Kickoff

The kickoff is FIRST’s chance to reveal the season’s new FIRST Robotics Competition game. The actual kickoff is held in Manchester, NH at a location near FIRST headquarters, but remote kickoffs are held all around the country so team members can attend local broadcasts and learn about the new game from the mouths of the people who came up with it. FIRST celebrities like Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers announce new features of the competition and stress the importance of gracious professionalism. A demonstration of the new game is also sometimes done, and a model of that year’s field is unveiled. Then, each team is given their kit of parts.