WPI Spring Robotics Events

Attention High School Robotics Teams! WPI is Coming to Your Local Events!

Are you passionate about robotics? Dreaming of turning your love for engineering, coding, and problem-solving into a future career? Come chat with WPI at upcoming FIRST and VEX Robotics events near you!

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has a long history of supporting competitive robotics, from hosting the WPI District Event for FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to pioneering the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Game Design and advancing VEX Robotics (V5RC) through our research and mentorship, just to name a few.

At these events, WPI representatives will be on-site to:

• Answer your questions about studying robotics, engineering, and other majors at WPI
• Share how WPI supports FIRST and VEX teams through scholarships and mentorship
• Talk about the exciting projects, research, and competitions happening at WPI

Find us at these local events:

• California
  • Orange County Regional (FRC) – Feb 26-March 1 at Orange County Fairgrounds
  • Contra Costa Regional (FRC) – March 27-30 at Pittsburg High School
  • East Bay Regional (FRC) – April 3-6 at Berkeley High School
• Connecticut
  • Connecticut High School V5 Robotics Championship (V5RC) – Feb 24-25 at Total Mortgage Arena
  • NE District Hartford Event (FRC) – March 28-30 at Hartford Public High School
• Florida
  • North/Central Florida High School Event Region Championship (V5RC) – Feb 23 at University of South Florida
  • Florida Championship (FTC) – Feb 24-Mar 1 at AdventHealth Fieldhouse and Conference Center
  • Orlando Regional (FRC) – March 19-22 at University of Central Florida
• Illinois
  • Midwest Regional (FRC) – March 26-29 at Forest View Educational Center
• Maine
  • Maine State V5RC High School Championship (V5RC) – Feb 28-Mar 1 at The Point Community Center
• Maryland
  • Chesapeake District Championship (FRC) – April 3-6 at ShowPlace Arena
• Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts V5 High School State Championship (V5RC) – Feb 22-23 at Walsh Middle School
  • NE District WPI Event (FRC) – March 21-23 at WPI
  • New England FIRST District Championship and FTC Premier Event (FRC/FTC) – April 2-5 at Eastern States Exposition
• New Hampshire
  • NE District Granite State Event (FRC) – Feb 28-Mar 2 at Salem High School
  • NE District UNH Event (FRC) – March 21-23 at University of New Hampshire
• New York
  • Hudson Valley Regional (FRC) – March 5-8 at Rockland Community College
  • NY Tech Valley Regional (FRC) – March 26-29 at MVP Arena
  • New York City Regional (FRC) – April 3-6 at the Armory Track and Field Center
• Texas
  • FIRST in Texas District Championship (FRC) – April 2-5 at George R. Brown Convention Center
  • FIRST Championship (FRC/FTC) – April 16-19 at George R. Brown Convention Center
  • VEX Robotics World Championship (V5RC) – May 6-8 at Dallas Convention Center
• Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin State Championship (FTC) – March 2 at MSOE Kern Center

Whether you're competing, mentoring, or just exploring, stop by and say hi! We’d love to hear about your robot, your team, and your future ambitions.

Fun fact: Did you know WPI was the first university in the world to offer a Robotics Engineering major? You could be part of the next generation of innovators!

See you at the competition—let’s talk robots!