2026 Tampa FIRST Robotics Competition Kick Off – January 10, 2026
It’s time for FIRST AGE and the FRC Game: Rebuilt!
Hosted by FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5276 Edgar Allan Ohms
This event is intended for FIRST Robotics Competition teams only. If you’re interested in learning more about FIRST Robotics for the youth in your life, or would like to get involved as a sponsor, mentor or volunteer, please get in touch via our contact page.
Welcome to FIRST AGE and the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Game: Rebuilt!
In an exciting new development, this season’s FIRST Robotics Competition Kick-Off is being hosted in the new Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS)/FCDI STEM Center which, appropriately enough is rising from a “Rebuilt” gymnasium in a closed middle school.
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FIRST Robotics Competition team 5276, Edgar Allan Ohms, in partnership with FCDI and AMRoC Fab Lab welcome Central and West Coast Florida FIRST Robotics Competition teams to join together in the 2026 Rebuilt game reveal watch party, followed by Kit of Parts pick up.
Location: HCPS/FCDI STEM Center (new!) at 10201 N Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
Date & Time: Saturday, January 10, 2026 11:00 am to 1:30pm – doors open at 10:30 am
Schedule:
Kick-off presentation and livestream will be held at AMRoC Fab Lab at the west end of University Mall, and followed by KoP pick up.
10:00 am – Welcome and oveview of new STEM Center collaboration
11:15 am – Special guests welcome and presentation(s)
12:30 pm – Q&A and Field Tour Videos
1:00 pm – Kit of Parts Distribution in AMRoC Fab Lab
FIRST Robotics Competition teams register at FIRSTInspires.org by selecting the Tampa Kick-off as you preferred KoP pick up site.
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