Welcome to FIRST in Vermont

Bringing FIRST Robotics to the Green Mountain State

Thank you for an amazing season, Vermont teams! See you next year!

The 10th and biggest robotics competition yet!

The University of Vermont’s FRC Week 5 Qualifier was the finale of Vermont’s biggest competitive youth robotics season in history!

Events List:

FLL Springfield VT Qualifier, 12/06/2025
FLL Rutland Qualifier, 12/07/2025
FLL Shelburne Qualifier, 12/13/2025

FLL Northfield Qualifier, Norwich University, Northfield, VT. 12/14/2025
FLL Championship, GlobalFoundries, Essex Jct., VT. 01/17/2026 (click here for event info)
FTC Northern Qualifier, Champlain Valley Union HS, Hinesburg, VT. 1/24/2026

FTC Southern Qualifier, Mount Anthony Union Middle School, Bennington, VT. 1/31/2026
FTC Northfield Qualifier, Norwich University, Northfield, VT. 2/15/2026
FTC State Championship, South Burlington HS, South Burlington, VT. 03/07/2026 (Click here for event info)
FRC New England District Qualifier, UVM Patrick Gym, Burlington, VT. 4/2-4/4/2026(Click here for the event info)

Qualifying teams will move on the the NE FIRST District Championship (4/15 - 4/18) and/or the World Championship (4/29-5/2)!

View Event Results Here

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What is FIRST?

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is teams of kids building sophisticated robots for exciting cooper-tition!

FIRST was founded in 1992, by MiT professor Woodie Flowers. There are three divisions: FIRST Lego League (FLL) for elementary and middle-schoolers, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for middle school and high school, and the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) for high-schoolers.

FIRST Students learn:

STEM skills: programming, mechanical design, and electronics - inspiring STEM career interests!
Team skills: teamwork, communication, project management, finance, and school pride!
Life skills: inclusion, self confidence, ethics, and “gracious professionalism”!

FIRST is for every age!

FIRST builds lasting STEAM outcomes!

Detailed information about this study can be found at http://www.firstinspires.org/impact

FIRST is growing in Vermont!

FIRSTinVT is a non-profit organization dedicated to starting and improving FIRST teams at all program levels by building sustaining relationships between teams and community partners.

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