COME SEE WHAT ALL THE BUZZ IS ABOUT WITH THE 2026/2027 FIRST Tech Challenge Season!
SAVE THE DATE - BIOBUZZ 2026/2027 Kickoff!
- Join the BUZZ and get fired up for the 2026/2027 FIRST Tech Challenge Season BIOBUZZ! Kickoff events will be offered for Arizona and Four Corners:
- Arizona Kickoff
- Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Valley Christian Schools K-8 Campus
- 6101 S. River Dr; Tempe, AZ 85283
- Game reveal, workshops, coach networking and MORE!
- RSVP for Kickoff HERE! (Workshop proposals are now closed.)
- Four Corners Kickoff
- Friday & Saturday September 18 & 19
- Holiday Inn - Chinle, AZ
- Friday afternoon/evening & all day Saturday
- Veteran and Rookie workshops
- BIOBUZZ game reveal
- RSVP for Kickoff and sign up to host a 15 minute advice session for your fellow coaches HERE
- RSVP to Nathan (nathan.tohtsoni@navenergy.com)
- Tournament Schedule
- Qualifying Tournament Schedule will be released next week
- Qualifying Tournament Registration will open at 10 am on September 12 (Kickoff!)
What's all the Buzz from FIRST?
- Key upcoming BioBuzz Season dates
- BioBuzz Competition Manual Preview Release
- Starter Bots, Skills Builders & Game Preview
FIRST Tech Challenge Hardship Grant Funding - Application Now Open
- Veteran and rookie teams can now apply for hardship grants through FIRST Tech Challenge.
- Veterans can apply for assistance with season registration and game elements.
- Rookies can apply for assistance with season registration, game elements, and robot parts.
- PDPs (Dave and Christine) will submit requests each week on Thursday afternoons.
- Grant requests are reviewed the following Wednesday (beginning August 5) until funding runs out.
- Grant amounts are $325 - $995
- Please complete this application to request a nomination for a hardship grant.
RezBotics - Cohort 4 Now Open!
Spread the word! NTEC is able to sponsor new rookie FTC RezBotics teams for the 2026/2027 season! Learn more, and apply here. Contact Nathan (nathan.tohtsoni@navenergy.com) with questions.
