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Dayton-Cincinnati Robotics Team — FIRST Tech Challenge
What is FIRST?
FIRST: For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
FIRST is a worldwide nonprofit organization that seeks to introduce school-age children to the world of computing, competition, and STEM.
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There are 4 programs that run under FIRST, and in total, more than 59,000 teams in over 80 countries participate in these 4 events.
FIRST LEGO League Junior (grades K-3) is a non-competitive community that introduces kids to the basics of building, coopertition, and team spirit using LEGO creations.
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FIRST LEGO League (grades 4-8) is an international intermediate/middle school robotics tournament. This competition features LEGO robotics, and more complex engineering and coding.
FIRST Tech Challenge (grades 7-12) is an international middle/high school robotics tournament. This competition features nuanced programming, custom-made robotics, gracious professionalism, and one of the biggest stages that an aspiring engineer could ever dream of. Over 6,000 FTC teams -- 60,000+ participants -- compete in FTC worldwide.
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FIRST Robotics Competition (grades 9-12) is an international high school robotics tournament. This competition features high-level programming and industrial-level craftsmanship.
All four FIRST programs are great ways to get into engineering and STEM at a young age. As for Team Powerstackers, FTC is what we do.
Every season, we manufacture a robot from scratch, build and program our own unique methodologies, and compete against hundreds of talented teams.
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Last year, our dedication, leadership, and stellar robot brought us to the FTC World Championship, where we placed as finalists. This year we're planning on doing it again.
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