FTC – First Robotics BC

goBILDA Strafer Chassis

Post author:Christine
Post published:October 4, 2021
Post category:FTC

@goBILDA choose British Columbia has one of the regions to give out a free Strafer Chassis. The rookie FTC team from Esquimalt High School won the Chassis kit!

FTC Virtual Coach Training

Post author:Christine
Post published:June 22, 2021
Post category:FTC

During August, 2021 and in collaboration with several FIRST Tech Challenge programs from across North America, Iowa FTC will be hosting a Remote Coach Professional Development. This Professional Development is open to…

FTC Season – FREIGHT FRENZY

Post author:Christine
Post published:May 25, 2021
Post category:FTC

Transportation drives us forward – impacting economies, bridging cultures, and making us all more globally interconnected. FIRST® Tech Challenge teams will race against time to transport hard-to-move essential goods as they…

BC FTC Remote Championships

Post author:Christine
Post published:May 13, 2021
Post category:FTC

The 2021 British Columbia Remote FIRST Tech Challenge Championships were held the first week of May 2021. This season, our teams played their matches remotely and submitted their scores. Watch…

Canada Cup 2021

Post author:Christine
Post published:April 19, 2021
Post category:FTC

FIRST Tech Challenge teams across North America are invited to compete in the FTC Canada Cup in June! This post-season event is a fun filled opportunity to meet some new teams.…

Volunteer – Simon Erlic

Post author:Christine
Post published:April 9, 2021
Post category:Volunteers

It's Volunteer Appreciation Month and FIRST BC wants to feature some of our amazing volunteers! First up is Simon Erlic, an alumni of FTC 11589 - Fusion from St. Michael's…

FIRST Alumni Honourariums 2021

Post author:Christine
Post published:March 23, 2021
Post category:FTC

The mission of FIRST is to encourage young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators. We know how hard it is to go to school and still find…

FTC Fair Play

Post author:Christine
Post published:March 8, 2021
Post category:FTC

BC will be participating in the FTC Fair Play Initiative to encourage teams to share videos of their robots and mechanisms. Teams are asked to be honest in their scoring,…

FTC League 3

Post author:Christine
Post published:February 1, 2021
Post category:FTC

Our FIRST Tech Challenge teams have been competing in Remote Events so far this season. League 3 finished on January 30 and there was a Wrap-up Event on January 31…

FTC Robot in a Weekend

Post author:Christine
Post published:September 13, 2020
Post category:FTC

Now that the FTC Game ( ULTIMATE GOAL ) has been released, a group of volunteers took on the challenge to build a Robot in a Weekend. The plan was…