Preferred Pronouns  they/them As the 2023 FIRST Season is approaching, what are you hoping is in this year’s game? I am hoping to learn new things and participate in helping out my community 

Preferred Pronouns  she/her  As the 2023 FIRST Season is approaching, what are you hoping is in this year’s game? I'm hoping to gain more experience in FTC and work with my team with programming, building, and planning for the upcoming 2023 FIRST Season!

Preferred Pronouns  she/her  As the 2023 FIRST Season is approaching, what are you hoping is in this year’s game? Learning new things and having fun 

Preferred Pronouns  she/her As the 2023 FIRST Season is approaching, what are you hoping is in this year’s game? I am really looking forward to seeing how the teamwork aspect unfolds this season. In particular how all of the different and creative strategies of the game can work together in ways that my team hasn't even considered. I always seem to...

Preferred Pronouns  she/her  As the 2023 FIRST Season is approaching, what are you hoping is in this year’s game? I hope this year's game will be something related to electricity. Maybe connecting a circuit to make something light up!

Hello FIRST Canada family, friends, and community! We are entering into the winter break with the next edition of the BEING FIRST Magazine!  We have many amazing things in store for this issue including another university program spotlight, robot interviews from the STEMley offseason event, and much more! We are also trying to improve the magazine to make it the best it...

Aaron About/Profile Hi, my name is Aaron! I am a grade 12 student from London, ON, and I am one of the co-captains of FRC Team 5024 Raider Robotics. I’ve been involved in FIRST for almost four years now, ever since I joined my school’s team in 2019. Since then I have been a member of our build team,...

From the Artuqid Dynasty of Jazira in Mesopotamia, Ismail al-Jazari was a scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, craftsman, artist, and mathematician. He is primarily known for penning The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in 1206, which included descriptions and construction manuals for 50 mechanical devices. Let’s find out why he is known as the "father of robotics." In the...

The University of Toronto offers a unique direct-entry program called Engineering Science (EngSci) which is intended for students looking for a distinctive academic challenge. Engineering Science (EngSci), one of the most prestigious engineering programs in the world, is created for students seeking a rigorous academic challenge. You will be completely immersed in engineering, math, physics, computers, and the humanities over...

Team Number  771 Team Name  SWAT About SWATposium SWAT 771 is an FRC team based in Oakville, Ontario, that is proud to be the first all-girls FRC team in Canada. SWATposium is SWAT 771’s annual robotics conference that is dedicated to bringing together the FIRST and STEM communities through the sharing of knowledge, expertise, and socialization. Each year, SWATposium strives to prepare rookie and...