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 Alliance643 events tracked across 74 regions · 8,463 registered teams worldwide.
Events in ON
ONT District Newmarket Event
Newmarket, ON
ONT District Centennial College Event
Scarborough, ON
ONT District Niagara College Event
Welland, ON
ONT District Durham College Event
Oshawa, ON
ONT District Humber Polytechnic Event
Etobicoke, ON
ONT District University of Waterloo Event
Waterloo, ON
ONT District North Bay Event
North Bay, ON
ONT District Windsor Essex Great Lake Event
Windsor, ON
ONT District McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Science Division
Mississauga, ON
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division
Mississauga, ON
FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship
Mississauga, ON
Robots@Mary Ward Day 1
Scarborough, ON
Robots@Mary Ward Day 2
Scarborough, ON
Southwest International
Lasalle, ON
STEMley Cup Championship
Hamilton, ON
Overtime Sunday
Hamilton, ON
ONT District Humber Polytechnic Event
Etobicoke, ON
ONT District Durham College Event
Oshawa, ON
ONT District McMaster University Event
Hamilton, ON
ONT District North Bay Event
North Bay, ON
ONT District University of Waterloo Event
Waterloo, ON
ONT District Georgian College Event
Barrie, ON
ONT District Windsor Essex Great Lake Event
Windsor, ON
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