FIRST in Tennessee

10/04/2026

09/21/2026

Congratulations to Robo Rodeo Winners So-Kno Robo Critical Hit Webb Robotics and Finalists FRC 4265 Mech Tech So-Kno Robo !

Thanks to all of the teams who came to Knoxville this week! With 20 robots, this was the largest Robo Rodeo ever!

Finally, thanks and appreciation to everyone who volunteered to make the event a success, and to Tennessee Valley Fair | Regional East TN Fair for being our host for ten years.
❤️🤖💙

More photos will be posted on TNFIRST.org in a few days.

08/05/2026

Congrats on the cool new space, 4630 CHS RoboDragons! Story link is in comments of the original post.

Students at Clinton High School now have a new, larger space to learn about robotics and engineering hands on, thanks to the nonprofit Heart of America and 3M.

06/04/2026

The 9th annual Robo-Rodeo FRC Off-Season event is happening Sept. 18-20!
Location: Jacob Building, 3301 E. Magnolia Ave. Knoxville TN 37914
Complete registration online at https://www.tnvalleyfair.org/f/47. Or complete the downloadable PDF at the same link and send your check payable to the Tennessee Valley Fair to secure your spot. Use the same address as above.

See you in September for one more round of REBUILT!

05/02/2026

04/30/2026

Congratulations and Good Luck to the seven Tennessee teams competing this week at FIRST Championships in Houston! We are proud of you!

Have fun and take lots of pictures!

FRC Teams2393





FTC Teams

Hivemind

04/30/2026

We can’t let Volunteer Month end without a HUGE THANK YOU and 2000 high fives for the hundreds of awesome Tennessee Volunteers that make our events happen! We could not do this without you, and you are making a difference for the future leaders of the world. We appreciate you!

04/01/2026

After careful consideration and two weeks of game manual study, SMR officials have called for another replay of Q70. Key volunteers spent all night to get the field , again. 🙄 Teams 3824, 6517, 2783, 3984, 7517, and 9152 report to Queuing immediately!


Just kidding. April Fools, and good luck and safe travels to all teams competing this week!

03/27/2026

SMR Photos are ready! Congrats to all of our winners, and big thanks to everyone who participated! We miss you already.

Full album link in bio 📸 Bob Weekley