Jarvis: ‘I’d like to be a mechanical engineer’

The small, Lego robot named Super pitched a ball into a net. It mastered five obstacles to retrieve seven rings and hang them on a bar. It opened a door.…

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FIRST Lego League London qualifier

Some of the Forest City’s brightest young minds took over the auditorium of Western University’s John George Althouse Building on Dec. 6 to go head-to-head against each other in the…

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Brain Freeze competing in Sudbury

A team of local students marked a milestone Wednesday as members geared up for their first Lego robotics competition of the year, this weekend in Sudbury.   Sunset Park Public…

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Clearview robotics club gears up for new season

NEW LOWELL — Obi Page hunkers over a nest of exposed circuitry, carefully tying together wires before replacing the Plexiglas cover to the bottom of the robot. The machine is…

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TDSB FIRST Fall Fiesta Canadian Off-season Event

FIRST Robotics Canada, in partnership with the Toronto District School Board, is proud to bring the FIRST community our first Off-season FRC event in ten years which will take place…

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2014 Driver’s Ed Event

FRC Team 1334 is happy to announce the return of their Drivers Ed Event. This event will be for any team looking to improve their drivers skills. There will be practice…

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Team Dave LEGO Robotics Camp

Team Dave held its inaugural Lego Robotics Camp during the week of July 28 – August 1, 2014. 38 children between the ages of 5 and 12 were split into…

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Volunteer and Team Celebration at Canada’s Wonderland

Teams, volunteers, and alumni are invited to meet up on September 20th to celebrate FIRST!  Discounted tickets that include lunch can be pre-ordered at www.surveymonkey.com/s/DQCV7N7.  Lunch numbers are limited, so…

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FLL World Class℠ is Starting!

Registration is now open in Canada.  Click here to register your team today! The 2014-2015 challenge was released on August 26th, 12:00 pm ET.   What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League…

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International Lego robot competition at U of T

Sarah Casson wasn’t yet in middle school when she discovered a love of robots. Her interest was sparked in 2010 when her mother and other parents in Long Island, New York…

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