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NEXT TOURNAMENT: 

26th Annual Buckeye Regional

Thu 4/3, Fri 4/4, and Sat 4/5

 

The FIRST® Robotics Competition's Buckeye Regional is Ohio’s oldest and most prestigious robotics tournament. It's a high-energy, high-tech, international sporting event where teams of students, mentored by adult professionals, work together to solve an engineering design problem. 

 

This year's Buckeye Regional will feature 55 of the top high school robotics teams from seven states and the People's Republic of China!

 

When: 

April 3, 2024 - April 5, 2025

Where:

Cleveland, State University Wolstein Center

2000 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

 

The event will draw over 1,500 high school students and their cheering fans to the Greater Cleveland area. All six teams of the Great Lakes Science Center's Robotics Initiative will be competing at this event, testing the power of collaboration and measuring the effectiveness of their innovations!

Competing teams include:

  • Team #8140 (The RoboManiacs from MC2 STEM High School)

  • Team #8145 (The Tech Warriors from East Technical High School)

  • Team #8222 (The Argonauts from Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School)

  • Team #8243 (The AstroCircuits from John Marshall High School); and 

  • Team #9622 (GRIDLOCK from the Garrett Morgan School of Engineering and Innovation); and

  • Team #9643 (Lady VOLTAGE, a community-based, all-girls team composed of students from 12 different CMSD high schools).

Spectators Welcome! 

Be sure to catch all the excitement of this intense competition showcasing robots developed and operated by teams of high school students from across the region. Spectators can tour the "pits" to meet the teams and get a closer look at their robots! Later, you'll have an excellent view of the competition field as you cheer on your favorite teams from the comfortable seating throughout the arena!  

 

Admission is free and open to the public. Click HERE to see the public agenda.

 

Can't attend the in person? 

Watch the Buckeye Regional LIVESTREAM beginning at 8:30 AM on April 4th & 5th at www.twitch.tv/firstinspires

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Season Calendar 

 

PRE-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

2024 Kettering Kickoff

September 20-21, 2024

Kettering University

1700 University Ave.,

Flint MI 48504

2024 Curiosity Open Robotics Challenge

September 28, 2024

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Hands Across Borders Build Sessions

2nd Saturday of the Month

(10 AM - 4 PM, Sept thru Dec)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

2024 CORI Invitational

October 27, 2024 (9 AM - 1 PM)

Worthington Kilbourne High School

1499 Hard Rd,

Columbus, OH 43235

FRC Mentor Training

November 16, 2024 (9 AM- 4 PM)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

 

CNC Basics for Beginners (Workshop)

December 14, 2024 (10 AM- 1 PM)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

2025 REGULAR SEASON ACTIVITIES


2025 FRC Kickoff Watch Party

January 4, 2025

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114


On-site Build & Practice Sessions

Weekdays - After-School,

Saturdays - 10 AM - 4 PM

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

Finger Lakes Regional

March 13 - March 15, 2025 (Week 3)

Gordon Field House & Activities Ctr.,  Rochester Institute of Technology

149 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Greater Pittsburgh Regional

March 20 - March 22, 2025 (Week 4)

David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Dequense Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Miami Valley Regional

March 27 – March 29, 2025 (Week 5)

Cintas Center, Xavier University

1624 Musketeer Drive.

Cincinnati, OH 45207

Buckeye Regional

April 3 – April 5, 2025 (Week 6)

Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University

2000 Prospect Avenue E.

Cleveland, OH 44115

2025 FIRST Championship

April 16 - April 19, 2025

George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010

2025 Student Recognition & VIP Awards Luncheon 

(Date TBD)

Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114

OFF-SEASON EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

 

2025 Ohio State Championship

(Date TBD)

Worthington Kilbourne High School

1499 Hard Rd,

Columbus, OH 43235

2025 Shawshank Showdown

(Date TBD)

Mansfield Senior High School

124 N. Linden Road

Mansfield, OH 44906

2025 GLSC Robotics Initiative Summer Program (Internship) 

June 17 - July 25, 2025 (Tentative)

Great Lakes Science Center

601 Erieside Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

2025 Med Access International Humanitarian Medical Mission 

July 24 - August 3, 2025 

Hospital General Latacunga

Latacunga, Cotopaxi Province

Republic of Ecuador

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