World Festival
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FIRST Championship is a two-and-a-half-day robotics
championship held annually in April. For several years, the event was held at the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta, Georgia
, but beginning in 2011, and at least through 2013, it will be held at the Edward Jones Dome
, in St Louis, Missouri. The event comprises three competitions, FIRST Robotics Competition
(FRC) Championship, FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC) World Championship, and FIRST LEGO League
(FLL) World Festival.
FIRST Championship is normally held in conjunction with FIRST Robotics Conference which covers a wide variety of topics in science, technology, engineering, and robotics fields.
FRC is a six-week competition program for high-school
students to build 100 to 120 pound robots that can complete a task that changes every year using standard set of parts. FTC is a mid-level competition program for high-school aged students with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. FLL is a competition program for elementary
and middle school
students. Teams for each program complete in tournaments at state and regional level. The winning teams from those tournaments join the global competition at FIRST Championship.
The 2011 championship was also host to the Collegiate Aerial Robotics Demonstration, a pilot collegiate FIRST program.
to test robots' ability to pick up 9" game balls and score them in trailers hitched to their
opponents` robots on a low-friction floor.
There are many awards in the Championship including Championship Finalists, Engineering Inspiration Award, Division Champions, Autodesk Visualization Award, Autodesk Inventor Award, Chrysler
Team Spirit Award, Delphi
"Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award, General Motors
Industrial Design Award, Johnson & Johnson
Gracious Professionalism Award, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award, Motorola
Quality Award, Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award, Underwriters Laboratories
Industrial Safety Award, Xerox
Creativity Award, Imagery Award, Rookie All-star Award, Rookie Inspiration Award, Website Award and Judges` Awards. The most notable awards are Championship Award, and Chairman's Award – the highest honor that recognizes the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate.
In 2009, the theme for the championship was Face Off!
. It combined many real-world challenges, such as navigating uneven surfaces, manipulating odd-shaped objects, using sensors to determine the environment, and withstanding physical stress. The awards include World Championship Finalists, FTC Design Award, FTC Connect Award, FTC Innovate Award, FTC Motivate Award, FTC Think Award and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are FTC Winning Alliance and FTC World Championship Inspire Award.
, Japan. However, it was not active for 2009.
FLL World Festival is hosted and managed by FIRST. The teams are often the Champion’s Award team at the regional level with some other criteria including special nomination from FLL Operational Partners globally. In 2009, there were 84 teams from 27 countries that joined the festival with the theme Climate Connections. The award categories include Innovative Design Award, Quality Design Award, Programming Award, Research Quality Award, Innovative Solution Award, Creative Presentation Award, Teamwork Award, Team Spirit Awards, Against All Odds Awards, Outstanding Volunteer Awards, Adult Coach/Mentor Awards, Young Adult Mentor Awards, and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are Champion's Award and Robot Performance Award.
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
championship held annually in April. For several years, the event was held at the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, but beginning in 2011, and at least through 2013, it will be held at the Edward Jones Dome
Edward Jones Dome
The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was...
, in St Louis, Missouri. The event comprises three competitions, FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...
(FRC) Championship, FIRST Tech Challenge
FIRST Tech Challenge
The FIRST Tech Challenge , formerly the FIRST Vex Challenge , is a mid-level robotics competition targeted toward high-school aged students. It offers the traditional challenge of a FIRST Robotics competition but with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit...
(FTC) World Championship, and FIRST LEGO League
FIRST Lego League
The FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
(FLL) World Festival.
FIRST Championship is normally held in conjunction with FIRST Robotics Conference which covers a wide variety of topics in science, technology, engineering, and robotics fields.
FRC is a six-week competition program for high-school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students to build 100 to 120 pound robots that can complete a task that changes every year using standard set of parts. FTC is a mid-level competition program for high-school aged students with a more accessible and affordable robotics kit. FLL is a competition program for elementary
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
and middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
students. Teams for each program complete in tournaments at state and regional level. The winning teams from those tournaments join the global competition at FIRST Championship.
The 2011 championship was also host to the Collegiate Aerial Robotics Demonstration, a pilot collegiate FIRST program.
Host cities
- 1992: Manchester, NH
- 1993-1994: Nashua, NH
- 1995-2002: Orlando, FL, at Epcot Center, Disney World
- 2003: Houston, at Reliant ParkReliant ParkReliant Park is a complex in Houston, Texas, USA, named after the energy company Reliant Energy. It is located on Kirby Drive at the 610 Loop...
- 2004-2010: Atlanta, at Georgia DomeGeorgia DomeThe Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
- 2011-2013: St. Louis, at Edward Jones DomeEdward Jones DomeThe Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was...
FRC Championship
FRC Championship is the final and largest event of FRC. In 2009, there were 348 teams globally that joined the competition. The theme for 2009 was LunacyLunacy (FIRST)
Lunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition.Announced on January 3, 2009, the name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon . It is FRC's 18th game. This is the first FRC competition to use the cRIO Mobile...
to test robots' ability to pick up 9" game balls and score them in trailers hitched to their
opponents` robots on a low-friction floor.
There are many awards in the Championship including Championship Finalists, Engineering Inspiration Award, Division Champions, Autodesk Visualization Award, Autodesk Inventor Award, Chrysler
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
Team Spirit Award, Delphi
Delphi
Delphi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis.In Greek mythology, Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god...
"Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award, General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
Industrial Design Award, Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
Gracious Professionalism Award, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award, Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
Quality Award, Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award, Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is an independent product safety certification organization. Established in 1894, the company has its headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois. UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and equipment, chiefly dealing...
Industrial Safety Award, Xerox
Xerox
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Creativity Award, Imagery Award, Rookie All-star Award, Rookie Inspiration Award, Website Award and Judges` Awards. The most notable awards are Championship Award, and Chairman's Award – the highest honor that recognizes the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate.
Past Winners
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team name | Team number | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 / Logomotion | Championship Winner #1 | The Cheesy Poofs | 254 | San Jose, CA, USA |
| 2011 / Logomotion | Championship Winner #2 | WildStang (Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows High School, or RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214. It is part of the second largest school district in Illinois, under Chicago... & Wheeling High School Wheeling High School Wheeling High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High... ) |
111 | Schaumburg, IL, USA |
| 2011 / Logomotion | Championship Winner #3 | Greybots (Atascadero High School Atascadero High School Atascadero High School, is an American public high school located in Atascadero, California.-Curriculum:Atascadero offers different pathways of study, from trade based programs to college prep.- Extracurricular activities :... ) |
973 | Atascadero, CA, USA |
| 2011 / Logomotion | Chairman's Award | The Hawaiian Kids (Waialua High School) | 359 | Waialua, HI, USA |
| 2010 / Breakaway Breakaway (FIRST) Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.In 2010, a new driver station... |
Championship Winner #1 | Beach Cities Robotics (Mira Costa High School Mira Costa High School Mira Costa High School is a four-year public high school located in Manhattan Beach, California, United States that first began operating in 1950. It is the only high school in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District... & Redondo Union High School Redondo Union High School Redondo Union High School is a public high school in Redondo Beach, California.Redondo Union High School is a part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District.... ) |
294 | Redondo Beach, CA, USA |
| 2010 / Breakaway | Championship Winner #2 | The HOT Team (Huron Valley Schools) | 67 | Milford, MI, USA |
| 2010 / Breakaway | Championship Winner #3 | Bobcat Robotics Bobcat Robotics Bobcat Robotics is a FIRST robotics team from South Windsor, Connecticut. Students from South Windsor High School and engineering mentors from companies such as UTC Power make up this team.... |
177 | South Windsor, CT, USA |
| 2010 / Breakaway | Chairman's Award | Miss Daisy (Wissahickon High School Wissahickon High School Wissahickon High School is the sole public high school of the Wissahickon School District, and is located in Ambler, Pennsylvania, in the United States.-Academics:... ) |
341 | Ambler, PA, USA |
| 2009 / Lunacy Lunacy (FIRST) Lunacy is the game for the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition.Announced on January 3, 2009, the name and some of the features of the game honor the 40th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon . It is FRC's 18th game. This is the first FRC competition to use the cRIO Mobile... |
Championship Winner #1 | WildStang (Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows High School, or RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214. It is part of the second largest school district in Illinois, under Chicago... & Wheeling High School Wheeling High School Wheeling High School, or WHS, is a public four-year high school located in Wheeling, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, which also includes Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High... ) |
111 | Schaumburg, IL, USA |
| 2009 / Lunacy | Championship Winner #2 | The HOT Team (Huron Valley Schools) | 67 | Milford, MI, USA |
| 2009 / Lunacy | Championship Winner #3 | Spartan Robotics (Mountain View High School) | 971 | Mountain View, CA, USA |
| 2009 / Lunacy | Chairman's Award | Techno Ticks (Lyme-Old Lyme High School Lyme-Old Lyme High School Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a coeducational public school located at 69 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, Connecticut. -Sports:... ) |
236 | Old Lyme, CT, USA |
FTC World Championship
After all FTC teams have competed in state / regional championship tournaments, the winning teams move on to the FTC World Championship. The Inspire Award winning teams and the captain teams of the Winning Alliance in the regional tournaments are automatically eligible for the world championship. If there are still spots available, additional teams may be picked by a lottery system.In 2009, the theme for the championship was Face Off!
Face Off (FIRST)
Face Off is the 2008-2009 competition event of FIRST Tech Challenge. Two teams compete to score points by placing pucks into designated areas.-Game rules:...
. It combined many real-world challenges, such as navigating uneven surfaces, manipulating odd-shaped objects, using sensors to determine the environment, and withstanding physical stress. The awards include World Championship Finalists, FTC Design Award, FTC Connect Award, FTC Innovate Award, FTC Motivate Award, FTC Think Award and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are FTC Winning Alliance and FTC World Championship Inspire Award.
Past Winners
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team name | Team number | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 / Get Over It! Get Over It! Get Over It! is the robotics competition event for the 2010-11 FIRST Tech Challenge. Two teams compete to score points by depositing colored batons in various types of goals... |
Winning Alliance Team | SD30 Robotics | 178 | Ronan, MT, USA |
| 2011 / Get Over It! | Winning Alliance Team | Wreckers | 577 | Westport, CT, USA |
| 2011 / Get Over It! | Winning Alliance Team | MITibot | 2875 | Lexington, MA, USA |
| 2011 / Get Over It! | FTC World Championship Inspire Award | Robots and Brain Bots Inc. | 4466 | Waltham, MA, USA |
| 2010 / Hot Shot! Hot Shot! Hot Shot! is the robotics competition event in the 2009-2010 FIRST Tech Challenge. Two teams compete to score points by depositing whiffle balls into designated areas.-Field Description:... |
Winning Alliance Team | Smoke and Mirrors | 2868 | Lakeland, FL, USA |
| 2010 / Hot Shot! | Winning Alliance Team | Under the Son | 2843 | Hollywood, MD, USA |
| 2010 / Hot Shot! | Winning Alliance Team | GForce | 3864 | Aiken, SC, USA |
| 2010 / Hot Shot! | FTC World Championship Inspire Award | Rock ‘n Roll Robots | 25 | Arcadia, CA, USA |
| 2009 / Face Off! Face Off (FIRST) Face Off is the 2008-2009 competition event of FIRST Tech Challenge. Two teams compete to score points by placing pucks into designated areas.-Game rules:... |
Winning Alliance Team | Jr. Bomb Squad | 92 | Mountain Home, AR, USA |
| 2009 / Face Off! | Winning Alliance Team | RoboRaiders | 679 | Sandy Springs, GA, USA |
| 2009 / Face Off! | Winning Alliance Team | Alberta Longhorns | 2820 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... , Alberta |
| 2009 / Face Off! | FTC World Championship Inspire Award | Einstein's Daughters | 32 | San Diego, CA, USA |
| 2008 / Quad Quandary Quad Quandary In the 2007-2008 FIRST Tech Challenge robot competition, Quad Quandary is the first challenge theme replacing the former FIRST Vex Challenge, with similar general rules regarding the specifications of the robot and the game play... |
Winning Alliance Team | Mr. T | 30 | Montville, NJ, USA |
| 2008 / Quad Quandary | Winning Alliance Team | Team Overdrive | 74 | Bridgewater, NJ, USA |
| 2008 / Quad Quandary | Winning Alliance Team | Beach Cities Robotics | 23 | Redondo Beach, CA, USA |
| 2008 / Quad Quandary | FTC World Championship Inspire Award | Panteras | 801 | Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico |
FLL World Festival
The top competitions in FLL program are FLL Open Championships and FLL World Festival. The Open Championships are managed by FLL Partners with a goal to bring teams from different regions to complete and showcase their achievements. Currently, there are two Open Championships, FLL Open European Championship and FLL US Open Championship. FLL Open Asian Championship was held for 2008 season in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan. However, it was not active for 2009.
FLL World Festival is hosted and managed by FIRST. The teams are often the Champion’s Award team at the regional level with some other criteria including special nomination from FLL Operational Partners globally. In 2009, there were 84 teams from 27 countries that joined the festival with the theme Climate Connections. The award categories include Innovative Design Award, Quality Design Award, Programming Award, Research Quality Award, Innovative Solution Award, Creative Presentation Award, Teamwork Award, Team Spirit Awards, Against All Odds Awards, Outstanding Volunteer Awards, Adult Coach/Mentor Awards, Young Adult Mentor Awards, and Judges' Awards. The most notable awards are Champion's Award and Robot Performance Award.
Past Winners
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team name | Team number | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 / Body Forward Body Forward Body Forward is the 2010-11 FIRST Lego League competition. The project and missions revolve around biomedical engineering.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying a problem that can occur in the human body and creating an inventive solution... |
Championship Winner - 1st Place | The Sentinels | 3663 | Oakville, ON, Canada |
| 2011 / Body Forward | Championship Winner - 2nd Place | SAP g33k$ | 13300 | Mpumalanga Mpumalanga Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area... , South Africa |
| 2011 / Body Forward | Championship Winner - 3rd Place | Hammerheads | 4129 | Umatilla, FL, USA |
| 2011 / Body Forward | Robot Performance Award | Hammerheads | 4129 | Umatilla, FL, USA |
| 2010 / Smart Move Smart Move (FIRST) Smart Move is the name of the 2009-10 FIRST Lego League challenge, released September 3, 2009. It is centered around transport and how to make new and more efficient forms.-Project:... |
Championship Winner - 3rd Place | Cougars | ??? | Columbus, OH, USA |
| 2009 / Climate Connections Climate Connections Climate Connections was the 2008-09 FIRST Lego League competition. Its theme was understanding of the effects of climate and climate change.-Project:... |
Championship Winner - 1st Place | Da Peeps | 55 | Swartz Creek, MI, USA |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Championship Winner - 2nd Place | STEELE | 1232 | Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... , USA |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Championship Winner - 3rd Place | NXT Generation | 9201 | Nordborg, Denmark Nordborg Nordborg , is a town with a population of 6,730 and a former municipality in Sønderborg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark on the northwest half of the island of Als off the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The former Nordborg municipality covered an area of... |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Robot Performance Award - 1st Place | Emerotecos | 8004 | Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Robot Performance Award - 2nd Place | Team Singapore | 8254 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place | Giant Panda | 8060 | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Championship Winner - 1st Place | External Fusion | 8095 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Championship Winner - 2nd Place | Pixelation | 2560 | North Branch, MN, USA |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Championship Winner - 3rd Place | Power Peeps | 334 | Swartz Creek, MI, USA |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Robot Performance Award - 1st Place | BLACK OCEAN CURRENT | 8110 | Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... , Taiwan |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Robot Performance Award - 1st Place | Green Man Group | 1 | Windham, NH, USA |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Robot Performance Award - 3rd Place | Landroids | 2254 | Livingston, NJ, USA |