FIRST Robotics Competition Sacramento Regional at UCD

53 high school robotics teams compete in alliances of 3 robots to pass a yoga ball, toss and catch over a 6 foot truss and shoot into a goal. The winning alliance advances to the World Championships in St. Louis in April.  This is the culmination of an intense 6 week build season to meet a task challenge issued each year.

Team 1678 Citrus Circuits from Da Vinci and Davis High Schools won the Inland Empire Regional last weekend, and made the Einstein Field World Championship Final Four. Team 971 Spartan Robotics was 2009 World Champions. Teams 2489, 701 and 3189 won last year's Sacramento Regional.

Entry is free.  Expect lots of noise and the energy of 2,000 high school students competing in the "sport for the mind." Competition runs Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 5. Practice sessions run all day on Thursday, along with tours of the pit area.

UCD is a major sponsor of the event and Team 1678.

For more information go to:

http://www.cafirst.org/event/first-robotics-competition-sacramento-regional-2/