We Build More Than Robots

We make STEM less intimidating, more inclusive and empower young people to make informed choices about their futures.

Join the world’s largest robotics competition

Access the latest tech, mentors from industry, accredited content and epic competitions to supercharge STEM in your school or youth group. Registration closes 30 Sep 2023.

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Building more than robots

Supported by an industry mentor, teams of young people design and build a robot to compete in tournaments and earn awards.

FIRST Tech Challenge

Making STEM more inclusive

We work with schools and youth groups to provide underserved young people with access to the knowledge and tools to thrive.

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Financial support

We provide equipment bursaries, travel awards and even teacher supply cover to make STEM inclusive and accessible for all.

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Bring robots to your school or youth group

Use our accredited, industry-backed programmes to transform how young people perceive and interact with STEM.

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“How better to explain what a career in STEM may be like than to set an exacting STEM challenge. FIRST Tech Challenge UK has everything from engineering, building to coding. But above all, seeing the students work together and support each other has been a very rewarding experience. And not just the students; this challenge has helped the Computing and D&T departments collaborate as part of a broader STEM initiative.“

Sally Smart, Design & Technology Teacher, St. Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls

Collaborators

Inclusion partner

Arm architects the pervasive intelligence. Arm-based chips and device architectures orchestrate the performance of the technology.

Raytheon Technologies is accelerating ideas to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges by bringing together the brightest, most innovative minds across aviation, space and defense. They push the limits of known science and redefine how we connect and protect our world.

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Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas.

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Twilio’s mission is to unlock the imagination of builders. They’re the customer layer for the internet, powering the most engaging interactions companies build for their customers.

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Collins Aerospace is dedicated to redefining aerospace and redefining futures – creating a positive global impact by advancing STEM education and investing in the communities where they live and work.

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The Gene Haas Foundation was established in 1999, by Gene Haas, founder and owner of Haas Automation, Inc., to support the needs of the local community.

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We are engineers, scientists and strategists. We come from diverse cultures and have unique perspectives. We focus on a single goal – invent mobile technology breakthroughs.

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Disney entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make them the world’s premier entertainment company.

Funded by

The Department for Education’s vision is for an education system that prepares young people for life in modern Britain, regardless of their background or where they grow up.

Stoke On Trent Opportunity Area

Accredited by

CREST is the British Science Association’s scheme for STEM project work that inspires young people to think and behave like scientists and engineers.

Accredited by

Industrial Cadets is a nationally recognised scheme connecting young people with employers to run accredited experiences across the UK.

We build More Than Robots

We use robots, role models and competitions to make STEM less intimidating, more diverse and inclusive, empowering young people to make informed choices about their future.