Each year team 1777 competes in the FRC,
FIRST Robotics Competition. The competition has a six week “build season” during which a challenge is announced and each team has 46 days to design, build, program, and test a robot to compete on an alliance in the challenge. The competition is a great way to teach students what it’s like to be in a “real-world” situation, with a set budget and strict time line. FRC educates students interested in engineering, programming and public relations. It also teaches them invaluable lessons in time management, teamwork and problem solving.
BREAKAWAY is a game where two alliances of three teams each compete on a 27'x 54' field with bumps
attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in their goals. Additional bonus points are earned for each robot
not touching the field at the end of the match.