Events

Kickoff - January 7, 2012

The FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff was held this year on Saturday, January 7th. Teams around the world gathered together to hear from Dean Kamen and the FIRST organization, live NASA-televised event from Manchester, New Hampshire, what the new challenge would be this year.

Bag and Ship - February 21, 2012

Teams have a little over 6 weeks to formulate their designs and fabricate their robot and be ready to ship it to their first competition.

District & Regional Competitions - March 1-April 14, 2012

Teams have the choice of competing in two or three District or Regional competitions this year. Michigan is unique with its District/State Championship format. This year the Livonia Warriors have signed up to compete at two Michigan District competitions: Detroit and Livonia.

The Detroit Competition will be held at Wayne State University on Friday and Saturday, March 16th and 17th this year.

The Livonia Competition will be held at Churchill High School on Friday and Saturday, March 30th and 31st this year.

State Championship - April 12-14, 2012

For the top 64 Michigan teams that qualify, the Michigan State Championship will be held at Eastern Michigan University on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 12 through 14 this year.

FIRST Championship - April 25-28, 2012

For those teams fortunate enough to qualify through various ways, the 2012 FIRST Championship will be held in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday through Saturday, April 25 through 28 at the Edward Jones Dome. Teams from all over the world will compete with their robots playing Rebound Rumble.