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Over the past decade, FIRST � Tech Challenge has continued to grow, serving the FIRST mission of creating excitement and exposing students to the wonderful world of science, technology, engineering and math. With growth, must come change, as most of our community has seen through our evolution of robot technology. We continue to work to make this program more accessible and affordable, while still engaging and challenging students of all skill levels. Since the 2015 season, FIRST Tech Challenge has moved away from a centralized control system to the Android based platform you see today. The increased reliability of the Android based/REV platform, is allowing us to improve the flow of the matches. We are making significant and exciting changes that teams and volunteers need to be aware of for the 2017-2018 season. Autonomous to Driver Controlled Transition Starting in the 2017-2018 season, there will no longer be a hard stop following the autonomous period to transition to the driver c...

Has your team been crafty with sensors on your robot? Apply for the Control Award! Does your robot have a complex or unique autonomous program? Apply for the Control Award! Is your robot reliable during autonomous program? Apply for the Control Award! Does your robot have multiple autonomous programs? Apply for the Control Award! Is your driver-controlled robot movement enhanced with an autonomous routine? Apply for the Control Award! Want to show off what you have programmed your robot to do? Apply for the Control Award! In FIRST Tech Challenge , Teams are eligible and considered for MOST FTC awards simply by attending an FTC competition. There are a few exceptions, and those exceptions only exist because more information is required. The Control Award is one of those Awards.   However, applying for the Control Award is easy and open to every FTC team. Fill out the Control Award Content Sheet (one for each autonomous or driver-controlled program) and at your event, ask the Pi...