 Cleveland, OH, USA
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Championship Winner #4 Blue Cheese 1086 Glen Allen, VA, USA
2016 / FIRST Stronghold Chairman's Award HIGHROLLERS 987 Las Vegas, NV, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush[15] Championship Winner #1 Robonauts 118 League City, TX, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush Championship Winner #2 Citrus Circuits 1678 Davis, CA, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush Championship Winner #3 Buchanan Bird Brains 1671 Clovis, CA, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush Championship Winner #4 Gryffingear 5012 Palmdale, CA, USA
2015 / Recycle Rush Chairman's Award Wolverines 597 Los Angeles, CA, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist[16] Championship Winner #1 The Cheesy Poofs 254 San Jose, California, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist Championship Winner #2 Las Guerrillas 469 Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist Championship Winner #3 The All Sparks 2848 Dallas, TX, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist Championship Winner #4 Team C.H.A.O.S 74 Holland, MI, USA
2014 / Aerial Assist Chairman's Award Team RUSH 27 Clarkston, MI, USA
2013 / Ultimate Ascent[17] Championship Winner #1 Theory6 1241 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2013 / Ultimate Ascent Championship Winner #2 Texas Torque 1477 The Woodlands, Texas, USA
2013 / Ultimate Ascent Championship Winner #3 The Coyotes 610 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 / Ultimate Ascent Chairman's Award The Holy Cows 1538 San Diego, California, USA
2012 / Rebound Rumble[18] Championship Winner #1 S.P.A.M. (Martin County School District & Clark Advanced Learning Center) 180 Stuart, FL, USA
2012 / Rebound Rumble Championship Winner #2 Raider Robotix (North Brunswick Township High School) 25 North Brunswick, NJ, USA
2012 / Rebound Rumble Championship Winner #3 Bomb Squad (Mountain Home Public Schools) 16 Mountain Home, AR, USA
2012 / Rebound Rumble Chairman's Award Simbotics (Governor Simcoe Secondary School) 1114 St. Catharines, ON, Canada
2011 / Logomotion Championship Winner #1 The Cheesy Poofs (Bellarmine College Preparatory) 254 San Jose, CA, USA
2011 / Logomotion Championship Winner #2 WildStang (Rolling Meadows High School & Wheeling High School) 111 Schaumburg, IL, USA
2011 / Logomotion Championship Winner #3 Greybots (Atascadero High School) 973 Atascadero, CA, USA
2011 / Logomotion Chairman's Award The Hawaiian Kids (Waialua High School) 359 Waialua, HI, USA
2010 / Breakaway Championship Winner #1 Beach Cities Robotics (Mira Costa High School & Redondo Union High School) 294 Redondo Beach, CA, USA
2010 / Breakaway Championship Winner #2 The HOT Team (Huron Valley Schools) 67 Milford, MI, USA
2010 / Breakaway Championship Winner #3 Bobcat Robotics 177 South Windsor, CT, USA
2010 / Breakaway Chairman's Award Miss Daisy (Wissahickon High School) 341 Ambler, PA, USA
2009 / Lunacy[14][19] Championship Winner #1 WildStang (Rolling Meadows High School & Wheeling High School) 111 Schaumburg, IL, USA
2009 / Lunacy Championship Winner #2 The HOT Team (Huron Valley Schools) 67 Milford, MI, USA
2009 / Lunacy Championship Winner #3 Spartan Robotics (Mountain View High School) 971 Mountain View, CA, USA
2009 / Lunacy Chairman's Award Techno Ticks (Lyme-Old Lyme High School) 236 Old Lyme, CT, USA

FTC World Championship

For main article on FTC, see FIRST Tech Challenge.

Before 2014, after all FTC teams have competed in state / regional championship tournaments, the winning teams move on to the FTC World Championship. The Inspire Award winning teams and the captain teams of the Winning Alliance in the regional tournaments are automatically eligible for the world championship. If there are still spots available, additional teams may be picked by a lottery system.

From 2014 and on, teams compete in their state / regional Championships to qualify for a spot at one of 4 Super Regionals. North, South, East, and West. Depending on the presence/amount of teams in each state, determines the amount of teams that move on to a Super Regional. Teams then advance from a Super Regional by either winning one of the awards, First and Second Place, etc. For a complete list, visit www.USFIRST.org/FTC.

In 2009, the theme for the championship was Face Off!. It combined many real-world challenges, such as navigating uneven surfaces, manipulating odd-shaped objects, using sensors to determine the environment, and withstanding physical stress. The awards include World Championship Finalists, FTC Design Award, FTC Connect Award, FTC Innovate Award, FTC Motivate Award, FTC Think Award and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are FTC Winning Alliance and FTC World Championship Inspire Award.[14]

The FTC World Competition is currently held in St. Louis, Mo, at the Union Station, on the same weekend as the FRC and FLL are at the Edwards Dome.

FTC has two divisions that teams are randomly split into. - Franklin - Edison

Unlike FRC, there is not a third "division" or set of fields (Einstein) that is created for teams that make it to the Elimination Rounds/finals.

Recent winners

Year / Theme Award name Team name Team number City, State/Country
2016 / Res-Q[20] Winning Alliance Team BoBots 5916 Earleville, MD, USA
2016 / Res-Q[20] Winning Alliance Team Cubix^3 8221 Hampstead, MD, USA
2016 / Res-Q[20] Winning Alliance Team TBD-To Be Determined 6022 Aurora, OH, USA
2016 / Res-Q[20] FTC World Championship Inspire Award Hot Wired Robotics 7013 Portland, Oregon, USA
2015 / Cascade Effect[21] Winning Alliance Team Neutrinos 6433 Lakeland, FL, USA
2015 / Cascade Effect Winning Alliance Team RedNek Robotics Wun 724 Sun River, Montana, USA
2015 / Cascade Effect Winning Alliance Team Valley X Robotics 2844 Chandler, Arizona, USA
2015 / Cascade Effect FTC World Championship Inspire Award Schrödinger’s Hat 3595 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
2014 / Block Party![17] Winning Alliance Team Hot Wired Robotics 7013 Portland, Oregon, USA
2014 / Block Party! Winning Alliance Team Eagles Robotics Xperience 5257 Delray Beach, Florida, USA
2014 / Block Party! Winning Alliance Team 4-H Techno Clovers 4240 Accident, Maryland, USA
2014 / Block Party! FTC World Championship Inspire Award Bears 3141 Mexico City, Mexico
2013 / Ring It Up![17] Winning Alliance Team Cougar Robotics Team 4251 Columbus, Ohio, USA
2013 / Ring It Up! Winning Alliance Team Fish in the Boat 4140 Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
2013 / Ring It Up! Winning Alliance Team Monkey Madness 5096 Huntsville, Alabama, USA
2013 / Ring It Up! FTC World Championship Inspire Award Beta 3550 West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2012 / Bowled Over![18] Winning Alliance Team Robocats 4444 Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2012 / Bowled Over! Winning Alliance Team Masquerade 4997 Tampa, Florida, USA
2012 / Bowled Over! Winning Alliance Team ILITE Robotics 354 Haymarket, Virginia, USA
2012 / Bowled Over! FTC World Championship Inspire Award Landroids 4220 Livingston, New Jersey, USA
2011 / Get Over It![22] Winning Alliance Team SD30 Robotics 178 Ronan, Montana, USA
2011 / Get Over It! Winning Alliance Team Wreckers 577 Westport, Connecticut, USA
2011 / Get Over It! Winning Alliance Team MITibot 2875 Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
2011 / Get Over It! FTC World Championship Inspire Award Robots and Brain Bots Inc. 4466 Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
2010 / Hot Shot![23] Winning Alliance Team Smoke and Mirrors 2868 Lakeland, Florida, USA
2010 / Hot Shot! Winning Alliance Team Under the Son 2843 Hollywood, Maryland, USA
2010 / Hot Shot! Winning Alliance Team Global-Force 3864 Aiken, South Carolina, USA
2010 / Hot Shot! FTC World Championship Inspire Award Rock 'n Roll Robots 25 Pasadena, California, USA
2009 / Face Off![24] Winning Alliance Team Jr. Bomb Squad 92 Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA
2009 / Face Off! Winning Alliance Team RoboRaiders 679 Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA
2009 / Face Off! Winning Alliance Team Alberta Longhorns 2820 Calgary, Alberta
2009 / Face Off![14] FTC World Championship Inspire Award Einstein's Daughters 32 San Diego, CA, USA
2008 / Quad Quandary[19] Winning Alliance Team Mr. T 30 Montville, New Jersey, USA
2008 / Quad Quandary Winning Alliance Team Team Overdrive 74 Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
2008 / Quad Quandary Winning Alliance Team Beach Cities Robotics 23 Redondo Beach, California, USA
2008 / Quad Quandary FTC World Championship Inspire Award Panteras 801 Mexico City, Mexico

FLL World Festival

For main article on FLL, see FIRST Lego League.

The top competitions in FLL program are FLL Open Championships and FLL World Festival. The Open Championships are managed by FLL Partners with a goal to bring teams from different regions to complete and showcase their achievements. Currently, there are two Open Championships, FLL Open European Championship and FLL US Open Championship. FLL Open Asian Championship was held for 2008 season in Tokyo, Japan. However, it was not active for 2009.[25]

FLL World Festival is hosted and managed by FIRST. The teams are often the Champion’s Award team at the regional level with some other criteria including special nomination from FLL Operational Partners globally. In 2009, there were 84 teams from 27 countries that joined the festival with the theme Climate Connections. The award categories include Innovative Design Award, Quality Design Award, Programming Award, Research Quality Award, Innovative Solution Award, Creative Presentation Award, Teamwork Award, Team Spirit Awards, Against All Odds Awards, Outstanding Volunteer Awards, Adult Coach/Mentor Awards, Young Adult Mentor Awards, and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are Champion's Award and Robot Performance Award.[14]

Recent winners

Year / Theme Award name Team name Team number City, State/Country
2015 / World Class Championship Winner - 1st Place Fast and Curious 23850 Aley, Lebanon
2015 / World Class Championship Winner - Finalist Mechatronic Ants 23750 Pamplona, Spain
2015 / World Class Championship Winner - Finalist HIPPIES 2936 Peoria, Illinois, USA
2014 / Nature's Fury Championship Winner - 1st Place INVICTA N/A Canterbury, UK
2014 / Nature's Fury Championship Winner - 2nd Place Fast and Curious N/A Aley, Lebanon
2014 / Nature's Fury Championship Winner - 3rd Place Strategic Headquarters of Innovative Engineering & Limitless Design (S.H.I.E.L.D.) 737 New Berlin, WI
2013 / Senior Solutions Championship Winner - 1st Place Untitled 1 16100 Bath, England
2013 / Senior Solutions Championship Winner - 2nd Place SESI São Paulo Robotics School 16850 São Paulo, Brazil
2013 / Senior Solutions Championship Winner - 3rd Place Robo Raiders 742 Lebanon USA
2012 / Food Factor[18] Championship Winner - 1st Place Falcons Japan 15650 Tokyo, Japan
2012 / Food Factor Championship Winner - 2nd Place Blue Gear Ticks 252 Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
2012 / Food Factor Championship Winner - 3rd Place NXTremers 15200 Bengaluru, India
2011 / Body Forward[22] Championship Winner - 1st Place The Sentinels 3663 Oakville, ON, Canada
2011 / Body Forward Championship Winner - 2nd Place SAP g33k$ 13300 Mpumalanga, South Africa
2011 / Body Forward Championship Winner - 3rd Place Hammerheads 4129 Umatilla, Florida, USA
2011 / Body Forward Robot Performance Award Hammerheads 4129 Umatilla, Florida, USA
2010 / Smart Move Championship Winner - 3rd Place Cougar Robotics Team 437 Columbus, Ohio, USA
2009 / Climate Connections[26] Championship Winner - 1st Place Da Peeps 55 Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA
2009 / Climate Connections Championship Winner - 2nd Place STEELE 1232 Illinois, USA
2009 / Climate Connections Championship Winner - 3rd Place NXT Generation 9201 Nordborg, Denmark
2009 / Climate Connections Robot Performance Award - 1st Place Emerotecos 8004 Brazil
2009 / Climate Connections Robot Performance Award - 2nd Place Team Singapore 8254 Singapore
2009 / Climate Connections Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place Giant Panda 8060 China
2008 / Power Puzzle[27] Championship Winner - 1st Place External Fusion 8095 Singapore
2008 / Power Puzzle Championship Winner - 2nd Place Pixelation 2560 North Branch, Minnesota, USA
2008 / Power Puzzle Championship Winner - 3rd Place Power Peeps 334 Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA
2008 / Power Puzzle Robot Performance Award - 1st Place BLACK OCEAN CURRENT 8110 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2008 / Power Puzzle Robot Performance Award - 1st Place Green Man Group 1 Windham, New Hampshire, USA
2008 / Power Puzzle Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place Landroids 2254 Livingston, New Jersey, USA

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