Lituanica X - FIRST TECH Challenge

FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) yra pasaulinės robotikos komandų varžybos

The FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) is a global competition of robotics teams

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a global robotics community preparing young people for the future. FIRST provides life-changing robotics programs that give young people the skills, confidence, and resilience to build a better world. Learn more at www.firstinspires.org.

Lituanica X (Visuomenės iniciatyvų paramos fondas) is the official Program Delivery Organization of the FIRST® TECH Challange program in LITHUANIA through an agreement with FIRST®. FIRST® and the FIRST logo® are registered trademarks of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST®).

2025/2026 sezonas DECODE / 2025/2026 season DECODE

SUITE OF PROGRAMS

FIRST offers a suite of robotics programs for K-12 (ages 5-18): FIRST® Robotics Competition for grades 9-12 (ages 14 to 18); FIRST® Tech Challenge for grades 7-12 (ages 12 to 18); and FIRST® LEGO® League with divisions spanning grades K-8 (ages 5 to 14). Students can join any of our three programs based on age or grade level. Ages may vary by region. Each program can be facilitated in school or after-school.

FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE

FIRST® LEGO® League introduces STEM to children through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program using LEGO® technology, helping today’s students, families, and educators build a better future together.

FIRST LEGO League’s three divisions inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills and showcase what they learned.

FIRST® TECH CHALLENGE

FIRST® Tech Challenge students work together with their mentors to design and build robots to compete in a dynamic and exciting challenge released every September.

Teams program classroom-scale robots to follow autonomous commands before student drivers take control in two-on-two matches.

On and off the field, students develop STEM skills, engage in community outreach, practice engineering innovation, and build confidence to help them succeed.

FIRST® ROBOTICS COMPETITION

Each January brings a new challenge for FIRST® Robotics Competition teams. Starting with a Kit of Parts, they design, program, and build industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed game on a themed field as part of a three-team alliance.

Students learn engineering and problem-solving skills as they compete for awards, create a team identity, raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and advance appreciation for STEM in their community.

Purpose, Vision, and Mission

These are more than words on a page; our organizational statements encapsulate our promise to build a thriving global robotics community and to remain at the very forefront of STEM education.

Our Core Values

The FIRST Core Values are fundamental to FIRST and unique to its programs. They emphasize friendly sportsmanship, respect for others’ contributions, teamwork, learning, and community involvement and are part of our commitment to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of unity. Our community expresses the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® through the FIRST Core Values.