FIRST Robotics Competition
2026 Kickoff
let's Re-imagine the Future!
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Join us for the
2026 FIRST Kick-off
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Saturday
January 10, 2026
Exploding Bacon Team 1902
Official FIRST Kickoff
Register at www.firstinspires.org for the
FL-Orlando-UF/IFAS Extension Orange County Kickoff
FIRST EVENT LINK
UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
6021 S. Conway Rd. Orlando, FL 32812
Agenda
9:30 Teams arrive
9:40 – 9:45 Welcome and announcements
9:50 – 10:25 Session 1 workshops:
Room 1: Strategic Design (What to do)
Room 2: Safety with S*M*A*S*H
Room 3: Programming/FMS
10:30 – 11:05 Session 2 workshops:
Room 1:Strategic Design (How to Do it)
Room 2: Awards Overview / Judge Whispering
Room 3: Fluid Power Society (part 1) – Pneumatics
11:10 – 11:45 Session 3 workshops:
Room 1: Strategy & Scouting 101
Room 2: Art of Presenting
Room 3: Fluid Power Society (part 2) – Pneumatics
12:00 – 1:00 Kickoff broadcast
1:00 Kit distribution
1:30 End of day
Let’s DIG IN!
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of STEM, FIRST® Robotics Competition (ages 14-18 / grades 9-12) teams use sophisticated technology to build and program industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed, alliance-based game on a themed field that changes every year. With guidance from mentors and sponsors, students learn engineering and problem-solving skills that they can apply to real-world situations today and in the future. Teams of students compete for awards, while they also create a team identity, raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and advance respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.
In REBUILT™ presented by Haas, a new challenge releasing January 10, 2026, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use engineering skills and re-imagine the past.