FTC involves smaller robots and smaller team sizes, which student Kate Brett said makes it "easier for under-resourced teams and younger students" to get started before moving on to FRC.

The event is a blend of a traditional Cars and Coffee event mixed with demonstrations from local FIRST Robotics teams.

Rust Belt Robotics is urgently seeking a new home in Buffalo as their time at their current lab comes to an end.

Rust Belt Robotics, Buffalo's FIRST team, needs a new lab to continue empowering youth with hands-on STEM education.

That 32 of New England's best FRC robots will compete in Vermont is a testament to how far the state's student robotics community has advanced. Three years ago, Vermont had one of the country's ...