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FIRST® Tech Challenge is a robotics competition for students in grades 7 - 12.
Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building and programming their robots to compete as alliances against other teams. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and is programmed using JAVA. Teams are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles.
Awards are given for the competition as well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments. Teams advance from local qualifying tournaments to state championship tournaments, before advancing to the World Championship Tournament, held each year in St. Louis, Mo.
FIRST® Tech Challenge is a robotics competition for students in grades 7 - 12.
Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building and programming their robots to compete as alliances against other teams. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and is programmed using JAVA. Teams are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles.
Awards are given for the competition as well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments. Teams advance from local qualifying tournaments to state championship tournaments, before advancing to the World Championship Tournament, held each year in St. Louis, Mo.
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For information about all FIRST Programs, please see:
www.firstinspires.org The NJ FTC Planning Committee extends our sincere gratitude to our NJ Program Sponsor
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2016 Congressional App Challenge - Results
The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is a competition aimed at encouraging U.S. high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and encourage students to engage in these fields. By encouraging and recognizing our nation’s young programming talent, Congress hopes to shine a light on the growing importance of these skills.
Congratulstions to the following New Jersey Teams who entered the challenge: Team 7026 - JDroids Team 3415 - Lancers And super congratulations to Team 7026 - JDroids for winning the #CongressionalAppChallange for NJ District 11! Check out the app here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeFR5_YMlP8 NJ FTC FIRST Pen Pals APP
FIRST Pen Pals is a new way for FIRST teams in any of the four levels of competition to find and provide mentorship. FIRST Pen Pals helps teams find mentors/mentees, and from there the two teams have the opportunity to form close relationships. Connected mentor/mentee partnerships operate independently of FIRST Pen Pals and are free to email, call, text, Google Hangout, telegram, AOL Message, etc. FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Lottery Details Announced!
FIRST Tech Challenge has announced an additional path to making it to the Super-Regionals - please read
Details HERE 2016-2017 Abbott Fund Team Grant
We are happy to announce that the 2016-2017 Abbott Fund Team Grant application will open Friday, October 21st. This grant is only available to teams participating in FIRST® Tech Challenge and FIRST® Robotics Competition. The grant will close Friday, November 4th. All teams will be notified by Friday, November 11th.
The funding will be awarded as follows:
Any questions regarding this grant should be directed to ftcgrants@firstinspires.org and frcgrants@firstinspires.org respectively and should reference 2017 Abbott Fund Team Grant in the subject line. Technology Updates
For the 2016-2017 season, the FIRST Tech Challenge software development kit (FTC SDK) will require that users upgrade to Android Studio 2.1x.
Users who have upgraded to the newer 2.1x version of Android Studio can download a "beta" version of the FIRST Tech Challenge SDK and test it using the newer version 2.1x Android Studio software. The beta version of the FIRST Tech Challenge SDK can be found here: https://github.com/ftctechnh/ftc_app/tree/beta. If you have questions about the new technology please visit our Technology Forum. FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Results
Congratulations to the five NJ teams who advanced to the World Championships this year:
3415-Lancers 4347-Nanogurus 5169-Watt's Up? 7149-EHTPal Enforcers... 7350-Watt's NXT? Super Congratulations to: 3415-Lancers - Winner of Think! 5169-Watt's Up? - nominated for Connect 7350-Watt's NXT? - nominated for Control 7350-Watt's NXT? - Winner of Innovate! And of course, Sanjna R. of W.A.G.S, 2016 Dean's List Winner! Must See Tips for New and Veteran teams!
FIRST has put together a short video, listing the top 5 lessons learned during the 2015/2016 Season.
These simple tips can help prevent many problems during competition - this is a "Must Watch" video!! FTC program receives seal of approval from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)!
Youth Protection Program (YPP) & STIMS
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL COACHES, MENTORS, AND TEAM MEMBERS:
As part of FIRST's Youth Protection Program, the use of STIMS is required by all Team Members. You must complete registration and sign the FIRST Consent and Release form prior to your child’s initial FIRST competition or event. You can review the Registration Process here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/team-member-registration-process-overview And YPP Frequently Asked Questions Here: http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/team-member-registration-faq A completed and approved STIMS summary sheet, with all team members in attendance highlighted must be turned in at Check-In for every event. Power and Movement Stickers for Robots
Reminder to teams:
Along with the "WARNING: Robot Moves During Initialization Routine" sticker that has been required for the past couple of years, this year there is also a requirement for use of "Main Robot Power" sticker. Game Manual <RG05> "The Robot main power switch(es) MUST be mounted/positioned to be readily accessible and visible to competition personnel. A Main Robot Power label must be placed near the main power switch(es) of the robot. Please print this page and affix the image (below) to your robot." Please make sure this sticker is present on your robot. 
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