page_title: FIRST Robotics Competition
section_title: Competition
hierarchical_section_title: FIRST Robotics Competition / Competition
caption_attribution_description: English: The Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. Photographed June 15, 2006 from the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, Missouri by Kelly Martin.
context_page_description: The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition. Each year, teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors work during a six-week period to build robots capable of competing in that year's game that weigh up to 125 pounds. Robots complete tasks such as scoring balls into goals, placing inner tubes onto racks, hanging on bars, and balancing robots on balance beams. The game, along with the required set of tasks, changes annually. While teams are given a kit of standard set of parts during the annual Kickoff, they are also allowed and are encouraged to buy or make specialized parts. The FIRST Robotics Competition is one of four robotics competition programs organized by FIRST, the other three being FIRST Lego League Explore, FIRST Lego League Challenge, and the FIRST Tech Challenge.
  FIRST Robotics Competition has a unique culture that is built around two values. "Gracious Professionalism" embraces the competition inherent in the program, but rejects trash talk and chest-thumping, instead embracing empathy and respect for other teams. "Coopertition" emphasizes that teams can cooperate and compete at the same time.
caption: The FIRST Championship was held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri from 2011 to 2017.
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