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Junior FIRST LEGO League
(JFLL)

Jr.FLL Team Access Pass for Smart Move Challenge available August 1, 2009

Junior FIRST LEGO League (JFLL) is an introductory level science program for 6 – 9 year olds using LEGO to build models and explore real world.


FIRST LEGO League (FLL)

FLL national registration opens May 4, 2009

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an entry-level robotics program for 9 – 14 year olds using a LEGO Mindstorm NXT robot kit to meet an annual robotic and research challenge based on real world issues.

FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC)

FTC national registration opens May 4, 2009

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics program for 13 – 18 year olds. Student teams design, engineer and program a moderate sized Tetrix robot to execute skills challenges adapted from real world robots of similar size. 

FIRST Robotics CompetitionFIRST

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)* is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

*The FRC program is implemented by FIRST Pacific NW Regional Committee. Click here to connect to their website. ORTOP does not organize the Pacific Northwest FIRST Regional Competition.