Copper Award Ceremony & MTI Invitational

DEAN'S LIST - The final deadlines to nominate sophomore or junior students from your team for Events are coming up! With the change to our qualifier schedule, teams have two chances left to nominate. Find out more about the Dean's List and how to nominate your students HERE.

• High Country - March 15, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST

Dean's List interviews will take place for all nominees on March 24, 2021 starting at 3:00 PM. Nominating coaches will receive instructions for signing up for an interview time after the last deadline on March 16. 

Lockheed Martin FIRST Scholarship

Lockheed Martin has open applications for two different scholarship opportunities for FIRST students nationwide. These scholarships provide not only financial support for vocational and four-year pathways, but also offer students the potential to connect with Lockheed Martin and become eligible for internships and full-time jobs. High School seniors and current students in postsecondary programs are eligible for both scholarships. For more information, download this flyer

Maryland Tech Invitational - Applications now Open

Team applications are now open for the Maryland Tech Invitational, a highly competitive, tech focused, off-season FTC tournament. 

When: July 30-August 1, 2021

Where: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD.

Spots will be earned through achievements on the playing field during the Ultimate GoalSM season. Applications will close on April 24, 2021. Be part of the excitement and compete for cash grants for your team!

Additional opportunities at the Maryland Tech Invitational (MTI) include the MTI STEM Exposition and the Intern Recruitment and Networking Program.

See the MTI website to APPLY and for more details. These include potential modifications that may be required due to the pandemic.

mdtechinvitational.org

Questions, comments? Direct them to mdtechinvitational@gmail.com 

The MTI - It is About the Robots

Copper Award Ceremony! 

Friday, February 26 at 4:00 PM Arizona Time

Live streamed by the CocoNuts

Saguaro Blossom Ceremony & Dean's List Interviews

 GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THE COPPER QUALIFIER!

Good luck to all the teams competing starting tomorrow in the Copper Qualifier! Your tenacity and GP never cease to amaze us...we can't wait to see what you came up with. GO TEAMS! All Teams are invited to join us for the Award Ceremony, which will be live-streamed Friday, February 26. The link will be posted to the blog! 

DEAN'S LIST - The final deadlines to nominate sophomore or junior students from your team for Events are coming up! With the change to our qualifier schedule, teams have two chances left to nominate. Find out more about the Dean's List and how to nominate your students HERE.

• High Country - March 15, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST

Dean's List interviews will take place for all nominees on March 24, 2021 starting at 3:00 PM. Nominating coaches will receive instructions for signing up for an interview time after the last deadline on March 16. 

AZ Championship...

Due to an incredible moment of luck and serendipity, your AZ FTC Partners will be rafting the Grand Canyon on May 15! We are therefore rescheduling the AZ Championship to April 30 to May 7. Good luck to all the teams playing in our last qualifiers and hoping to earn a spot! 

Saguaro Blossom Award Ceremony! 

Friday, February 19 at 4:00 PM Arizona Time

Live streamed by the CocoNuts

Good Luck Saguaro Blossom Teams & Dean's List Deadlines

 GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THE SAGUARO BLOSSOM QUALIFIER!

Good luck to all the teams competing starting tomorrow in the Saguaro Blossom Qualifier! Your tenacity and GP never cease to amaze us...we can't wait to see what you came up with. GO TEAMS! 

All Teams are invited to join us for the Award Ceremony, which will be live-streamed Friday, February 19. The link will be posted to the blog! 

DEAN'S LIST - The final deadlines to nominate sophomore or junior students from your team for Events are coming up! With the change to our qualifier schedule, teams have two chances left to nominate. Find out more about the Dean's List and how to nominate your students HERE.

• Desert Vista & Turquoise - February 15, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST
• High Country - March 15, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST

Upcoming Remote Webinars:

• Technical Troubleshooting: Feb. 16, 8:05 EST
• Remote Judging: Feb. 22, 9:05 EST

Gameplay Pro Tip of the Week

Have a question about the game and not sure where to find the answer? Make sure to check out the Official Q&A forum. Each registered FIRST Tech Challenge team receives an account, where they can ask questions and receive official answers from our game experts throughout the season. If you need assistance accessing your account, please send an email to

FTCTrainingSupport@firstinspires.org. 

Solution Identified for Issue with v6.1 of the Robot Controller Software

There is a known issue where the v6.1 Robot Controller app will cause certain Android phones to crash/reboot when it is connected to another Android device that is running the Driver Station app.  The problem is related to a 2.4GHz warning message that appears if a user has phones that supports 5GHz channels but is not explicitly using a 5GHz channel.

 

This problem causes Motorola E5 phones (and possibly other Motorola phones) to reboot when the Driver Station phone connects to the Robot Controller phone.  It only happens if this 2.4GHz warning is enabled. The FIRST Tech Challenge Technology team has identified the cause of the issue and will eventually release a fix that will address the problem.  In the interim, teams who are experiencing this problem should disable the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Warning on the Robot Controller. For further instructions please read our blog post.

Palo Verde Results & Resources for Teams

Supply Drive:

Da Geese are hosting a supply drive for Child Crisis Network tomorrow! They need donations of gift cards and diapers for those in need. Please see the flyer HERE for more details on how to help!

Upcoming Remote Webinars:

• Technical Troubleshooting: Feb. 16, 8:05 EST
• Remote Judging: Feb. 22, 9:05 EST

Gameplay Pro Tip of the Week

If a Robot or scoring element is in two or more scoring areas, points are awarded for achievements in the highest scoring area only. For example: During the End Game, a Robot places one Ring on a Wobble Goal. Next, the Robot places the Wobble Goal into the Tower Low Goal. The Ring could earn 5 points for being completely supported by the Wobble Goal or two points for being in the Low Goal. The higher score value of 5 takes precedence.

Palo Verde Qualifier Results

Inspire Award: 10984, Beep Patrol

1st Ranked Team: 10984, Beep Patrol

2nd Ranked Team: 18445, Binary Bots Jr.

3rd Ranked Team: 2844, Valley X Robotics

4th Ranked Team: 14584, Pioneer 327

Think Award: 18312, Da Geese of Freedom

Connect Award: 14584, Pioneer 327

Collins Aerospace Innovate Award: 14436, Roaring Robotics

Control Award, Sponsored by Arm, Inc: 15461, Tech-Cat Robotics 

Motivate Award: 10523, Dragons

Design Award: 2844, Valley X Robotics

Judge's Award: 12841, +3 Robotics

See the full event results on FIRST's official page HERE!

Check out the Arizona Championship Roster so far! 

Palo Verde Award Ceremony