May 2017
DPRG 22nd Roborama Competition
This spring, Dallas Personal Robotics Group (DPRG) will conduct its 22nd annual Roborama competition. The competition will be held on the 13th of May, 2017 at the Dallas Maker Space located at: 1825 Monetary Lane Suite 104 Carrollton, TX 75006 (Map). The…
Find out more »2017 UIL FTC State Championship
The UIL Robotics State Championship – FIRST Division for FIRST Tech Challenge will be held on Friday, May 19th and Saturday, May 20th (See Schedule page) at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. 64 UIL eligible FIRST Tech Challenge teams (32…
Find out more »June 2017
SMU Advanced Robotics (FTC) Program for High School Students
The Advanced Robotics (FIRST Tech Challenge) Program is for rising high school students in grades 9th through 12th. During this week-long camp participants will work in pairs and learn how to build a competitive robot, a more complex ,and robust…
Find out more »UTD Summer FTC Coaches Training Workshops
Presentation materials: Day 1 slides - intro to FTC, Tetrix parts, and build Day 2 slides - programming and the REV controller Tomahawk basic robot build (PDF) See also the August episode of this workshop for updated slides and build…
Find out more »July 2017
SMU UIL Robotics Training FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)
Robotics is now an UIL activity! During this one week training you will learn about the fundamentals of coaching a robotics team in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC). Teachers and coaches will learn how to organize your team, understand project…
Find out more »August 2017
UTD Summer FTC Coaches Training Workshops
Presentations: Day one - Intro and Robot Build Tomahawk build instructions Calling all FIRSTaTech Challenge coaches, mentors, and educators! Come brush up on your knowledge & skills during the summer break and hear proven tips for improving team performance.…
Find out more »2017 FLYSET FTC Workshop
2017 FLYSET FTC and PTC+FIRST Workshop 8/26/2017, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Event flyer Please register at (detailed schedule will be published a few days in advance) http://flyset.org/events-2/upcoming-events/2017-ptcfirst-workshop/ Location: Jane’s Realty, 420 MapleLawn Drive, Plano, TX 75075 Morning: FTC workshop sessions Afternoon: PTC+FIRST workshop, Velocity…
Find out more »September 2017
FTC 2017 Season Kickoff and Workshop (Plano)
Kickoff registration: https://goo.gl/forms/PPA3fmuNo2AuMyBm1 (Note: This workshop was originally scheduled to be held at the UT-Dallas campus in Richardson, but has now moved to Williams High School in Plano instead.) This season the North Texas Region will be holding an official…
Find out more »FTC 2017 Season Kickoff and Workshop (Fort Worth)
Kickoff registration: https://goo.gl/forms/RGDHggsDKDTdAnzM2 This season the North Texas Region will be holding an official Kickoff and Workshop event on September 9th from 9:30am to 12:30pm at Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth. The purpose of the kickoff is meet other…
Find out more »FTC Clinic – game analysis and robot design
This clinic is open for coaches, mentors, and team members. Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required: https://goo.gl/forms/faNlWrZlHwvh5Bph2 The purpose of this clinic is to introduce robot design building concepts and share details and ideas about the 2017 "Relic Recovery" season, including…
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