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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...

It�s time to get in the game !  Better yet get your own game and practice so you�ll have a jump on the competition. FIRST � Tech Challenge is holding another sweepstakes drawing for � version of the FIRST� RELIC RECOVERY SM field, and you could win. With a quarter field, your team can get hands-on experience with this season�s game elements, program your robot to exact field specifications, run practice matches, and strategize game play tactics. If you�ve already registered for the 2017/2018 season you�re all set. If you haven�t registered for this season, do it now and you�ll be entered into the sweepstakes . The last  drawing closes tomorrow at midnight! Tell your friends that now is a perfect time to get started in FIRST Tech Challenge. Within 6 weeks a new team can be up and running with all the benefits of FIRST �. Over $60 million dollars in scholarships, a robotics kit that has amazing capabilities, and a community that will help you succeed all await. All you need to ...

There are many ways teams need to get prepared for the upcoming season. Of course, teams first need to register and order their robot kit. At FIRST� Tech Challenge, we are anxiously waiting to share with you the official game challenge for FIRST� RELIC RECOVERY SM . Make sure you�re part of the big announcement by attending Kickoff event in your area or tuning into the game and season page Saturday, September 9 at 12:00 P.M. EDT. After the game challenge is announced, it�s time to prepare your team!      Complete team registration and required screenings      Order robot kit and parts Now the adventure really begins! Teams now get to strategize ways to complete each task in the game challenge, and work together to design, program and build. One of the best ways to help your team prepare, is with an official FIRST� RELIC RECOVERY SM field. As resources vary for each team, we have provided several options for teams to access field and game elements for prac...