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In CENTERSTAGE presented by RTX teams are raising the curtain on how design, creativity, and precision play a role in creating all new experiences. FIRST Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 team members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format in this district qualifier.
For Teams
Please park onsite at Battlefield High School. Teams, please only park in the lots marked TEAM PARKING.
Be sure to bring a paper copy of your roster to your event to turn into pit admin. Paper rosters can be printed from your Dashboard at FIRST Inspires. Your roster should have a green checkmark next to every team member AND coach/mentor.
This indicates that all people associated with the team have signed a Consent and Release form. You may not compete without Consent and Release forms on file. FIRST Inspires does not want to manage paper and encourages teams to use these resources to register their children and sign the Consent and Release.
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Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP | homeRegion |
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1885 | 1885 | Aurora Flight Sciences/Lockheed Martin/Micron/Prince William County Schools/ASCO&Battlefield High School | Bobcats ASPIRE | Haymarket | VA | USA | 2,007 | USCHS | |||||
4234 | 4234 | TechBrick Education/DoD STEM & Family/Community | Engineered Chaos | Aberdeen Proving Ground | MD | USA | http://www.techbrick.com | 2,010 | USCHS | ||||
4924 | 4924 | New River Robotics Association & New River Robotics Association | Red Beard Pandas | Christiansburg | VA | USA | https://www.team4924.org/ | 2,010 | USCHS | ||||
6417 | 6417 | Rockville Science Center, Inc&Boy Scouts of America | Blu Cru | Rockville | MD | USA | http://post1010.org/Robotics/Robotics2022/FTC2022/ | 2,012 | USCHS | ||||
7039 | 7039 | Pierian Spring Foundation, Inc./Homeschool Resources Group/Farmer Machine&Home School | Lord of the Bricks | Mechanicsville | VA | USA | https://lordofthebricks.org | 2,013 | USCHS | ||||
10216 | 10216 | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Society of Women Engineers & Family/Community | SpiderByte | Laurel | MD | USA | https://swespiderbyte.wixsite.com/website | 2,015 | USCHS | ||||
11534 | 11534 | Family/Community | Bot Brigade Quartic | California | MD | USA | 2,016 | USCHS | |||||
12096 | 12096 | Oracle/Leidos&Robotics For Youth | Absolute Zero | Sterling | VA | USA | http://www.azrobotics.org | 2,016 | USCHS | ||||
13353 | 13353 | Family/Community | Circuit Breakers | Aldie | VA | USA | https://circuitbreakers.club/ | 2,017 | USCHS | ||||
13599 | 13599 | Family/Community | BruinBots | Burke | VA | USA | 2,017 | USCHS | |||||
14315 | 14315 | Home School | mobiUs | Washington | DC | USA | 2,017 | USCHS | |||||
14575 | 14575 | QinetiQ/OMIO CNC&Family/Community | Capital Bots | McLean | VA | USA | https://www.capitalbots.org/ | 2,018 | USCHS | ||||
14607 | 14607 | Thomas Jefferson Hs-Sci & Tech | Robot Uprising | Alexandria | VA | USA | https://www.robotuprising.org/ | 2,018 | USCHS | ||||
15360 | 15360 | Albemarle High School | Paradigm Break | Charlottesville | VA | USA | 2,018 | USCHS | |||||
17080 | 17080 | stackArmor, Inc.&Family/Community | NewT.exe | Potomac | MD | USA | http://newt-exe.com/ | 2,019 | USCHS | ||||
17774 | 17774 | William Monroe High School | Monroe Robotics | Stanardsville | VA | USA | https://monroerobotics.org/ | 2,019 | USCHS | ||||
18264 | 18264 | Bechtel/Octo Consulting/Shabas Solutions LLC/Intelice Solutions &Family/Community | TheElectronovas | Fairfax | VA | USA | 2,020 | USCHS | |||||
18442 | 18442 | PITSCO/Northrop Grumman/Foxhole Technology&Family/Community | Gear Rotation | Marriottsville | MD | USA | 2,020 | USCHS | |||||
19434 | 19434 | Hughes Network Systems/GoBilda/Rockville Robotics Inc&Family/Community | Redstone.exe | Germantown | MD | USA | 2,021 | USCHS | |||||
19873 | 19873 | HHS Governor's STEM Academy/HCPS CTE Program&Harrisonburg High School | HHS Robotics - Error Code 502 | Harrisonburg | VA | USA | https://sites.google.com/harrisonburg.k12.va.us/hhs-robotics/home | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
19876 | 19876 | Family/Community | N-1 | Aberdeen | MD | USA | https://techbrick.com | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
19890 | 19890 | Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation&Family/Community | Distractors | Clarksburg | MD | USA | https://distractors-exe.weebly.com/ | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
20447 | 20447 | Family/Community | Turing Squad | Radford | VA | USA | 2,021 | USCHS | |||||
21587 | 21587 | Comcast/Lockheed Martin/Maryland Space Business Round Table&Family/Community | Orca Robotics | Potomac | MD | USA | 2,022 | USCHS | |||||
21774 | 21774 | RedHat/Rockville Robotics Inc./Viavi&Family/Community | Supernova.exe | Potomac | MD | USA | https://supernova-exe.github.io/ | 2,022 | USCHS | ||||
23565 | 23565 | Prince William County Schools/Marconi Edison&Battlefield High School | Tech Titans | Haymarket | VA | USA | 2,023 | USCHS | |||||
23975 | 23975 | CACI Inc.&Family/Community | PigeonBots | Rockville | MD | USA | 2,023 | USCHS | |||||
Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP | homeRegion |
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Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP | homeRegion |
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7 | 7 | TechBrick Education/DoD STEM&TechBrick Education | Tactical Sheep | Aberdeen Proving Ground | MD | USA | http://www.techbrick.com | 2,007 | Emoji_7 | USCHS | |||
293 | 293 | Cape Henry Collegiate School | Phantom of the OpMode | Virginia Beach | VA | USA | 2,007 | USCHS | |||||
392 | 392 | Prince William County Schools/Marconi Edison&Battlefield High | Da Gingas | Haymarket | VA | USA | 2,007 | USCHS | |||||
2818 | 2818 | GEARS Inc. & Tech Action &Neighborhood Group | G-FORCE | Mc Henry | MD | USA | http://www.G-FORCE2818.com | 2,008 | Philbot | USCHS | |||
5233 | 5233 | Leidos/Chapelgate Christian Academy/AFCEA Northern Virginia Chapter/Private Donation /Jensen Family&Chapelgate Christian Academy | Vector | Marriottsville | MD | USA | http://chapelgaterobotics.wordpress.com/ | 2,011 | Vector | USCHS | |||
7080 | 7080 | Charlottesville High School | BACON | Charlottesville | VA | USA | https://chsbacon.com/ | 2,013 | BACON | USCHS | |||
7393 | 7393 | PIE3/NASA&Family/Community | electron Volts | Silver Spring | MD | USA | http://ftc7393.org | 2,013 | USCHS | ||||
8395 | 8395 | The Doug and Betsey Schwab Family Foundation/AES Warrior Run/LaVale Lions Club/Sheetz/Northrop Grumman/Allegany High School Academic Endowment&Bishop Walsh School&Allegany High School&Fort Hill High School&Mountain Ridge High School&Frankfort High School | The A-Team | Cumberland | MD | USA | http://www.alleganyrobotics.weebly.com | 2,014 | Doug | USCHS | |||
9073 | 9073 | Chantilly Academy | Knightrix | Chantilly | VA | USA | https://ftc9073.chantillyrobotics.org | 2,014 | Chainy | USCHS | |||
11112 | 11112 | NVTC&Family/Community | RoboLords | Ashburn | VA | USA | http://www.robolords.org | 2,016 | USCHS | ||||
14691 | 14691 | Nova Labs/Leidos&Family/Community | Mechanical Mafia | Fairfax | VA | USA | 2,018 | USCHS | |||||
15167 | 15167 | Family/Community | Robo Troopers | Herndon | VA | USA | http://robotroopers.org | 2,018 | USCHS | ||||
16439 | 16439 | &Family/Community | AlphaGo | Ashburn | VA | USA | https://ftcalphago.weebly.com/ | 2,019 | USCHS | ||||
16598 | 16598 | Fairfax High School | Fairfax Roarbotics | Fairfax | VA | USA | https://fairfaxrebelroboti.wixsite.com/meatsrobotics | 2,019 | USCHS | ||||
16862 | 16862 | Ss Stephen & Agnes Middle Sch | Terabyte Triceratops | Alexandria | VA | USA | 2,019 | USCHS | |||||
18996 | 18996 | Family/Community | S.T.A.T.I.C. | Clarksville | MD | USA | 2,020 | USCHS | |||||
19458 | 19458 | Rockville Robotics Inc./goBILDA/The Home Depot/Lockheed Martin/Viavi&Family/Community | Equilibrium.exe | Potomac | MD | USA | https://equilibrium19458.wixsite.com/equilibrium-exe-1945 | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
19818 | 19818 | Family/Community | Jade Innovations | Boyds | MD | USA | 2,021 | USCHS | |||||
20123 | 20123 | Family/Community | Cryptic | Ellicott City | MD | USA | https://www.crypticrobotics.com/ | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
20194 | 20194 | Moorefield High School | JackBots | Moorefield | WV | USA | 2,021 | USCHS | |||||
20675 | 20675 | BAE Systems&Christiansburg Middle School | Data Demons Robotics | Christiansburg | VA | USA | https://cms.mcps.org/ | 2,021 | USCHS | ||||
22202 | 22202 | Family/Community | Infinity.exe | Rockville | MD | USA | 2,022 | USCHS | |||||
22761 | 22761 | Family/Community | TECH TIGERS | Fairfax | VA | USA | 2,022 | USCHS | |||||
23263 | 23263 | Family/Community | The Prototypers | Clarksburg | MD | USA | https://theprototypers.wixsite.com/home | 2,023 | USCHS | ||||
23376 | 23376 | Family/Community | >>Import donut(); | Frederick | MD | USA | 2,023 | USCHS | |||||
23648 | 23648 | Family/Community | Hypersonic | Gaithersburg | MD | USA | 2,023 | USCHS | |||||
23741 | 23741 | Family/Community | Team Metal Pipe | Towson | MD | USA | https://www.teammetalpipe.org | 2,023 | USCHS | ||||
Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP | homeRegion |
FULL TEAM LIST
Team Number | Team Name | Advancement | Qualifier | Hometown |
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7 | Tactical Sheep | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Washington DC I | |
293 | Phantom of the OpMode | Winning Alliance Captain | Norfolk | |
392 | Da Gingas | Host Wild Card | Haymarket | |
2818 | G-FORCE | Winning Alliance Captain | Mojo Robo | |
5233 | Vector | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected | Mountain Maryland | |
7080 | BACON | Winning Alliance Captain | Mechanicsville Mayhem | |
7393 | electron Volts | Inspire Award Winner | Laurel II | |
8395 | The A-Team | Inspire Award Winner | Mechanicsville Mayhem | |
9073 | Knightrix | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected | Harrisonburg I | |
11112 | RoboLords | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Washington DC III | |
14691 | Mechanical Mafia | Inspire Award Winner | Mojo Robo | |
15167 | Robo Troopers | Inspire Award Winner | Mechanicsville Mayhem | |
16439 | AlphaGo | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Harrisonburg I | |
16598 | Fairfax Roarbotics | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Washington DC III | |
16862 | Terabyte Triceratops | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected | Harrisonburg II | |
18996 | S.T.A.T.I.C. | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Laurel II | |
19458 | Equilibrium.exe | Inspire Award Winner | Washington DC I | |
19818 | Jade Innovations | Inspire Award Winner | Laurel I | |
20123 | Cryptic | Winning Alliance Captain | Mojo Robo | |
20194 | JackBots | Inspire Award Winner | Harrisonburg II | |
20675 | Data Demons Robotics | Host Wild Card | Christiansburg | |
22202 | Infinity.exe | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Washington DC II | |
22761 | TECH TIGERS | Connect Award Winner | Norfolk | |
23263 | The Prototypers | Winning Alliance Captain | Laurel II | |
23376 | >>Import donut(); | Winning Alliance Captain | Baltimore | |
23648 | Hypersonic | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Charlottesville | |
23741 | Team Metal Pipe | Inspire Award Winner | Baltimore | |
1885 | Bobcats ASPIRE | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Christiansburg | |
4234 | Engineered Chaos | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Laurel I | |
4924 | Red Beard Pandas | Inspire Award Winner | Charlottesville | |
6417 | Blu Cru | Inspire Award Winner | Washington DC II | |
7039 | Lord of the Bricks | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Charlottesville | |
10216 | SpiderByte | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Laurel I | |
11534 | Bot Brigade Quartic | Winning Alliance Captain | Mechanicsville Mayhem | |
12096 | Absolute Zero | Winning Alliance 1st Team selected | Christiansburg | |
13353 | Circuit Breakers | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Mountain Maryland | |
13599 | BruinBots | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Harrisonburg II | |
14315 | mobiUs | Host Wild Card | Washington DC | |
14575 | Capital Bots | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Charlottesville | |
14607 | Robot Uprising | Inspire Award 3rd Place | Washington DC II | |
15360 | Paradigm Break | Host Wild Card | Charlottesville | |
17080 | NewT.exe | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Harrisonburg I | |
17774 | Monroe Robotics | Inspire Award Winner | Charlottesville | |
18264 | TheElectronovas | Think Award Winner | Mountain Maryland | |
18442 | Gear Rotation | Inspire Award Winner | Washington DC III | |
19434 | Redstone.exe | Inspire Award Winner | Baltimore | |
19873 | HHS Robotics - Error Code 502 | Host Wild Card | Harrisonburg | |
19876 | N-1 | Inspire Award Winner | Mojo Robo | |
19890 | Distractors.exe | Winning Alliance 2nd Team selected | Harrisonburg II | |
20447 | Turing Squad | Inspire Award Winner | Christiansburg | |
21587 | Orca Robotics | Winning Alliance Captain | Washington DC I | |
21774 | Supernova.exe | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Baltimore | |
23565 | Tech Titans | Winning Alliance Captain | Charlottesville | |
23975 | PigeonBots | Inspire Award 2nd Place | Norfolk | |
Team Number | Team Name | Advancement |
Team judging begins at 8:00 a.m. Please be prompt. Each Team will have a ten to fifteen minute “fact-finding” interview with a panel of two or three judges. At the start of the interview, Teams will have a maximum of 5 minutes to present to the judges. After the Team’s five-minute presentation, the judges will have the opportunity to ask questions about the Team, the Robot, and outreach efforts.
Engineering Portfolios
Teams should submit an Engineering Portfolio (not an Engineering Notebook). This is outlined in the Game Manual.
The Engineering Portfolio should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.
Control Award Submissions
Control Award Submissions, which are optional, should be on paper (not electronic) and should be given to the Judges during the judging interview.
Official Q&A Forum
If you have not already, make sure you check out and review the questions and answers on the FIRST Tech Challenge Official Q&A Forum. More questions and answers are added weekly!
Panel 1 | Panel 2 | Panel 3 | Panel 4 | Panel 5 | Panel 6 | Panel 7 | Panel 8 | Panel 9 | Panel 10 | |
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08:00 AM – 08:20 AM | 19458 Equilibrium.exe | 1885 Bobcats ASPIRE | 16439 AlphaGo | 14691 Mechanical Mafia | 20123 Cryptic | 18264 TheElectronovas | 17080 NewT.exe | 18996 S.T.A.T.I.C. | 19873 HHS Robotics – Error Code 502 | 14315 mobiUs |
08:20 AM – 08:40 AM | 7080 BACON | 11112 RoboLords | 12096 Absolute Zero | 8395 The A-Team | 293 Phantom of the OpMode | 5233 Vector | 4234 Engineered Chaos | 18442 Gear Rotation | 17774 Monroe Robotics | 19890 Distractors.exe |
08:40 AM – 09:00 AM | 14575 Capital Bots | 15360 Paradigm Break | 6417 Blu Cru | 23376 >>Import donut(); | 16862 Terabyte Triceratops | 16598 Fairfax Roarbotics | 21774 Supernova.exe | 21587 Orca Robotics | 23975 PigeonBots | 23648 Hypersonic |
09:00 AM – 09:20 AM | 392 Da Gingas | 23565 Tech Titans | 10216 SpiderByte | 14607 Robot Uprising | 13599 BruinBots | 19818 Jade Innovations | 15167 Robo Troopers | 9073 Knightrix | 20675 Data Demons Robotics | 11534 Bot Brigade Quartic |
09:20 AM – 09:40 AM | 20447 Turing Squad | 2818 G-FORCE | 22202 Infinity.exe | 23741 Team Metal Pipe | 20194 JackBots | 19876 N-1 | 23263 The Prototypers | 7039 Lord of the Bricks | 19434 Redstone.exe | 7393 electron Volts |
09:40 AM – 10:00 AM | 13353 Circuit Breakers | 4924 Red Beard Pandas | 7 Tactical Sheep | 22761 TECH TIGERS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Event Schedule | |
7:30 AM | Team Check-in, Pits Open |
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Inspections, Judge Interviews, Practice |
10:10 AM | Driver’s Meeting |
10:30 AM | Opening Ceremony |
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Qualification Matches |
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
1:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Qualification Matches Continues |
3:00 PM | Alliance Selection |
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Elimination and Final Rounds |
5:15 PM | Closing Ceremony |
6:30 PM | Pits Close |
Last updated November 29, 2023
Each team will have a 2’x 6’ table and the space immediately in front of that table. There is not a guaranteed minimum pit size, as we must keep the aisles clear for the judges and transporting equipment and robots.
To be announced on site.
Appropriate safety attire, including safety glasses, ling hair tied back and closed-toe shoes, are required while in the pits.
Safety glasses must be worn at all times in the pit area. Teams are responsible for providing their team members AND guests with safety glasses.
We encourage all visitors wear a masks in the pits and in the stands. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness, especially shortness of breath, fever, cough, or congestion.
Remember to also clean up after your teams and only go into areas that are permitted while at the venue.
For Volunteers
FIRST® volunteers are part of a global robotics community preparing young people for the future. Even if you only have a few hours to give, your contribution can make a difference. Working side by side with FIRST participants, volunteers play an important role in shaping young minds and inspiring students to achieve.
Volunteer roles range from safety attendants and field reset to judges, emcees, and referees. Volunteering at an event is a great way to share technical or professional knowledge, but you do not need special skills or expertise to volunteer.
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