Design & build
Compare ideas and put mechanical parts together to solve the season’s challenge
First tech challenge
Build a robot
Learn a lot more
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a student robotics program with a new challenge each season Teams design, build, and program robots—and learn how to work through problems together
What teams do
From a question to a working robot
Program & test
Write instructions for the robot, test what happens, and improve the result
Compete & explain
Work with an alliance partner on the field and explain the engineering process to judges
First values
Work hard
Help each other
Gracious Professionalism means doing high-quality work while respecting other people A great robot and a kind team belong together
Coopertition means cooperating even while competing Helping another team and trying your best in a match can go hand in hand
FTC is one of FIRST’s robotics programs FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is another program, with different robot and competition requirements
YOUR NEXT BIG IDEA STARTS HEREBig ideasReal robots
A world of possibilityDiscover FIRST Tech Challenge and see what students can build togetherLearn more about FTC here
Good questions
New to robotics?
What do the team numbers mean?
7305 identifies the Gearcats and 23606 identifies the Cougears in FTC They are team IDs, not scores or rankings
Do beginners have a place at Clague?
Yes Team in Training gives sixth graders and new students a place to learn with a practice robot Ask a Clague Robotics coach about current availability
Is robotics only about programming?
No A team also needs mechanical building, design, driving, documentation, communication, and people who help everyone work together
How do the Clague teams connect?
Gearcats and Cougears are separate competition teams at the same school Team in Training is the beginner program that prepares students to join a competition team