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FTC Victoria League 1 Results

Post author:Mike
Post published:November 24, 2019
Post category:FTC

The first BC FTC event of the season was held at Oak Bay High School Saturday November 23 2019.

Download the PDF to see the match results.

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FLL Season Update – Nov 11

Post author:Mike
Post published:November 15, 2019
Post category:FLL

Team registration for BC is now closed. We have 75 teams this season – a new record for BC!

See the main CITY SHAPER season page for more information that has been updated.

Tournament registration link: https://forms.gle/QcWs1jhjdBsE4Wc6A

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FTC Workshop – Preparing for Competition – Nov 15

Post author:Mike
Post published:November 12, 2019
Post category:FTC

Is your team ready for your first competition? This workshop will cover topics like Robot Inspection, wiring, and whatever you team needs to get ready for their first event this…

FTC Workshop – Designing Parts Using CAD – Nov 8

Post author:Mike
Post published:November 3, 2019
Post category:FTC

Hands on workshop to learn how to design parts for 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, or machining. We'll be using OnShape for this workshop, but the techniques can be used in…

FTC Workshop – Engineering Design Process – Nov 1

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 26, 2019
Post category:FTC

The University of Victoria is hosting a series of workshops to help FIRST Tech Challenge teams learn the skills for designing, building and programming robots. Most of the workshops will be lead by FIRST alumni who are current UVic students.

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FLL Jr. Season 2019-2020 BOOMTOWN BUILD

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 24, 2019
Post category:FLLJr

FLL Jr. Boomtown Build Challenge – the official resource library page.
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/firstinspires/first-lego-league-jr/
FIRST Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/jrfllglobal

This year we have lots of FLL Jr. teams in BC – 44 as of today, with the large majority (33) in the Vancouver area, 8 on Vancouver Island, and 3 in other areas of BC – in Whistler, in Nelson and in Vanderhoof. Of course registration for FLL Jr. is open until April of next year, so I expect that there will be quite a few more teams coming up.

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FLL Scrimmage Victoria Nov 24

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 24, 2019
Post category:FLL

We are planning a scrimmage on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Lansdowne Middle School 1765 Lansdowne Rd., Victoria 1 pm to 4 pm (doors open at 12:45 pm) Full details…

FTC Workshop – Designing a Lift – Oct 25

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:FTC

This workshop will introduce FIRST Tech Challenge teams to designing a lift system. The workshop will be held this Friday from 4:30 to 6pm at the University of Victoria in the Engineering Law Wing (ELW) B215.

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FLL Season City Shaper

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 16, 2019
Post category:FLL

In British Columbia, the 2019/20 FIRST LEGO League season will have most teams participate in qualifying tournaments in January 2020 prior to a BC Championship tournament in February 2020.

Find out about 2019/20 City Shaper Challenge at the official site.

Teams/Coaches should review the November 11 season update.

Tournament registration link: https://forms.gle/QcWs1jhjdBsE4Wc6A

Tournament payment: https://firstroboticsbc.org/payment/

BC FLL Championship Feb. 16 2020: Team Information

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FTC Workshop – Vuforia – Oct 18

Post author:Mike
Post published:October 15, 2019
Post category:FTC

This workshop will introduce FIRST Tech Challenge teams to using Vuforia in Java programming. The workshop will be held this Friday from 4:30 to 6pm at the University of Victoria in the Engineering Law Wing (ELW) B215.

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