About this competition
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the flagship high-school robotics league run by FIRST. Each January, teams worldwide receive a brand-new game challenge and have six weeks to design, build, and program a 125-pound robot before regional and district competitions begin. Teams operate like real engineering firms — mentors from industry, fundraising, marketing, and rigorous design reviews are all part of the experience.
FRC is the pinnacle of pre-college robotics: alumni populate top engineering programs and earn millions in college scholarships every year. Expect a serious commitment of time, mentorship, and money.
Season & deadlines
Team registration opens September; build season kicks off the first Saturday of January.
Season window: January through April.
Cost
$5,000–$25,000 — Registration ~$6,000 per team plus event fees, materials, and travel. Sponsorships and grants are essential.
Prizes & outcomes
College scholarships, district/regional/world championship trophies
Prep resources
- Official rules and game manual · website
Live data
Synced from Blue Alliance607 events tracked across 70 regions · 8,463 registered teams worldwide.
Events in Idaho
Idaho Regional
Nampa, Idaho
Idaho Regional
Nampa, Idaho
Find your team
Every registered FRC team has a page — search by number.
Or explore long-running teams:
- Team 1 — The Juggernauts (Pontiac, Michigan)
- Team 4 — Team 4 ELEMENT (Van Nuys, California)
- Team 5 — Robocards (Melvindale, Michigan)
- Team 6 — The CogSquad (Plymouth, Minnesota)
- Team 7 — Team007 (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Team 8 — Paly Robotics (Palo Alto, California)
- Team 9 — Roosevelt RoboRiders (Chicago, Illinois)
- Team 10 — Red Knights (St. Louis Park, Minnesota)
Summer FRC prep camps
Most successful FRC contributors attend a summer robotics program before their first build season.
Related competitions
Good preparation: FIRST Tech Challenge