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FIRST

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — the non-profit founded by Dean Kamen in 1989 that runs FRC and its sister programs.

Official source

where you actually meet FIRST

You meet FIRST long before you meet a robot: it is the organisation your team registers under, whose Core Values judges ask about in the pit, and whose logo is on the field wall. Every rule dispute, every award criterion, and every deadline in your season traces back to a FIRST document — not to your school and not to your sponsor.

Lessons that use FIRST

Free and structured, and none of them need an account to read.

2lessons

Getting Started with FRC
Culture, Teams, and Roles

FIRST Core Values: Gracious Professionalism and Coopertition

The two ideas that define FIRST behavior — and the broader set of core values judged across all FIRST programs.Getting Started with FRC
What FIRST and FRC Are

The FIRST Progression: FLL, FTC, and FRC

Where FRC fits in the ladder of FIRST programs, and how skills carry from LEGO robots to 100-pound machines.

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the jargon travels in packs

General

Gracious Professionalism

A core FIRST value: competing hard while treating everyone with respect, kindness, and integrity.

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General

Coopertition

A FIRST value blending cooperation and competition — helping others even while competing against them; some games reward it directly.

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Competition & Game

FIRST Championship

The season-ending world championship (held in Houston) for teams that qualify through events and awards.

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General

Build Season

The intense period after Kickoff (historically ~6 weeks) when teams design and build their robot before competitions.

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FIRST is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.

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