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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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Introducing our INTO THE DEEP champions!
The INTO THE DEEP season was our biggest yet – and it all came to an unforgettable finale at our UK Championship on 26-27 June, hosted at the Copper Box Arena in London’s Olympic Park. Over two electric days, 64 of the UK’s top robotics teams from all four nations battled it out to be […]
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From local meets to the national stage at the UK Championship
The countdown to champs is on! There’s officially only a month to go until 64 of our top teams come together to compete, showcase their achievements and make themselves proud. Meanwhile, our volunteers are training up to rock their roles and make our event one to remember. And over at HQ, we’ve got a couple […]
INTO THE DEEP Qualifying Tournament highlights
The INTO THE DEEP qualifying tournaments have been a whirlwind of innovation, teamwork and engineering excellence. Our teams and volunteers have packed a punch with some standout moments to create an unforgettable season and set the stage for an epic UK Championship. From the UK’s first level three ascent by team Software Therapy in Northern […]
“What surprised me the most about FIRST Tech Challenge UK was the accessibility. There’s very little of that in teaching that isn’t attached to a price tag, where things are offered just for the love of what we’re doing.”
Matt Fry, Maths Teacher, Langley Park School for Boys
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