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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
Concession stands will be located in the Athletic Center entryway and the cafeteria selling:
• A variety of bottled drinks (i.e., water, soda, Gatorade)
• Bags of chips and similar snacks
• Candy bars
No food or drink allowed in the gym.
Outside food is allowed. All food and drink to be consumed outside of the gym area.
Participants and volunteers can park in the back parking lot (turn right at the fork, then go all the way to the back beside the Athletic center.)
Teams can park and load in/load out in the Athletic Center parking lot. This lot is located at the back of the school after taking a right at the fork in the road.
Coaches:
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.
| Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7988 | 7,988 | alcoa & gilman school | Brogrammers | BALTIMORE | MD | USA | 2,013 | |||||
| 8535 | 8,535 | Nova Labs Robotics/Axiologic Solutions LLC&Family/Community | Shark Bytes | Fairfax | VA | USA | http://robotics.nova-labs.org | 2,014 | ||||
| 8582 | 8,582 | Bryn Mawr School for Girls | Heavy Metal | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,014 | |||||
| 9338 | 9,338 | Boeing/DoD STEM&Key School | Lightning Coalition Robotics | Annapolis | MD | USA | 2,014 | |||||
| 10216 | 10,216 | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Society of Women Engineers & Family/Community | SpiderByte | Laurel | MD | USA | https://swespiderbyte.wixsite.com/website | 2,015 | ||||
| 11695 | 11,695 | gilman school | Roboto | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,016 | |||||
| 13100 | 13,100 | Family/Community | 47 Beavers | Germantown | MD | USA | 2,017 | |||||
| 13463 | 13,463 | MSDE-Robotics Program (Maryland State Department of Education)&Wilde Lake High School | Wildecats | Columbia | MD | USA | https://wildelakerobotics.weebly.com/ | 2,017 | ||||
| 14253 | 14,253 | Parkland Middle School | Magic School Bots | Rockville | MD | USA | 2,017 | |||||
| 15008 | 15,008 | Park School of Baltimore | The Eclipse | Pikesville | MD | USA | 2,018 | |||||
| 16922 | 16,922 | Family/Community | The Queen Bees | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,019 | |||||
| 17219 | 17,219 | Family/Community | SpiderBits | Laurel | MD | USA | https://swespiderbyte.wixsite.com/website | 2,019 | ||||
| 17394 | 17,394 | Howard High School | Howard Robotics | Ellicott City | MD | USA | 2,019 | |||||
| 18381 | 18,381 | Winning Solutions LLC/Nimble Hub LLC/BlueVision LLC/Gain-How Printing Co.,Ltd&Family/Community | RAM Eaters | Fairfax | VA | USA | https://rameater18381.wixsite.com/rameater18381 | 2,020 | ||||
| 19434 | 19,434 | Hughes Network Systems/GoBilda/Rockville Robotics Inc&Family/Community | Redstone.exe | Germantown | MD | USA | 2,021 | |||||
| 20124 | 20,124 | Family/Community | Epsilon | Ellicott City | MD | USA | 2,021 | |||||
| 20127 | 20,127 | MSDE/Express Signs & Graphics/Little Red Barn&Brunswick High School | Apollo's Architects | Brunswick | MD | USA | 2,021 | |||||
| 20257 | 20,257 | Parkland Middle School | The Team That Shall Not Be Named | Rockville | MD | USA | 2,021 | |||||
| 21774 | 21,774 | RedHat/Rockville Robotics Inc./Viavi&Family/Community | Supernova.exe | Potomac | MD | USA | https://supernova-exe.github.io/ | 2,022 | ||||
| 22006 | 22,006 | Gilman School | RoboBlueDoges | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,022 | |||||
| 22200 | 22,200 | Family/Community | Power Potatoes | Fairfax | VA | USA | https://www.nova-labs.org/youth-programs | 2,022 | ||||
| Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP |
| Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4234 | 4,234 | TechBrick Education/DoD STEM & Family/Community | Engineered Chaos | Aberdeen Proving Ground | MD | USA | http://www.techbrick.com | 2,010 | ||||
| 5709 | 5,709 | Reservoir High School | Gators | Fulton | MD | USA | 2,011 | |||||
| 6390 | 6,390 | Gerstell Academy | Falcons | Finksburg | MD | USA | 2,012 | |||||
| 8194 | 8,194 | VIA-SAT&Reservoir High School | Digi-Gators | Fulton | MD | USA | 2,013 | |||||
| 9450 | 9,450 | Family/Community | Garlic Gang | Clarksburg | MD | USA | 2,014 | |||||
| 9770 | 9,770 | Bryn Mawr School | Techtonic | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,015 | |||||
| 11525 | 11,525 | MSDE/Express Signs & Graphics/Little Red Barn & Brunswick High School | Minerva's Mechanics | Brunswick | MD | USA | 2,016 | |||||
| 13381 | 13,381 | Bryn Mawr School | Accept All Cookies | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,017 | |||||
| 16943 | 16,943 | Gilman Middle School | Hounds on 1080p | Baltimore | MD | USA | 2,019 | |||||
| 17477 | 17,477 | Francis Scott Key High School | Kettle 2 the Mettle | Union Bridge | MD | USA | 2,019 | |||||
| 20337 | 20,337 | Family/Community | Say Watt? | Reston | VA | USA | http://www.nova-labs.org | 2,021 | ||||
| 21814 | 21,814 | Family/Community | Robots on Roids | Gaithersburg | MD | USA | 2,022 | |||||
| 22685 | 22,685 | Family/Community | chosenconquerors | Ashburn | VA | USA | https://www.chosenconquerors.com/ | 2,022 | ||||
| 22742 | 22,742 | Howard County Library System | HCLS ROBOTICS CLUB | Ellicott City | MD | USA | 2,022 | |||||
| 23376 | 23,376 | Family/Community | >>Import donut(); | Frederick | MD | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| 23456 | 23,456 | Maryland Space Business Roundtable&Family/Community | 101 Robomatians | Ellicott City | MD | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| 23541 | 23,541 | Broad Run High School | Cyber Sages | Ashburn | VA | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| 23741 | 23,741 | Family/Community | Team Metal Pipe | Towson | MD | USA | https://www.teammetalpipe.org | 2,023 | ||||
| 23848 | 23,848 | Family/Community | Robotics Warriors | Laurel | MD | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| 24177 | 24,177 | Park School of Baltimore | Park Robotics Collective | Pikesville | MD | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| 24521 | 24,521 | Family/Community | Robo Wizards | Herndon | VA | USA | 2,023 | |||||
| Team Number | displayTeamNumber | nameFull | Team Name | schoolName | City | State | country | website | rookieYear | robotName | districtCode | homeCMP |
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
This year the 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!
STAGE LEFT:
STAGE RIGHT:
Advancements:
19434 Redstone.exe
21774 Supernova.exe
23741 Team Metal Pipe
23376 >>Import(donut);
| Event Schedule | |
| 7:00 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 16, 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 and closed-toe shoes, are required while in the pits.
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.
Four teams will advance from this qualifier to the FIRST Chesapeake District FTC Championship.
Stage Left Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain
Stage Right Division
1. Inspire Award Winner
2. Winning Alliance Captain
Any changes to our event schedule will be determined by the policy of the event venue or hosting school district. Because of this, we recommend that all traveling teams make hotel reservations that are refundable.
In case of inclement weather the day of a FIRST Chesapeake event, click to call (804.404.3134) after 5am for updates.
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.
For Attendees
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