"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."
- Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST
Please note that an update has been posted to the Michigan Rules Supplement.
Update #1 may be accessed through this link.
The update is downloadable in pdf format.
The modifications include:
- Clarification on the Chairman's Award submission for Michigan teams.
- Correction to the Volunteer Coordinator contacts for Troy and West Michigan.
Greetings from West Michigan,
On January 23rd we will hold a seminar on LabVIEW.
This will be presented by a representative from Nation Instruments.
The seminar will be held at;
Grand Valley State University
Keller Engineering Lab Building room 124
301 W. Fulton St.,
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6495
Free parking available in the Mt. Vernon lot, See attached map
Doors will open at 12:30pm with presentation from 1:00-5:00 pm.
A representative from National Instruments will be on hand help teams with any questions about LabVIEW. Please bring your laptops with you with LabVIEW loaded. This will be an interactive programming session. If you have you program started and run into any issues, he will help you work thru them.
Seating is limited to 70 so please email to Ken.platteschorre@haworth.com with the following;
Thank You
Ken Platteschorre
West Michigan FIRST
The Revised 2009-2010 FIRST and FIRST in Michigan Consent and Release form is now availabe here.
The 2010 Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition Schedule and Fee Structure are now available.
Registration will be via the TIMS system on the FIRST website.
The system is now open for new teams to enter their information, and veteran teams to update their information.
Initial event registration opens at noon on October 1, 2009.
The full FRC team calendar and list of important deadlines may be found here .
A copy of the Michigan Event schedule may downloaded here.
| DISTRICT EVENTS | ||||
| DATE | NAME OF EVENT | VENUE | ||
| March | 5-6 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics Competition | Traverse City Central High School | |
| March | 5-6 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics Competition | Kettering University | |
| March | 12-13 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics Competition | Cass Technical High School | |
| March | 12-13 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics Competition | Skyline High School | |
| March | 19-20 | Detroit FIRST Robotics Competition | Wayne State University | |
| March | 19-20 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition | Grand Valley State University | |
| March | 26-27 | Troy FIRST Robotics Competition | Troy Athens High School | |
| STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| DATE | NAME OF EVENT | VENUE | ||
| April | 1- 3 | FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Eastern Michigan University | |
| FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
| DATE | NAME OF EVENT | VENUE | ||
| April | 15-17 | The FIRST Robotics Championship Event | Georgia Dome, Atlanta | |
| TEAM REGISTRATION FEES | ||||
| NAME OF EVENT | COST TO PARTICIPATE | |||
| Package of 2 District Events: | ||||
| Rookie Team | $5,500* | |||
| Veteran Team | $5,000 | |||
| Third District Event (space permitting) | $ 500 | |||
| State Championship | $4,000 | |||
| FIRST Robotics Championship Event | $5,000 | |||
* Actual cost for new teams is $6,500. The $5,500 figure includes the $1,000.00 grant FIRST Founder, Dean Kamen, is providing to each new FRC Rookie team to be used towards the 2010 registration fee.
