{"id":1597,"date":"2025-05-23T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.educationaldestinations.com\/blog\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:50:59","slug":"experience-first-robotics-championship-with-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.educationaldestinations.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/23\/experience-first-robotics-championship-with-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience FIRST Robotics Championship with ED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robotics teams from all over the world gather each year to compete at the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, TX. Students qualify depending on their performance in state championships, only learning their eligibility for the world championship about 1-3 weeks before departure.<\/p>\n

In the FIRST Robotics Competition<\/a> (FRC) portion of the event, teams and their robots were sorted into eight divisions, named after famous scientists like Archimedes, Newton and Galileo.<\/p>\n

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The 868 TechHOUNDS from Carmel HS (IN) traveled with Educational Destinations to compete in the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event began with qualification matches, where students competed in randomized competition slots to earn ranking points. Students were prepared, all of them having programmed for and played the same “game” throughout the season. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cReefscape,\u201d so students worked to solve an underwater-themed puzzle with nods to coral and algae.<\/p>\n

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After the qualification matches, the top eight ranking teams in each division chose other teams to form alliances. With four teams per alliance, only three competed at a time, with one on standby.<\/p>\n

The eight alliances in each division engaged in bracket play, double-elimination style, until a winner emerged from each division.<\/p>\n