FIRST Championship

Join us for the 2010 FIRST Championship in Atlanta -- April 15 - 17, 2010.

The 2009 FIRST Championship took place April 16-18 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. More than 10,000 young people competed with 500 robots on six fields, while teams met and worked in the pits, in this celebration of everything that makes FIRST unique!

Results:

 Post-event Press Release: 20,000 Cheer FIRST^TM Students at the Ultimate Celebration of Science and Technology Apr-19-2009 (132 KB)

FIRST Robotics Competition Results, Standings and Awards 
FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Awards (53 KB)
FIRST LEGO League World Festival Awards (57 KB) 

Click the program name for event details:

*Live viewing of the Championship courtesy of NASA - NASA will Web cast the event. You may also view it on NASA TV. 

• View the Public Agenda (236 KB)
• View the Championship Sponsors
• Online Press Room for members of the media
• Press Release: FIRST^TM Championship Ignites Students’ Scientific Savvy with Three Levels of Robotics Challenges, April 16-18, in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome Apr-14-2009 (114 KB)
• Additional visitor information is available on the "Atlanta Welcomes FIRST" web site.
• The Georgia Aquarium welcomes FIRST Teams
  
• FIRST Finale Details for FIRST Teams
• Interested in volunteering? Visit our Volunteer Information & Matching System.
• FIRST Robotics Conference info
• FIRST Scholarship Row featuring 28 Scholarship Providers

Welcome FIRST Spectators

Interested in learning the basics about each of the FIRST programs? The documents and links provided below will help get you started. Enjoy the event!

FIRST Robotics Competition (high-school ages)

• What is FRC
• One page game description ( 910 KB)
• Game Animation

FIRST Tech Challenge (high-school ages)

• What is FTC
• 2008-09 Face Off! game description (159 KB)

FIRST LEGO League (ages 9-14) & Junior FIRST LEGO League (ages 6 to 9)

• What is FLL
• What is Jr.FLL
• 2008-09 Climate Connections Challenge description

 

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2009 FIRST Championship Sponsors