FRC in Ontario moving to District Model for 2017

The FIRST Robotics Canada Board of Directors would like to formally announce that the program in Ontario will be moving to the District Model for the 2017 competition season. This…

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Off-Season Events 2016

FIRST Robotics Canada is excited to announce our 2016 Off-Season events! Event Location Date Fall Fiesta - Junior & Varsity Toronto October 21 and 22, 2016 The Southwest International Windsor…

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FIRST at Science Rendezvous

FIRST Robotics teams are coming to Science Rendezvous at the University of Toronto!  Teams will also be showcasing their robots at Dundas Square at Ryerson University, as well as in Kingston and Windsor.…

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Science Odyssey Events

FIRST Robotics Canada is participating in Science Odyssey - 10 days of discovery and innovation. Science Odyssey brings together a series of fun activities across the country from Friday, May 6…

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Students Compete for Robotic Domination in North Bay

Both 1305 and 5807 qualified for the Worlds in St Louis. 5807 via wild card and 1305 by winning the engineering inspiration award. It was a battle of the ‘bots’ at Nipissing University…

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Rick Mercer visits FRC Greater Toronto East Regional

What happened when Rick Mercer visited a FIRST Robotics Competition? You'll have to check it out on CBC's The Rick Mercer Report on Tuesday, March 22nd at 8 pm EST! Hint:…

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They came, they built, they conquered: LEGO robots roll onto campus

Nearly 400 students from across Ontario put their LEGO robot programming skills to the ultimate test at this year’s FIRST LEGO League’s (FLL) Ontario East Provincial Championships. In preparation for…

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Youth robotics team aim to put mattress recycling issue to bed

A group of seven local girls under the age of 12 have helped convince City Council to spring into action when it comes to mattress recycling. The FIRST Lego robotics team…

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FIRST Lego League York Qualifier

This elementary school age robotics competition was sponsored by FIRST Robotics Canada and run by the Robotics team at Markham District High (FRC Team 5428). The qualifier event was held…

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