FIRST Tech Challenge

Teams of middle and high school-aged students are challenged to design, build, and program a robot to play a floor game against other teams’ creations

FIRST LEGO League

Grades 4-8

FIRST Tech Challenge

Grades 7-12

FIRST Robotics Competition

Grades 9-12

FIRST TECH CHALLENGE

FIRST® Tech Challenge students work together with their mentors to design and build dynamic robots to compete in an exciting game released every September.

On and off the field, students develop STEM skills, engage in community outreach, practice engineering innovation, and build confidence to help them succeed.

ADVENTURE IS WAITING

NEW SEASON CHALLENGE OUT NOW

FIRST Tech Challenge teams are investigating the power of the world’s artifacts and unlock mysteries in a new 2025-2026 challenge, DECODE™ presented by RTX, part of our FIRST AGE™ presented by Qualcomm season.  

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FTC EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA

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Northern/Central Valley

Program Delivery Organization
Playing at Learning
Program Delivery Partner
Mark Edelman: marke@playingatlearning.org
Ashley Harbert: aharbert@playingatlearning.org

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LA Unified School District

Program Delivery Organization
LA Unified School District
Program Delivery Partner
Ayham Dahi: ayham.dahi@lausd.net
Jaspreet Sandha: jaspreet.sandha@lausd.net

Los Angeles

Program Delivery Organization
Next Careers
Program Delivery Partner
Patrick Brophy: pbrophy@firstpartners.org
Theresa Klemme: tfklemme@gmail.com

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San Diego

Program Delivery Organization
Robotics Inspiring Science and Engineering, Inc.
Program Delivery Partner
Matt Nilsen:mnilsen@firstpartners.org
Senior Mentor
Dan Glenn: dglenn@firstpartners.org

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