FIRST Tech Challenge

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is for high school age youth to create remote controlled robots that compete in a new game challenge each season. Four teams compete on the same playing field. The teams form two alliances for the tournament match. An alliance partner in one match could be your opponent in the next match.

In 2009, we started our FTC team FIX IT.

Note: this is an old page, follow this link to the current FIX IT 3491 website.

Find out more about sponsoring the FIX IT team.

Meet the FIX IT team, or read more about what the FIX IT Team has been doing.

Thinking about joining the FIX IT Team?

Benefits of Being Part of an FTC Team - Team members can choose from many opportunities. Here's a sampling of the opportunities some of our team members have explored over the last two years.

Learning a programming language
Receiving High School credit for FTC activities
Learning to design and build robots
Travel to Vancouver, Seattle, Las Vegas, and St. Louis
Entering the Science Fair, and going to the Canada-Wide Science Fair
Winning trophies, prizes and scholarships
Learning to use CAD
Meeting other teams

But most of all, Having Fun!!!!!!!!

Roles on a FTC Team - Team members are encouraged to be involved in 2-3 activities. There's lots to choose from.

Designing Robots
Game Strategy
Building Robots
Programming Robots
Building the Playing Field
Community Events and Activites
Research
Testing Mechanisms
Scouting
Engineering Mentor
Programming Mentor
Team Manager
Talking with other Teams
Drive Team at Tournaments
Video/photographer
Webmaster
Reading Game Forums
Team Spirit
Fund Raising

Some activities must be done by team members, but other activities can be done by supporters of the team.

How to become a member of the FIX IT Team?

Our FTC team funds the team by running robotics camps and Library Workshops so other kids can discover the fun of robotics.

These FIRST Tech Challenge teams are part of the Victoria Robotics Club.