Thirty-two
teams
of
high
school
students
with
a
passion
for
designing,
building
and
programming
robots
will
be
competing
at
the
annual
Ontario
District
University
of
Waterloo
FIRST
Robotics
Competition
this
weekend.
2018
marks
the
14th
year
of
FIRST
Robotics
Competitions
at
the
University
of
Waterloo,
the
longest
running
FRC
event
in
Canada.
In
this
year’s
challenge,
teams
are
trapped
in
the
world
of
1980’s
“retro”
video
games
and
must
work
together
to
“defeat
the
boss”
by
using
their
robots
to
collect
power
cubes,
exchange
power
cubes
for
power
ups,
and
climb
a
tower
to
face
the
boss
and
escape
at
the
end
of
the
game.
FRC
challenges
teams
to
not
only
build
competitive
robots,
but
also
develop
transferable
skill
sets
that
aid
in
career
development,
such
as
teamwork,
project
management,
strategic
thinking and
innovative
fundraising.
DATE:
Friday,
March
23
and
Saturday,
March
24,
2018.
TIME: Opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 23, with play continuing to the final elimination rounds on Saturday afternoon, followed by an Awards Ceremony at 5:00 pm. A detailed schedule is available at www.uwaterloo.ca/first
LOCATION:
Physical
Activities
Complex,
University
of
Waterloo.
Free
event,
open
to
the
public.