The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school robotics program designed to combine the excitement of sport with the rigours of STEM education. This year’s Regional Tournament in Calgary features not only local teams, but also teams from Mexico, the USA, and as far away as Israel and Australia. This year’s FIRST Stronghold challenge promises … Read more
Hello All, The FRC Practice Field at Ambyint’s facility is now open for teams to use. Please see the following page for the practice field schedule and for instructions on how to sign your team up to use the space: Ambyint Practice Field
We have a special announcement to make for FRC teams in the Calgary area. This year, we have partnered with a fantastic sponsor Ambyint, to build and provide for FRC teams, a competition spec practice field. Ambyint is providing us with an amazing space in their facility, and we will be building a FIRST Stronghold … Read more
Today’s FRC 2016 FIRST STRONGHOLD KickOff & QuickBuild Event was a huge success. We had almost 20 teams comprised of over 150 students, mentors, parents, and coaches assembled at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary to watch the KickOff livestream and participate in the QuickBuild. Special thanks to all the SAIT staff and students who helped us … Read more
Today’s FRC 2016 FIRST STRONGHOLD KickOff & QuickBuild Event was a huge success. We had almost 20 teams comprised of over 150 students, mentors, parents, and coaches assembled at SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary to watch the KickOff livestream and participate in the QuickBuild. Special thanks to all the SAIT staff and students who helped us … Read more
We are less than 24 hours away from the launch of the 2016 FRC challenge FIRST Stronghold. Here in Calgary, we’ve been busy at SAIT making preparations for our KickOff event. We’ve got a great A/V setup to watch the broadcast on big screens, and we’ve got plenty of space for our teams to work … Read more