Tallahassee regional
Join us at the FAMU Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center with High School robotics teams from all over the Southeast for the 2025 Tallahassee Regional! Partnering with the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, this event was the first FIRST Robotics Competition held at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) in the United States.
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The Game
The Kickoff
January 4, 2025
FAMU/FSU
College of Engineering
2051 E. Paul Dirac Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32310
The Competition
Tallahassee Regional
March 13-16, 2025
The Alfred Lawson, Jr.
Multipurpose Center
Florida A&M University
1800 Wannish Way
Tallahassee, FL 32310
~ you truly made waves!
MAKE WAVES IN REEFSCAPE
Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of STEM, FIRST® Robotics Competition (ages 14-18 / grades 9-12) teams use sophisticated technology to build and program industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed, alliance-based game on a themed field that changes every year. With guidance from mentors and sponsors, students learn engineering and problem-solving skills that they can apply to real-world situations today and in the future. Teams of students compete for awards, while they also create a team identity, raise funds, hone teamwork skills, and advance respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.
In REEFSCAPE℠ presented by Haas, a new challenge launching January 4, 2025, FIRST Robotics Competition teams will use their engineering skills to strengthen one of the ocean’s most diverse habitats – making waves to build a better world.
2025 Florida Regionals
Three amazing opportunities to a FIRST Robotics Competition Regional in the State of Florida.
attend | volunteer | sponsor
regional
Mar 13 - Mar 16
The Alfred Lawson, Jr.
Multipurpose Center
Florida A&M University
1800 Wannish Way
Tallahassee, FL 32310
regional
Mar 19 - Mar 22
Addition Financial Arena
at the University of
Central Florida
12777 Gemini Blvd N
Orlando, FL 32816
regional
Apr 2-5
Watsco Center
University of Miami
1245 Dauer Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33146 USA
Located on the Historic Florida A&M University Campus.
The Tallahassee Regional takes place at the historic Florida A&M University in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium, a 9,639-seat multi-purpose arena built in 2009.
For more than 130 years, Florida A&M University has served the citizens of the state of Florida and the nation through its provision of preeminent educational programs. Programs that are the building blocks of a legacy of academic excellence with caring. FAMU, “Florida’s Opportunity University,” is committed to meeting the challenges and needs of future generations.
About FIRST
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen. The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting Mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self- confidence, communication, and leadership.
“Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.”
Get Involved Today
There are many ways to engage with FIRST Robotics competition and the Tallahassee Regional. Whether you are able to volunteer year round, just at the Regional, or interested in sponsoring this event… we would love to have you join us!