FIRST Competitions

First Robotics Competition (FRC) is a competitive robotics event for high school students. Under strict rules and limited resources, teams are challenged to build and program robots to compete in challenges with new rules and features each year. FRC robots can weigh up to 125 pounds and utilize industrial-grade components. G3 has started six FRC teams: 4 high school and 2 community teams.

FIRST Tech Challenge is a competitive robotics event designed for middle and high school students. FTC students design, build and program 18”x18” robots to compete in a themed game. G3 has plans to expand mentorship efforts to include FTC teams to further strengthen the STEM pipeline.

FIRST LEGO League challenges kids in elementary and middle schools to think like real life scientists and engineers. They build, test, and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions in the robot game, as well as solve a real-world problem relating to the robot game’s theme. G3 mentors FLL teams at Howard Middle School and plans to expand this mentorship program to grow FIRST participation and access to robotics within our community.