The FIRST 2017 robotics season is now over for the high school teams from around the world. The two winning alliances from the two part championships held in Houston, Texas and St Louis, Missouri the past two weeks will meet again at the FIRST Festival of Champions, a new event scheduled for July 28–29 in New Hampshire.
Congratulations to all the teams this year as well as the many sponsors, volunteers, schools, teachers, mentors, parents, fans, and the inspired younger kids that will now want to get involved in future seasons.
The 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition season went out with a bang! This year, the FIRST Championship was so large that two separate venues were required. More than 800 high school robotics teams came to the Championship to compete, learn, and interact with inspiring leaders in the STEM community.On April 19–22, the FIRST Championship launched in Houston. Following hundreds of qualifying matches on six subdivision fields, the best alliances faced off on…