World Championship Results & Save the Date!

CONGRATS ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS!!!

Arizona FIRST Teams had an AMAZING showing at the FIRST Championship in Houston! Congrats to...

• FRC 2486 CocoNuts from Flagstaff received the FIRST Impact Award at the Championship and was inducted into the Hall of Fame! The Impact Award is the highest honor in FRC, and is given to the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST.
• FRC 6413 Degrees of Freedom from Chandler received the Engineering Inspiration Award, celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community, on Milstein Field. Degrees also had a Dean's List Winner!
• FRC 9432 8-Bit from Anthem was a member of the World Championship winning alliance!
• FRC 498 Cobra Commanders were a member of the finalist alliance on Hopper field.
• FTC 16817 Rocksisaan Tech from Navajo Mountain received the Judge's Award on Ochoa field. 
• FLL Team Golden Phoenix received the Excellence in Engineering Award.
• FLL Team Alienators received the Rising All Star Award.
• See the full press release from AZ FIRST and more pictures here!

SAVE THE DATE...KICKOFF 2024!

Kickoff for the 2024/2025 "FIRST Dive" will be Saturday, September 7 at the Valley Christian Schools K-8 Campus (6101 S. River Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283). 

Kickoff will include numerous workshops, the new game field for "Into the Deep" and more! Registration for next season opens in the next couple of weeks...don't miss out on this year's ocean-themed season...water game confirmed!

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES

• Microchip Masters - looking for FTC teams to demo robots
• Microchip MASTERs would like to showcase FIRST/VEX teams August 13th at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in North Scottsdale. 
• Tentative agenda is load in ~3pm, showcase from 5-7pm, then load out.
• Teams that want to participate should bring a table (FLL) or field/game elements (FTC and FRC).
• If you would like to participate, please contact Annalisa (annalisa.regalado@microchip.com) by May 24th.
• Lobster Cup International FTC Competition
• July 14, 2024
• San Mateo, CA
• Event Details
• Register
• USEF Robo Tourney
• August 3-4, 2024
• Oak Park, CA
• Event Details
• Contact

 

Good Luck Championship Teams & AAC 2024

CONGRATS TO THE AZ TEAMS COMPETING AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

FTC:

6174 Automatons

8081 Knights of the Lab Table 

18625 Trivium Knightmares

16817 Rocksisaan Tech

FLL:

Fire Kirin

Warrior Bots

FRC:

Cobra Commanders

CocoNuts

Dragon Robotics

Sabercats

Degrees of Freedom

Team 8-Bit

You'll be able to cheer on all our teams by watching the streams on the FIRST Championship website. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR AZ TEAMS!!

2nd Annual Arizona Advocacy Conference! 

Make your voice heard, and make FIRST LOUD in Arizona! Join us at the 2nd Annual Arizona Advocacy Conference on May 1 at the Arizona Capitol. Demo robots on the lawn, meet with policy makers to share your passion for FIRST. Training takes place over zoom on April 9 in the afternoon. Register HERE. 

GOOD LUCK ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS!!!!

 GOOD LUCK TO THE 48 TEAMS COMPETING AT THE ARIZONA FIRST TECH CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND!!!

Championship Coaches Meeting

Championship Division List

GRAND CANYON LIVE STREAM

SAGUARO DIVISION LIVE STREAM

Copper Qualifier Live Stream & Tech Tips of the Week

GETTING YOUR ROBOT READY FOR THE AZ CHAMPIONSHIP....

Be sure to read the FTC Tech Tips of the Week, all compiled here! This is a great way to make sure your robot is in ship shape to compete!

Congrats to the teams that qualified for the AZ Championship last weekend at the Valley of the Sun Qualifier!! 

Last qualifier plays this weekend...will your team be next?

• 7156 Wolves 2
• 10523 Dragons
• 10984 Beep Patrol
• 16647 Trivium Undefined
• 17062 Techalongs
• 20775 Pinnacle Robotics

Is your team done competing for the season? Volunteer for the AZ Championship February 16 & 17! We need a lot more judges and it's preferred that we have judges without an affiliation to the teams competing. What a great way to see the FTC program behind the scenes and have a blast! Sign up via your FIRST Dashboard!

GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING IN THE LAST QUALIFIER OF THE SEASON!!! Watch the Live Stream here...

Valley of Sun Qualifier + Resources for scholarships, camps, Championship Conferences

Congrats to the teams that qualified for the AZ Championship last weekend at Dine' College & Red Rock!! 

Only two qualifiers left...will your team be next?

• 11794 Sunrise Koolbotics
• 15477 Robo-Assemblers
• 16817 Rocksisaan Tech
• 17460 Technical Terrors
• 18312 Da Geese of Freedom
• 18625 Trivium Knightmares
• 23948 T.O.N.K.I.S

Is your team done competing for the season? Volunteer for the AZ Championship February 16 & 17! We need a lot more judges and it's preferred that we have judges without an affiliation to the teams competing. What a great way to see the FTC program behind the scenes and have a blast! Sign up via your FIRST Dashboard!

Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST^® Scholarship - Deadline February 1

Time is running out! If you're passionate about medicine or biomedical engineering, don't miss your chance to secure one of four $10,000 renewable scholarships.

Act fast – the deadline is February 1! Learn more and apply now for this incredible opportunity. This opportunity is available to students worldwide that are attending college or university in the United States. 

FIRST Camp Guides
Is your team interested in hosting a fundraiser or outreach event this spring or summer? Would you like to use FIRST^® LEGO^® League or FIRST^® Tech Challenge season materials to continue impacting younger generations? 

Introduce your students to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and life changing FIRST programs by hosting a FIRST Camp. Using the FIRST Camp resources as your guide, get ready for an unforgettable STEM adventure filled with hands-on learning and teamwork. Your campers will participate in age-appropriate robotics and coding activities that will ignite their curiosity throughout the week-long camp experience.

To run your camp, you’ll need access to FIRST LEGO League division or FIRST Tech Challenge materials. You can register for a FIRST Class Pack or utilize prior-season materials if you’ve recently participated in FIRST. Get your free camp guides here.

FIRST Championship Conferences – Request for Proposals
FIRST is accepting proposals for the 2024 FIRST Championship Conferences that will be running Wednesday-Friday at the 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems. Students, mentors, educators, coaches, volunteers, staff, and sponsors are welcome to submit a proposal before our February 9 deadline. Presenters will be notified in mid-March if they have been selected.   

If you have questions, please contact championshipconferences@firstinspires.org.

GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THE VALLEY OF THE SUN QUALIFIER TOMORROW! 

Red Rock & Dine' College Qualifier Live Streams

 

Congrats to the teams that qualified for the AZ Championship at the Palo Verde Qualifier! Which teams will be next at the Red Rock & Dine' College Qualifiers...? 

• 6174 Automatons
• 18420 Metal Masters
• 5661 Wolves 1
• 14855 Shamrocks

Is your team done competing for the season? Consider volunteering for one of our remaining qualifiers or the AZ Championship! We need many more judges and referees for the AZ Championship, and we prefer volunteers without affiliations to teams that are competing. Sign up via your FIRST Dashboard!

Dine' College - Tsalie Qualifier Live Stream

Red Rock Microchip Qualifier

Dean's List Deadline & Palo Verde Live Stream

HAPPY NEW YEAR FTC TEAMS!!!

Dean's List - Interview Event

The deadline to submit is a week from today - Monday January 15!

The FIRST Dean's List honors student leaders on each team who exemplify the values of FIRST, have made a positive impact on their team and in the community, and show technical expertise. Each team many nominate up to two 10th or 11th grade students. Nominees become Dean's List Semifinalists. A panel of judges will interview each nominee and select our Finalists to be considered at World Championship. Our AZ Finalists will be announced at the AZ Championship.

This year, all Dean's List interviews will take place remotely via the FTC Scoring system on February 6, 7 and 8, 2024 in the afternoon/evening. Dean's List nominations are due by January 15, 2024 9:59 PM AZ time to be considered. No late nominations will be accepted.  For more information on the Dean's List criteria and how to nominate your sophomore and junior leaders for the FIRST Dean's List, click here. 

Gracious Professionalism - Always!

Just a reminder as the qualifier season continues to work with your teams on GP behavior both on and off the playing field. FIRST is defined by Gracious Professionalism and our Code of Conduct and Core Values. It's expected that all team members, coaches, mentors, volunteers, and spectators abide by this at all times. Here are some examples of what this looks like at a tournament: 

• Discovery: We explore new skills and ideas.
• DO: Ask other teams about their robot, outreach, team structure
• DO: Collaborate with other teams.
• DO: Share what your robot does with scouting teams.
• DON'T: Tell another team that their robot is no good or that it should perform at less than its best.
• Innovation: We use creativity and persistence to solve problems.
• DO: Ask other teams for help, and lend help to teams in need.
• DON'T: Give up when something goes wrong, or have a bad attitude when your robot isn't working well.
• Impact:  We apply what we learn to improve our world.
• DO: Take what you learn in FIRST to make your school, community, and team better.
• DON'T: Think that these core values are only for robotics - use them everywhere and see how your relationships with teachers, friends, and family improve!
• Inclusion: We respect each other and embrace our differences.
• DO: Welcome everyone!!! All races, colors, ages, abilities, backgrounds, religions, genders have a safe place to belong in FIRST! Be kind to all.
• DON'T: Sell any team or anyone short just because they are different than you are. 
• Teamwork: We are stronger when we work together.
• DO: Collaborate with your alliance partners to create the best strategy that highlights the strength both robots. 
• DON'T: Ask another team to perform less than their best. 
• Fun: We enjoy and celebrate what we do!
• DO: DANCE! CHEER! CELBRATE!
• DON'T: Think this is all about winning. Whether you finish first or last, celebrate what your team has learned, and leave with a smile and your head held high. 

Congrats to the teams moving on to the AZ Championship!

Congratulations to the teams that qualified for the AZFTC Championship at the December 16 Diamondback Qualifier! For full event results, visit the official FTC Event Results Page for a full list of match results, rankings, and award winners. 

• 15135 Venom
• 14584 Pioneer 327
• 15461 Nutz and Bolts
• 14624 Catastrophic Byte

Artemis ROADS II NASA National Student Challenge is Open!  Deadline to register is January 17th, 2024

Only a few days left to register!  Lead a student team to design their own NASA Mission! Sign up for NASA's National Student Challenge program & get access to hands-on activities like rocket building, robot programming, and cultivating moon plants! Qualified teams receive challenge supplies. Mission Objectives are scaffolded for grades 3-12.  Educators can also access the Culturally Responsive ROADS Robotics Curriculum.  It is usable in both formal and informal education and improves equity and access to robotics, computer science, and NASA science while learning academic standards. It was designed using mostly Diné epistemologies (ways of knowing and being) as a baseline but written to be responsive for all Indigenous cultures.

GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS COMPETING AT THIS WEEKEND'S PALO VERDE QUALIFIER IN GOODYEAR! 

You can watch the live stream here.