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Kickoff is the event that signifies the start of the yearly [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] season and includes the release of that year's challenge. The game, playing field, robot rules, and [[kit of parts]] items for that year are released at a mix of physical and virtual events. In the early days, kickoff was a single physical event that team representatives would attend to pick up the kit of parts and see the playing field hands-on. As FIRST grew, local kickoff events and internet broadcasts became more common, with animated game explanations and encoded game manuals released as part of the event. After kickoff, teams traditionally have six weeks to develop and build their robots before competition season begins.
Kickoff is the event that signifies the start of the yearly [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] season and includes the release of that year's challenge. The game, playing field, robot rules, and [[kit of parts]] items for that year are released at a mix of physical and virtual events. In the early days, kickoff was a single physical event that team representatives would attend to pick up the kit of parts and see the playing field hands-on. As FIRST grew, local kickoff events and internet broadcasts became more common, with animated game explanations and encoded game manuals released as part of the event. After kickoff, teams traditionally have six weeks to develop and build their robots before competition season begins. Media related to any kickoff events are tagged [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/list/kickoff/1 kickoff] in the FRC Archive.


==1994==
Kickoff for the [[1994]] season was held at FIRST headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 7th, 1994. Attendees were introduced to the Tower Power rules, kit of parts, and the playing field. A presentation about the 1993 [[Texas BEST]] (then NT BEST) competition "PVC Insanity" and the Sherman High team was also shown and lunch was provided.
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File:45930 - 1994 dean kamen kickoff.png|Dean Kamen presenting the 1994 field [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45930]
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==1997==
==1997==


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==1998==
==1998==


The 1998 Kickoff event was held on January 9, 1998. At the reception, videos from several previous seasons were shown, and Dean Kamen [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/44348 read out] the [https://web.archive.org/web/20001217173700fw_/http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/FIRST/98/miracle.htm New Miracle on East 55th Street] letter from [[frc120|team 120]].
The 1998 Kickoff reception was held on January 9, 1998. At the reception, videos from several previous seasons were shown, and Dean Kamen [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/44348 read out] the [https://web.archive.org/web/20001217173700fw_/http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/FIRST/98/miracle.htm New Miracle on East 55th Street] letter from [[frc120|team 120]].


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[[File:44347 - 1995 1996 1997 1997cmp 1997frc11 1997frc17 1997frc22 1997frc32 1998 control system dean kamen frc-53 frc120 frc16 frc23 frc31 frc47 game materials kickoff team video woodie flowers.mp4]][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVpF1arncGM]

Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 February 2026

Kickoff is the event that signifies the start of the yearly FIRST Robotics Competition season and includes the release of that year's challenge. The game, playing field, robot rules, and kit of parts items for that year are released at a mix of physical and virtual events. In the early days, kickoff was a single physical event that team representatives would attend to pick up the kit of parts and see the playing field hands-on. As FIRST grew, local kickoff events and internet broadcasts became more common, with animated game explanations and encoded game manuals released as part of the event. After kickoff, teams traditionally have six weeks to develop and build their robots before competition season begins. Media related to any kickoff events are tagged kickoff in the FRC Archive.

1994

Kickoff for the 1994 season was held at FIRST headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 7th, 1994. Attendees were introduced to the Tower Power rules, kit of parts, and the playing field. A presentation about the 1993 Texas BEST (then NT BEST) competition "PVC Insanity" and the Sherman High team was also shown and lunch was provided.

  • Dean Kamen presenting the 1994 field [1]
    Dean Kamen presenting the 1994 field [1]

1997

The 1997 Kickoff event was held on January 11, 1997 at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers were both in attendance.

1998

The 1998 Kickoff reception was held on January 9, 1998. At the reception, videos from several previous seasons were shown, and Dean Kamen read out the New Miracle on East 55th Street letter from team 120.

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  • The playing field at the kickoff event [5]
    The playing field at the kickoff event [5]
  • A ticket for the 1998 kickoff reception [6]
    A ticket for the 1998 kickoff reception [6]
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