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Before your team explores uncharted planets in ROVER RUCKUS presented by Qualcomm, explore practicing with field and scoring elements. This season�s FIRST� Tech Challenge field is out-of-this-world, and what better way to blast past other teams than practicing with precision on the field you'll be competing on! Here are some other reasons having your own ROVER RUCKUS presented by Qualcomm partial field will benefit your team:  Get hands-on experience with this season�s game elements This year�s game elements will look familiar to some of you. The gold cubes are from Block Party and the silver balls hail from Cascade Effect. Manipulating these objects depends on knowing their size and weight. How you collect these objects and load them onto the lander are up to you. If you don�t have these elements from prior seasons, you�ll need at least a few to design your bot. Program your robot to exact field specifications The playing field is 12 feet by 12 feet again this season. The cra...

The Game Manual Part 1 has been officially released! For those of you new to our community, the Game Manual Part 1 will guide you through all aspects of what to expect at a FIRST Tech Challenge tournament. This manual will also explain the rules and regulations when building your robot for the upcoming season. For returning teams, there are new robot construction rule updates, so be sure to read the rules carefully before designing and building your bot! Now for the fun! We�re sure, much like us, you�ve had this day marked on your calendars for quite some time. By now you have probably read through the entire manual front to back with excitement and enthusiasm, you must have noticed something special! That�s right, we�ve included a game hint in the Game Manual Part 1! The Team Marker is a new, game specific scoring element that will be used in the ROVER RUCKUS SM Presented by Qualcomm� game. A scoring element is defined as objects that robots manipulate to earn points. Each team will...

In honor of #NationalSelfieDay and the FIRST Day of Summer, FIRST Tech Challenge is announcing our very FIRST 2018 summer contest! Get three new-to- FIRST friends to sign up to learn more about #FIRSTLaunch2019 and you�ll be entered to win some sweet summer sunglasses.  All you have to do is:  Write a Facebook post celebrating FIRST launch Tag us @FTCteams Tag three new-to- FIRST friends Include this link in your post: https://bit.ly/2Mb6MPX Repeat steps on twitter for an extra entry! Get ready for #FIRSTLaunch2019 and our #CountdowntoKickoff! Contest closes 6/30!

Hello FIRST Tech Challenge Teams! We hope you�ve had a great season of recovering relics, and hope you are just as excited as we are to move into the new ROVER RUCKUS Presented by Qualcomm season! We know you�re wondering what the next year will bring, and we have some important updates to share with you to help prepare you for the 2018-2019 season. Technology Phase Out FIRST Tech Challenge technology has come a long way over the past 3 seasons. After the introduction of the REV Expansion Hub for the 2017-2018 season, we�ve seen positive results not only in tech reliability, but also ease of use for our teams. With these strides in technology, comes the phase out of previously supported legacy modules. The following modules will no longer be supported moving into the 2018-2019 season:           Legacy HiTechnic DC Motor Controller           Legacy HiTechnic Servo Controller           Legacy MATRIX DC ...