High School Students Throughout New England Compete in a Music-Inspired Robotics Competition at the Eastern States Exposition

PRESS RELEASE from FIRST Robotics

Hundreds of students in grades 9-12 from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont will compete at the NE FIRST District Championship, a FIRST© Robotics Competition regional championship, the weekend of April 4–6, 2024, at the Eastern States Exposition (The Big E). The event is free and open to the public.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. With strict rules and limited resources, each team of high-school students is challenged to raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform
prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. This year, the challenge is CRESCENDO presented by Haas, a music-themed game played by two alliances of three robots each.

CRESCENDO presented by Haas is part of the 2024 FIRST IN SHOW presented by Qualcomm season. In CRESCENDO, FIRST Robotics Competition teams use their STEM skills and creative power to turn up the volume as they design, build, and program their robots for action-packed
game play. This season, we’re shining a spotlight on the role STEM plays in the arts and empowering young people to design and build a world of endless possibilities. “The future is a place you will create.”

New England FRC teams each earned ranking points by competing at any two out of eleven local district events, with the hopes of qualifying to participate in the New England District Championship. Following all eleven of these qualifying events (hosted in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island throughout March 2024), 96 out of 185 New England District FRC teams have earned a spot at the NE FIRST District Championship and will compete for 30 spots at the international and cross-program FIRST Championship event in Houston, Texas, the weekend of April 17–20.