FIRST ® Tech Challenge
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology

FIRST ® Tech Challenge
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology

FIRST ® Tech Challenge
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology

FIRST ® Tech Challenge
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology

FIRST ® Tech Challenge
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology

FIRST® DIVE presented by Qualcomm

Bring STEM inspiration, holistic skill building, and fun to your classroom or after-school learning environment with collaborative problem solving during our arts-themed 2024-2025 robotics season.

Game & Season Info

Dive robots into the depths of the ocean to explore the unknown and reveal its wonders in a new challenge launching September 7.

Check out all of the latest information to get started

FIRST ® Are the World's Leading Youth-Serving Nonprofit Advancing STEM Education

FIRST® Tech Challenge inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

FIRST ®Tech Challenge India Championship

Highly competitive, tech-focused FIRST ® Tech Challenge Championship.

FIRST Tech Challenge students (3 to 15 participants & eligibility is from grade 7 to grade 10+2) learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.

Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.

GET STARTED

  • 1

    Register and Buy FTC Kit

    Form your team of 3-15 students and register with us.

  • 2

    Learn, Build and Practice

    Build your bot from FTC Kit. Building and learning resources will be provided to all registered teams.

  • 3

    Regional Competition

    Compete and participate in the Regional Competition.

  • 4

    India Championship

    Compete and participate in the India Championship

  • 5

    World Championship

    Top 2 Teams from India Championship will represent India at World Championship

JOIN OUR OCEAN-INSPIRED ROBOTICS SEASON

Beneath the ocean’s surface lies our planet’s most complex ecosystems, full of life and potential for exploration and learning, where each inhabitant has a role to play in building a thriving environment. During the 2024-2025 FIRST season, FIRST® IN DIVESM presented by Qualcomm, teams will use their STEM and collaboration skills to explore life beneath the surface of the ocean. Along the way, we’ll uncover the potential in each of us to strengthen our community and innovate for a better world with healthy oceans.

Inspiring Generations of Global Citizens

3.2 million youth participated in the 2023-2024 season participants since 1989

There are FIRST® teams in ~100+ countries.

81% of FIRST® Alumni Declare Majors in STEM by their fourth year of college

83% of FIRST® Alumni have Confidence to Take Leadership Roles in School

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