first robotics competition

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a yearly event in which high school students are given roughly six weeks to prototype, design, test, build, and program an industrial-scale robot with the goal of competing against other teams in a sport-style competition. Unlike regular high school sports, the rules change drastically every year and the primary goal is to construct your ideal athlete. The nearest yearly competition event is the Canadian Pacific Regional in Victoria, where dozens of teams from North America, South America, and Asia gather to test their creations. This international event gives us the opportunity to show off what Calgarian students can do on the world stage. Another large facet of the competition is outreach, wherein teams are encouraged to engage in community events and help get more people involved in STEM activities.