Welcome to the 2012 FTC Season

The FIRST Tech Challenge is an intermediate robotics competition, designed for 14- to 18-year-old high-school students, where teams of up to 10 students working alongside mentors apply real-world math and science concepts to solve an annual challenge. Students compete and cooperate in team alliances at sport-type tournaments that are ultimately helping to create the next generation of technology leaders. Through their involvement with FIRST, students discover the rewards of collaboration, develop a deeper understanding of innovation and engineering, and learn the importance of Gracious Professionalism.


Information For Teams

Find information about the FTC program, starting a team, competition and robot rules, building and programming a robot, and contacting Illinois FTC on the Team Resources page


2012 Illinois FTC State Championship Award Winners

Here are the award winners from the Illinois FIRST FTC State Championship


Judges Award6429Girls Gone WiredHighland Park, IL
Judges Software Award5085Newton's LawyersO'Fallon, IL
Motivate Award5451Da Big MeksHighland Park, IL
Connect Award3785Beastie BotsHighland Park, IL
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award5256Spare PartsGrand Rapids, MI
PTC Design Award6397NIU EEPNaperville, IL
Think Award5202Try 2 UnderstandDecatur, IL
Competition Finalists3216RobophinsChicago, IL
Competition Finalists5451Da Big MeksHighland Park, IL
Competition Finalists5202Try 2 UnderstandDecatur, IL
Competition Champions3785Beastie BotsHighland Park, IL
Competition Champions6007OctopiCrystal Lake, IL
Competition Champions3537The Mecha-HampstersMartinsville, IN
Inspire Award5037Got Robot?Elgin, IL

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2012 Illinois FTC State Championship Qualifying Teams

Congratulations to the following teams that have qualified for the Illinois State Championship competition at IIT, Hermann Hall on Saturday, December 8, 2012.


116Crazy EightsOctagon Robotics
329Chicago SquiresChicago Knights
535ToborCrawfordsville High School
779WildcatsRauner College Prep
3216RobophinsWhitney Young Magnet High School
3537The Mecha-HampstersHomeschool Team
3785Beastie BotsHighland Park High School
4049Masai LionsRowe-Clark Math & Science Academy
4115Men in KiltsHomestead High School
4507RoboChargersCovenant Christian High School
4605RobohackerzBeaver Dam High School
4965Animatores RomaniLatin School of Chicago
4982Cafe BotHomeschool Team
5037got robot?Elgin Technology Center
5085Newton's LawyersThe Science & Technology Education Project
5200That's A Good QuestionBarrington High School
5202Stand / Try24-H RoboStorms
5203Brains on BotsUrbana, IL
5256Spare PartsCovenant Christian High School
5294What the Heck is PI?Fox Valley Robotics
5295Steel PythonsFox Valley Robotics
5297NerdBotsFox Valley Robotics
5451Da Big MeksHighland Park High School
5452WarbotsHighland Park High School
5928The 3rd WheelThe 3rd Wheel - Lane Tech High School
6007OctopiCrystal Lake School
6199Return of the RingsBarrington High School
6206Ohm's OlympiansMarion, IL
6287WarbotsHighland Park High School
6397NIU EEPNorthern Illinois University
6429Girls Gone WiredHighland Park High School
6459Cyborg IndiansCyborg Indians - Lane Tech High School