Cambridge Science Festival Robot Zoo

The Cambridge Science Festival Robot Zoo is returning in 2022 with a date of Sunday, October 9th.  The Brainstormers and several MA FIRST Tech Challenge(FTC) teams will be demonstrating their robots using the Freight Frenzy game.  This has been a really fun event in the past – both to run robots again on the game field and collaborate, and to show the public what FTC is all about.  Our group is usually the most visited part of the Robot Zoo with about 10,000 people coming through!  See full details on the event at:  https://cambridgesciencefestival.org/

Scrimmage 11/5 (Saturday) – The Bots n’ Tea Party Scrimmage @ The Winsor School

Host has 2 teams participating, 12 teams max, 10 open spots. At least one (1) adult team mentor must accompany the team.

Join us for the first event of the PowerPlay season! We understand that teams might not have fully functional robots at the time of the scrimmage. That's ok! We will be working on our robots together and will ensure that every team gets to field time, no matter the state of their robot! Concessions will be available for cash purchase at the event.

The Winsor School 103 Pilgrim Rd, Boston, United States

Scrimmage 11/13 (Sunday)

Host has 2 teams participating, 10 teams max, 8 open spots . Fully working bots not required or expected. At least one (1) adult team mentor must accompany team.

Dartmouth High School 555 Bakerville Rd, Dartmouth, MA, United States

Scrimmage 11/18 (Friday) – Skirmish on the Green

Host has 2 teams participating, 10 teams max, 8 open spots. Dinner will not be provided, but teams are welcome to bring food and drink as event will be held in the cafeteria.

Lexington High School 251 Waltham St, Lexington, MA, United States

[FULL] Scrimmage 11/19 (Saturday) – Waring School FTC Scrimmage

This event is full, no more applicants are allowed. Host has 2 teams participating, 12 teams max, 10 open spots available. Lunch will not be provided, but teams are welcome to bring food and drink. One (1) adult team mentor must accompany team.

The Waring School 35 Stanley Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Scrimmage 11/29 (Tuesday) – Brookline Bot Bash

Host has 1 team participating, 10 teams max, 9 open spots. There must be at least one (1) adult team mentor that accompanies each team.

Brookline High School 22 Tappan Street, Brookline, United States

Scrimmage 12/2 (Friday)

Host has 3 teams participating, 13 teams max, 10 open spots. Mask policy will be emailed to teams based upon covid conditions at that time, but masks are recommended because we will be in an enclosed space. There must be at least one (1) adult team mentor that accompanies each team. Students should bring a reusable water bottle, there will be a water bottle filling station.

Needham High School 609 Webster Street, Needham, MA, United States

Scrimmage 12/7 (Wednesday)

Host has 3 teams participating, 10 teams max, 7 open spots. There must be at least one (1) adult team mentor that accompanies team.

Andover High School 80 Shawsheen Rd, Andover, MA, United States

Ryken Robobowl – St. John’s Shrewsbury

7:00 Doors open for Volunteers 7:30 Doors open for Teams (please do not come sooner) 5:30 Event Ends Host Team: Pioneer Robotics, Team #12589 Event Host Email Contact: etonelli@stjohnshigh.org   Event Flyer Download PDF   Team List

Blueprint Hackathon Organization Fair – Volunteer Reply Deadline

My name is Nicholas and I'm a former co-captain of FTC team #11212 The Clueless from San Diego, California, and a current student at MIT. I'm reaching out to FTC teams in Massachusetts for an outreach opportunity at MIT for the Blueprint Hackathon for high schoolers which has been going on since 2017. The Blueprint Hackathon will have a 1-hour Organization Fair in the Stata Center where 200 students will learn about STEM opportunities from organizations such as FIRST robotics. It takes place on Saturday, February 18. We are looking for one team to come and interactively display your robot and talk about your experiences in FTC as well as share any advice you have for forming teams and helping rookie teams get started. If you're interested, please reach out to me by email or text at nxliu@mit.edu or 858-245-0611 no later than January 21.