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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...

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 ...

The company behind why you love your smartphone plans to livestream the FIRST Tech Challenge kickoff on FIRST�s Twitch channel! Happy Kickoff FIRST Tech Challenge teams, Garrett Ponder here from Qualcomm . We are so excited to return as the SeasonPresenting Sponsor of FIRST TechChallenge Relic Recovery , and we think you are going to love this season�s game. As you know, Qualcomm has been supporting FIRST for the past 11 years and we are thrilled to have Qualcomm Snapdragon processors at the heart of the FIRST Tech Challenge control system for the 3rd year in a row. You are all an inspiration to us and we are extremely proud of what you accomplish each season. This year we are going to try something new. We will be hosting the San Diego kickoff event at our headquarters in San Diego, and guess what? It will be livestreamed on the FIRST Twitch channel so you can join us. We�ll have a couple familiar faces sharing their inspiration with our FIRST Tech Challenge community and we�l...

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...

Whew, what a season - capped off by the first ever Festival of Champions right here in Manchester, New Hampshire.  Thanks to everyone who made this year a success. The students were tremendous and our program grew for the 12th year in a row. I�ve been with FIRST for 10 years and I�m still amazed by the passion, drive, and intellect demonstrated by our teams. Our planet faces big problems, but with this generation I have great confidence we will meet those challenges. Our volunteers share this hope, it�s why they dedicate millions of person-hours each year to make this possible. Although they may not have had FIRST when they were young, they see the critical need, and the amazing benefits. FIRST Tech Challenge alone held over 800 events last season and every single one depended on these outstanding volunteers. I know of no other organization in the world that attracts such passionate, and intelligent folks. Finally, a huge thank you to the FIRST Tech Challenge staff. Believe it or n...

Posted By   Mike Roberts on the Qualcomm Developer Network blog on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2015   Here�s a guest post from Ken Johnson, national director for First Tech Challenge . FTC is a program of local events in which students in grades 7 through 12 design, build and program robots to compete against other teams. This year�s kickoff is on September 12, when FTC�s �Sport for the Mind� extends to software development on Android and the Snapdragon� processor. What are you doing to create the next generation of developers? Most of us are just trying to keep up with technology and build the next killer app or breakthrough smart device. That�s fine, and that challenge will be there tomorrow (and the next day), but think back to what got you interested in being a developer. Just a...

Watch and learn as Thomas Eng, FTC Engineer, discusses the new technology and provides both an overview and a demonstration for teams who haven't been able to see a live demonstration yet. At the end of the presentation, Tom answers the viewer's questions. For more information: Learn about the  FIRST  Tech Challenge Read the  Official  FIRST  Press Release Read the  FTC Technology FAQs webpage   Ask your questions and learn more at the FTC Technology Forum