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The community behind the robots: our UK Key Volunteers
Running a robotics team is about more than building a robot. At FIRST UK, our ethos is the same. It’s about giving young people the space to problem-solve, collaborate and discover what they’re capable of. STEM is the too...
Meet Team Great Britain 2025!
Get ready to cheer – Team Great Britain is going global! Back in June, we crowned Powercut Robotics the UK Inspire Award winners for 2024-25, giving them the opportunity to represent Great Britain on the global stage. Since then, they’ve been hard at work fine-tuning their robot, polishing their portfolio, and developing their outreach projects […]
It’s your robot, not mine: The epic moments as a robotics team lead
A new school year, a new FIRST Tech Challenge UK season – and a brand-new game: DECODE, presented by RTX. That means fresh robots, ideas and let’s be honest, new problems to solve. But as Friends’ School Lisburn’s robotics lead, Errol Martin, will tell you, those are the best kind of problems to have. Errol, […]
Highlights and heroes: unforgettable moments from the UK Champs
Picture this: conga lines weaving through the arena, roars of regional pride echoing from every corner of the UK, and high-fives flying across the team pits. The FIRST Tech Challenge UK Championship 2024-25 was more than a competition – it was a two-day festival of innovation, teamwork and energy. Whether you were on the field, […]
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