Events

First Robotics Competition

From left: Team 696, aka the “Circuit Breakers,” and Team 6904, the “TeraWatts,” were among seven JPL-sponsored teams that competed in the Los Angeles Regional FIRST Robotics Competition April 1-3, 2022. The Circuit Breakers ranked first in the competition and were on the finals-winning team alliance.

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Judges, seen in navy blue at the edge of the playing field, lead students teams in a singalong of the Village People’s “YMCA” before the final playoff rounds at the 2022 Los Angeles Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

A referee at the 2022 Los Angeles Regional FIRST Robotics Competition examines robots that have managed to climb the rungs of the overhead bars in a corner of the playing field, earning them extra points.

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The FIRST Robotics Competition is a national engineering contest that immerses high school students in the exciting world of engineering. Teaming up with engineers from businesses, universities and research institutions, the students get a hands-on, inside look at engineering. In January, student teams across the country receive the same game challenge and have six weeks to design, construct and test their robot. The teams then compete in a spirited, no-holds-barred tournament complete with time clocks, referees and cheerleaders. The events measure the effectiveness of each robot and test the students’ ability to collaborate.

The 22nd Annual Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Regional Competition attracted 42 teams of high-school students from the L.A. area, Mexico, and Turkey. The event drew more than 1,400 student competitors. The 2022 Los Angeles regional’s winning alliance was composed of Team 696 (“Circuit Breakers”), Team 3476 (“Code Orange”) and Team 599 (“The Robodox”). Read full story here.

The 2023 Los Angeles FIRST Robotics Regional Competition is scheduled to take place March 17-19, 2023

JPL volunteers have worked with FIRST Robotics for 22 years at the Los Angeles Regional competition. To find out more about how to volunteer for this exciting competition, click here.

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