2014-2015 Season Info & Grants!

The 2014-2015 Michigan FTC Team Guide has tons of great program information including grants available to rookie and veteran teams.  The Resources page of the FIRST in Michigan website has a Michigan FTC Resources link which contains step by step team start up and equipment information.

Off Season Events

Off season is a great way to keep those FTC skills sharp as well as develop new ones!  There are many fun events planned that give teams the chance to demo, practice, and network with each other.  These events are also a great outreach opportunity!  Visit the FIRST in Michigan FTC Off Season Event page to find out more!

2014-2015 FTC Season Registration is Open!

Registration for the 2014-2015 season is now open! Visit this link for instructions on how to register your team:  https://my.usfirst.org/ftc/tims/site.lasso.  Mark your calendar:  2014-2015 Season Kickoff is Sept. 6th! 

Spring Competitions!

Visit the FIRST in Michigan FTC Off Season web page for the latest information on the MI Middle School FTC Spring Season!  There will be 3 competitions and teams may participate in multiple events.  Teams that did not compete in an official (fall) season event and have accepted FIRST or FIRST in Michigan grants must participate in a spring event per the grant parameters.  Volunteers are needed!  This is a great opportunity to try out the role of Judge, Inspector, Referee, Field Tech.  Email michiganftc@gmail.com with your preferred role!

Congrats Super-Regional Teams

Congrats to our 11 advancing Michigan Middle School teams for a great performance at the North Super-Regional event in Iowa!  Our teams were gracious as well as great competitors.  Way to go to FTC Team 7023, Hexasonics from Allendale, MI on advancing to the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis!  Congrats are in order for FTC Team 5411 Geeks, Gears, and Gadgets - Finalist for the Think Award and FTC 6689 RoboRockets - Finalist for the Connect Award.  Visit The Yellow Alliance for full results.

North Super-Regional Coverage

Good luck to our MI FTC teams competing at the North Super-Regional in Iowa April 3-5!  For match schedule and results:  http://live.theyellowalliance.net/super_regionals/north/.  
For live video stream:  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ftc-north-super-regional-2014.

For a list of teams by Division,

PTC Hands On Workshop - Nov 9 in Grand Rapids

Greeting Teams,

REGISTER TODAY FOR PTC HANDS ON WORKSHOP - NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Holland FIRST Robotics Team CHAOS (FRC Team 74) and Code Red Robotics (FRC Team 2771) is co-hosting with PTC a free hands-on workshop to show how you can build a better robot in less time using PTC software products Creo 2.0, MathCad and Windchill.

All Michigan FRC and FTC teams are welcome to attend.