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Build robots.
Build kids who
build the future.
Brown County FIRST Robotics runs four hands-on programs for students K through 12 — every child, every grade, every interest level. No experience required.
Inspiring innovators since 2021
Brown County · Wisconsin
K–12 robotics programs
No experience required
Mentors wanted — get in touch
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PROGRAMS · BY GRADE
Find your team. There’s one for every age.
Pick your child’s grade. We match them to the right program — small steps for the youngest, full engineering for high schoolers.
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LEGO® League Explore
- GradesK–3
- Fee$80
Teams explore real-world problems, learn to design, code, and create unique solutions made with LEGOS.
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LEGO® League Challenge
- Grades4–8
- Fee$100
Use LEGO Technic to build and program a robot that completes as many missions as they can in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Each mission scores points. Teams at this stage must also create an innovation project centered round introducing a solution in the yearly chosen theme.
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FIRST Tech Challenge
- Grades7–12
- Fee$200
Teams design, build and program robots to compete against other teams. Robots move around the arena and strategize their game play. Robots are powered by Android technology and can be programmed using Blocks, On-Bot Java, or Java. Also teams are encouraged to outreach and promote STEM in their local community.
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FIRST Robotics Competition
- Grades9–12
- Fee$200
Teams design, program and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and common set of rules to play in a themed head-to-head challenge. Teams also build a brand, develop community partnerships for support, and work to promote STEM in their local community.
200+
Students enrolled
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Programs, K–12
05
Years in Brown County
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SCHEDULE
What’s coming up.
Open houses, kickoffs, qualifiers, and championships. Drop in — most events are open to the public.
§ 03 / OUR MISSION
More than robots. A workshop for the next generation of makers.
Brown County FIRST Robotics gives students in every grade a hands-on way into science and technology, and builds the skills, confidence and resilience to lead. Inspired by FIRST, we welcome every student, whatever their background.
- Gracious Professionalism™: high-quality work that values others and respects the community.
- Coopertition™: teams help each other, even while they compete.
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No experience required
Most students start with zero coding or building experience.
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Open to every student
Accessible, affordable programs for young people across Brown County.
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Real engineering practice
Kids own decisions, fail safely, and iterate to a working robot.
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