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FLLThe entry-level FIRST program for younger students, using LEGO-based robots and research projects.
where you actually meet FLL
You are most likely to meet FLL from the other side of the table: FRC teams mentor FLL teams and host their events, and that work is exactly the sustained, documentable outreach Impact Award judges ask for. If you came up through FLL yourself, the research-project habit — define a problem, interview experts, present it — is the same muscle a judge panel tests.
Free and structured, and none of them need an account to read.
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General
The middle/high-school FIRST program using smaller robots — a common stepping stone to FRC.
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FRC's most prestigious award (formerly the Chairman's Award), honoring the team that best embodies FIRST's mission and impact.
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The flagship high-school program where teams have a few weeks to design, build, and program an industrial-size robot to play that season's game.
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The intense period after Kickoff (historically ~6 weeks) when teams design and build their robot before competitions.
read the entryFIRST LEGO League is one of 70 entries in the catalogue. The guides are where these words get used in order, instead of one at a time.