Home~ The CocoNuts Fast Facts History Accomplishments Biographies Alumni Our Impact Mission Statement Mentoring High Altitude Robotics Extravaganza Community Involvement Public/Media Outreach Current Projects About FIRST What is FIRST? FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) FIRST Technology Challenge (FTC) FIRST Lego League (FLL) Sponsors Team Sponsors High Altitude Robotics Extravaganza Sponsors Become a Sponsor Contact Us Contact Information Donation Information Online Contact Form How to Get Involved Team Resources Photo Gallery "News Feed" Blog "Our Take" Blog Event Calendar Team Webmail Forum Chatroom The CocoNuts Robotics Website by Vitas Zukowski is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

What is FTC? The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is designed for those who want to compete head-to-head, using a sports model. Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and is programmed using a variety of languages. Teams, including coaches, mentors and volunteers, are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. Awards are given for the competition as for well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments. ~Go to the official FIRST Tech Challenge Website ~Go to the Arizona FTC Website What is Unique About FTC? Getting to design, build, and program robots Applying real-world math and science concepts Developing problem-solving, organizational, and team-building skills Competing and cooperating in alliances and tournaments Being able to earn a place at the FIRST World Championship Qualifying for close to $7 million in college scholarships Above text copyright of usfirst.org The 2009 FTC Game: "Hot Shot" ~Watch the Official "Hot Shot" Game Animation ~Read an Overview of the "Hot Shot" Game ~Download the Official "Hot Shot!" Game Manual   Any comments, suggestions, or concerns about the website? Then email us! Page last updated 02-20-2010