The list of Participating Teams for the 2024 Rhode Island FTC Championship can be found on FTC Events by clicking here or navigating to https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2023/USRICMP. 

Pit Map:

A modern, searchable Pit Map for the 2024 Rhode Island FTC Championship is available via FTC Events. Click here, or navigate to https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2023/USRICMP/pitMap to view the map.

We have located the Pit tables next to each other for schools with more than one competing team.

Pit Amenities:

Each Team is allocated 1 Table, 2 Chairs, and a Power Outlet.

Pit Rules:

The pit area is a very busy place at the Championship, and the below rules must be followed AT ALL TIMES throughout the competition. Failure to adhere to tournament rules, failure to comply with safety directives issued by event staff and volunteers, as well as engaging in unsafe behavior within the pit or competition areas may carry significant match penalties, even for off-field offenses.

Please familiarize yourself with the below rules for Teams to follow while in the Pit Area:

• The Pit Area is for Team Members, Coaches and Mentors only. No non-team affiliated family members, friends or other spectators are allowed in the pit at any time during the competition.

• Safety Glasses and Closed-Toe Shoes must be worn by all individuals in the pit at all times during the competition.

• No power tools are allowed in the pit.

• No teams should, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, utilize any NEIT parts, machinery or equipment from the Automotive Center without express permission from an NEIT Staff or Faculty Member.

• There are positively no deliveries (Food, store pickup, etc.) to any of the Garage or Emergency Exit Doors within the Automotive Center. All deliveries must be made via the Main Entrance to the Automotive Center.

• Please ensure there is one Student team representative present at the Team's assigned Pit table at all times, in the event Judges would like to do a follow-up interview with a team.

Dean’s List Semi-finalists will be interviewed by judges during the Rhode Island FTC Championship on Saturday, February 10th, 2024. Interviews will follow Opening Ceremonies.

Erin Flynn will communicate directly with coaches/mentors of Dean's List Semi-finalists regarding Dean's List Interview Times.

Dean's List Semi-finalists who are not on a team competing in the Championship should check-in upon arrival at the check-in table.

Rhode Island FTC will nominate 3 Dean's List Semi-finalists to FIRST, who will represent Rhode Island at the 2024 FIRST Championship, held in Houston, Texas April 17-20, 2024, in their bid for one of 10 FIRST Tech Challenge Dean's List Finalist awards.

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to view/download the Live updating copies of the Judging Interview, Robot Inspection, and Field Inspection schedules, as well as the general Order of Events for the day. Please note - these documents are subject to change with or without notice. We will do our best to keep all schedules current and accurate as times shift throughout the day.

All Judging and Inspection will take place the morning of the event. There will be no activities and no team access to pits or the competition area on Friday, February 9th, 2024.

Hard-copies of these schedules will be provided to teams at check-in on the day of the Championship.

FIRST requires all youth team members to register in the FIRST Youth Registration System. Youth team members who have not registered will not be permitted to participate in FIRST remote or in-person team meetings, events, or competitions. 

Please note that on the day of the Championship, coaches MUST provide a copy of the team youth registration system with all students/coaches checked off green as part of check in. As you can see from the statement above FIRST, will NOT allow students/coaches to participate who have not completed and provided the form. 

More information on the FIRST Youth Registration System can be found by clicking here or navigating to https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/youth-registration-system

All team members, coaches, and mentors participating in the Championship must complete and provide a signed New England Tech Release form. This is required by the college. As a coach there are two options: you can choose to collect signed hard copy release forms from each team member or provide each student with the electronic release form link for the student and their parent/guardian to complete online.

Option 1 - Hard Copy Release Form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nbxm4GQ7gvd5iYTVNzCOUTfOiOEZLSgJ/view?usp=sharing

Option 2 - Electronic Release Form: https://slate.to/ONiFLZmm

The 2024 Rhode Island FTC Championship will be $250.00 per team. There are two ways to pay - a Paper Invoice and an Online Payment Link will be included below.

Paper Invoice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dij_s5TE3srtd2UfB9x686LJvxUl9cZ9/view?usp=sharing

Online Payment Link: https://neitpayments.neit.edu/RoboticsCompetition

If your team would like to be considered for the Control Award, please ensure you submit a completed Control Award Submission Form to the Judges with your Engineering Portfolio. Teams who do not submit a Control Award Submission Form may not be considered for the Control Award. Teams may ask for judges to consider an Engineering Notebook alongside their Engineering Portfolio and Control Award Submission Form.

Control Award Submission Form: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/control-award-submission-form-traditional.pdf.

For more information on the Control Award, please click here or navigate to: https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/ftc/control-award-instructions.pdf

If your team is submitting a Compass Award Video, please do so via Google Forms by clicking here or navigating to the following link: https://forms.gle/2EV8cdDQssEebjAAA

Please note: There are additional requirements that must be met in order for your team's Compass Award Submission to be considered. Please read the instructions on the Google Form carefully.

If your team is submitting a Promote Award Video, please do so via Google Forms by clicking here or navigating to the following link: https://forms.gle/qNRHE9yFudoxMwmv9

Please note: There are additional requirements that must be met in order for your team's Promote Award Submission to be considered. Please read the instructions on the Google Form carefully.

The Inspire Award Winning Team and Winning Alliance Captain from the 2024 Rhode Island FTC Championship will advance to the 2024 FIRST Championship, held in Houston, Texas April 17-20, 2024.

More information on Advancement can be found on Page 26-27 of CENTERSTAGE Traditional Events Game Manual 1 (https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/first-in-show-ftc/game-manual-part-1-traditional.pdf).

The 2024 Rhode Island FTC Championship will be broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube at https://riftc.org/live.

Live Match Results, Data and Statistics are available via FTC Events at https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2023/USRICMP.

All competing teams are expected to check-in by 7:45AM on Saturday, 2/10. Teams who have not checked in by that time risk forfeiting their spot in the Championship.

Teams MUST bring a hard copy of the Engineering Portfolio with the team number on it to the qualifier to leave with the judges. There are no printers available at the NEIT Automotive Center.

A Practice Field is available in the pit for teams to use during the competition. Teams may use the practice field only when judging, field inspection and robot inspection are completed.

There will be an accessible WiFi Network during the Championship for team use. The Network Name is NEIT-Open. There is no WiFi password required for this network.