FIRST Alberta is excited to be partnering with KDays once again this year! We will be located in Hall F for the full duration of the festival from July 19th to July 28th from Noon to 10 PM every day. We have a lot of fun-filled challenges and activities including:
– Micro robot programming (Ozo bots)
– FIRST Lego League Challenge mat challenge and Lego Spike Prime available to solve challenges
– FIRST Tech Challenge demo bot to drive and test your driver skill
– FIRST Robotics Competition robot demonstration
In addition to our event long booth to learn and have fun with our robots, we will be running hosting two events over the weekend!
FIRST Lego League Showcase will be on July 20th and 21st! Come up with your team and test your robot against other teams using the MASTERPIECE season challenges. We will tally the scores and have a special award for the highest score of the weekend. If you would like to participate, pease contact Tamara at tamara@firstalberta.ca.
FIRST Tech Challenge Invitational at KDays will be on July 27 and 28th with load-in and practice day on Friday July 26th. This is a full FTC event, including judging and awards (no Promote, Compass or Judges Choice Award) using the full rules of the CENTERSTAGE season! Teams will compete in up to 10 qualifications matches (depending of total of teams registering) before hitting the elimination section of the tournamement.
We currently have interest from teams located in Alberta, British Columbia, Washington, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. If you are interested in joining us, please fill out our registration form.
If we have enough interest, we plan to run a side event of mentor bots! If you do have a mentor bot and would like to participate, pease contact Philippe at philippe@firstalberta.ca.
Note: The FTC field will be available during the full lengh of the festival for teams to practice and showcase their robot.
For more information, please contact at philippe@firstalberta.ca.