Oct 22, 2019
Another ROBOTICON off-season and FIRST Showcase is in the bag! Our 2019 event brought together 4000 participants and guests, nearly 80 volunteers and 50 teams across all four FIRST programs to play and learn together. It was a bittersweet weekend, with news of the...
Oct 21, 2019
On Friday, October 11, Dr. Woodie Flowers passed away unexpectedly. News made it to the FIRST community late Saturday, as the first day of ROBOTICON wrapped up. Ken Johnson, Director of FIRST Tech Challenge, was attending ROBOTICON, which, as a University of South...
Oct 8, 2019
We’re super excited to have some really wonderful volunteer groups joining us at ROBOTICON this year, to help make our 2019 event extra fun. The FIRST Rise theme provided the perfect opportunity to connect with the Southern R2 builders, a hobby and enactment...
Oct 6, 2019
The 2019 ROBOTICON Tampa Bay public program is now online, along with the Team Guide to ROBOTICON, our public agenda and more. Look for Team and Partner Spotlight features throughout the week, and if you haven’t gotten your free tickets yet, you can do so at...
Oct 6, 2019
It’s time to meet FIRST Tech Challenge team 3846, Maelstrom! Beginning our team’s 11th year, Maelstrom 3846 is a veteran FTC team based out of Middleton High School in Tampa. We are very proud to be a completely student-led team focusing on brainstorming and...
