More Than Just
Building Robots
A Global Robotics Community Preparing Young People For the Future Through Team Competitions and STEAM Learning
Our teams are made up of students from grades K-12, and compete as part of FIRST.
Registration starts in late May for the 2025-2026 season.
FIRST® LEGO LEAGUE EXPLORE
Grades K-3
In FLL Challenge, friendly competition is at the heart of this League, as teams of students grades 4-6 engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game.
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Each yearly challenge is based on a different theme.
FIRST® LEGO LEAGUE EXPLORE
Grades K-3
FIRST Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and code robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Robots are built from a reusable platform, powered by Android technology, and can be coded using a variety of levels of Java-based programming.
FIRST® LEGO LEAGUE EXPLORE
Grades K-3
Our FIRST Robotics Competition Team, under strict rules and limited time and resources, is challenged to build an industrial-sized robot to play a difficult field game in alliance with other teams, while also fundraising to meet their goals, designing a team “brand,” and advancing respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.
FACTS ABOUT FIRST
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Inspire young people to create innovation solutions through robotics
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785K+ students participated in the 2023-2024 season
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There are FIRST teams in 28 countries.
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81% of FIRST Alumni Declare Majors in STEM
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83% of FIRST Alumni have Confidence to Take Leadership Roles in School
Our teams, under the Paradise Teams Umbrella, are based out of the Belmont, MI area and are located at That STEAM Space.
3516-A Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
To learn more about FIRST, check out firstinspires.org.
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