Experts from AFRL and Edwards Air Force Base acted as judges during the 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition earlier this week! Check out some exciting highlights from the CHARGED UP event below as we continue celebrating World Robotics Week. #AFResearchLab | #WorldRoboticsWeek | #Events | Air Force Research Laboratory - AFRL

4K views · 118 reactions | Over the weekend, FIRST Tech Challenge, a global robotics competition for students ages 12-18, revealed this year’s new challenge: CENTERSTAGE presented by RTX. As part of FIRST's celebration of STEM in the arts, our own Mickey Perez of Pratt & Whitney shared with students the beauty in the design of our products. Good luck to all participating this season! Learn more: https://raytheontech.co/3Rjm0HE | RTX | Facebook

Big Dumper | Competitive Concept – FRC 2026 REBUILT Built to move fuel fast and play well with others. Big Dumper focuses on: • Gathering as much fuel as possible • Unloading into the goal quickly and consistently • Autos designed to work smoothly with alliance partners We’re releasing the full Competitive Concept for teams to learn from: • Code release (autos full framework using WPILib & CTRE) • Build guide on our WCP GitBooks, updated through Champs • Full CAD (STEP Onshape) • BOM with all ro