Good day, Teams and Volunteers,
Welcome to the first email blast for the upcoming PA FIRST Tech Challenge Season.
Let us all congratulate and celebrate the success of the four (4) FIRST Tech Challenge teams that earned the honor of competing in Houston at the Championship because of their performance at the PA Championship. All four made very loud NOISE and had success either through a Judged Award, on the competition field, or both. WOW, what a performance and global impact to be proud of! The results are as follows:
20153 Silver Wolves Kennett Square. (PA Championship – Inspire Award 1st Place)
Ochoa Division – 1st team selected by the #1 Alliance.
Advanced to Round 3, Match 9 of Double Eliminations before being eliminated.
7244 OUT of the BOX Robotics Thorndale. (PA Championship – Winning Alliance Partner)
Jemison Division – 3rd Place Innovate Award!
2nd team selected by the #2 Alliance in Jemison Division. Advanced to Round 5, Match 13 before being eliminated
14423 RoboCorns Exton. (PA Championship – Inspire Award 2nd place)
Edison Division – Winner of the Control Award!
18603 TeraBridges Pittsburgh. (PA Championship – Inspire Award 3rd place)
Edison Division – Winner of the Connect Award!
Also, Captain, Alliance 7 Eliminated Round 2, Match 6
NEW SEASON: The new overall theme for all programs is FIRST AGESM presented by Qualcomm. Uncovering the Future. The FTC Challenge is aptly named DECODE™ Presented by RTX.
https://info.firstinspires.org/first-age
“Every artifact we uncover holds a story. Each tool, each innovation, each work of art connects us to the people and ideas that came before us. Using STEM skills and teamwork, today we can dig deeper into discoveries than ever before.”
Please join us for the 2025-2026 season and, as you all know how, encourage, invite, and assist new teams to join us in the challenge and fun that is FIRST Tech Challenge.
So, as announced, our Pennsylvania Kick-off will correspond with the official kickoff on Saturday, Sep 6th, 2025.
We are working on arranging at least five (5) live and in-person locations across the state as we did last season. Please be sure to check our website as we add the Kickoff and Qualifier locations. We will have all posted before the start of the season and will send additional emails throughout the summer as we add them. We also plan on specific Pennsylvania FIRST Robotic event registrations to start on Saturday, Oct 4th, 2025.
FTC Team REGISTRATION with FIRST opens Wed May 14th, 2025.
https://community.firstinspires.org/2025-2026-first-program-registration-pricing
Please expect more emails to come and, as always. Let us know if you should have any questions or require additional information.
All the Best,
Tom and the FTC Planning Team
Pennsylvania FIRST® Robotics
FIRST Tech Challenge® Program Delivery Partner
phone: (302) 383-9925
email: ftc@pennfirst.org
Website: www.FTCPenn.org