FIRST Robotics Competition
High school aged teams compete head to head on a playing field with robots they have designed, built and programmed.
FIRST LEGO League Jr.
Grades K-4
FIRST LEGO League
Grades 4-8
FIRST Tech Challenge
Grades 7-12
FIRST Robotics Competition
Grades 9-12
The excitement of sports + the rigors of science and technology.
WE CALL IT
“The Ultimate Sport for the Mind“
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CALL IT
“The hardest fun you’ll ever have. “
FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION
Under strict rules, limited time and resources, 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.
THIS YEAR’S STAR WARS-INSPIRED CHALLENGE
INFINITE RECHARGE
This year’s game is part of the 2020 FIRST season, FIRST RISE, powered by Star Wars: Force for Change.
In INFINITE RECHARGE, two alliances work to protect FIRST City from approaching asteroids caused by a distant space skirmish. Each alliance, along with their trusty droids, race to collect and score Power Cells in order to energize their Shield Generator for maximum protection. To activate sections of the Shield Generator, droids manipulate their Control Panels after scoring a specific number of Power Cells. Near the end of the match, droids race to their Rendezvous Point to get their Shield Generator operational in order to protect the city.
"Competition for the sake not of destroying one another, but for the sake of bettering and improving both competitors as a result of the competition."
- Dr. Woodie FlowersCalendar
2020 REGIONAL EVENT WEBSITES IN CALIFORNIA
Feb 27 – Mar 1
Los Angeles North Regional
Mamba Sports Academy
Thousand Oaks, CA
Mar 5 – Mar 8
Los Angeles
Regional
Da Vinci Schools
El Segundo, CA
Mar 5 – Mar 8
Del Mar
Regional
Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena
San Diego, CA
Mar 11 – Mar 14
San Diego Regional
presented by Qualcomm
Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena
San Diego, CA
Mar 11 – Mar 14
Central Valley
Regional
Fresno Convention Cntr
Fresno, CA
Mar 19 – Mar 22
Ventura
Regional
Ventura College
Ventura, CA
Mar 19 – Mar 22
San Francisco
Regional
St. Ignatius College Prep
San Francisco, CA
Mar 25 – Mar 28
Sacramento
Regional
UC Davis ARC Pavilion
Davis, CA
Mar 25 – Mar 28
Monterey Bay
Regional
Seaside High School
Seaside, CA
Apr 1 – Apr 4
Orange County
Regional
Orange County Fair
Costa Mesa, CA
Apr 1 – Apr 4
Silicon Valley Regional
San Jose State Event Cntr
San Jose, CA
Apr 1 – Apr 4
Aerospace Valley
Regional
Eastside High School
Lancaster, CA
Apr 15 – Apr 18
FIRST Championship
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX
GET SUPPORT
Click the button below to find a Regional Director or Senior Mentor in your area.
START A TEAM
VOLUNTEER
FIND AN EVENT
CONNECT
#FIRSTinCA
#FIRSTINSPIRES
#OMGROBOTS