2003: Stack Attack
Objective: place and stack containers in the appropriate alliance zones
2004: First Frenzy: Raising the Bar
Objective: score balls in any of the goals, capping the goals with a multiplier ball, or hanging their robot suspended from the 10-foot high 'chin up bar
2005: Triple Play
Objective: place tetrahedrons on top and inside of goals
2006: Aim High
Objective: shooting, pushing, and rolling balls into a goal
2007: Rack N' Roll
Objective: placing rings on a rack
2008: Overdrive
Objective: race around the track, lift and push track balls past the finish line, and place balls back on the rack
2009: Lunacy
Objective: score balls in a trailer (container connected to a robot) of the opposing team
2010: Breakaway
Objective: kicking/rolling balls into at different distances, and defend climbing, and defend climbing tower
2011: Logo Motion
Objective: place inflated shapes on racks to make the FRC logo, and deploy mini bots to climb the pole
2012: Rebound Rumble
Objective: score as many hoops at different heights, and balance on the bridge
2013: Ultimate Ascent
Objective: score discs into a goal, and climb a pyramid
2014: Aerial Assist
Objective: cooperate with your alliance to score balls in the high and low goals
2015: Recycle Rush
Objective: build stacks of containers and recycle litter
2016: Stronghold
Objective: breach opponent's defenses, weaken their tower by scoring boulders, and capture towers by climbing
2017: Steamworks
Objective: collect fuel by scoring balls, install gears to engage rotors, and climbing
2018: Power Up
Objective: control the switch and the scale by placing power cubes for points, and climbing
2019: Deep Space
Objective: placing hatch panels on rockets and "cargo" (rubber balls) in cargo ships and climbing
2020: Infinite Recharge
Objective: scoring power cells into both the bottom and top ports, and hanging on a beam in attempts to balance it
2021: Infinite Recharge
Objective: participate in a series of at-home challenges by designing a new game and presenting our robot from the previous year
2022: Rapid React
Objective: score balls in upper and lower ports, climb up three rungs
2023 Charged Up
From the machines that move us to the food that sustains us to the wireless technologies that connect us, energy plays an essential role in keeping our world running. During our 2022-2023 robotics season, FIRST® ENERGIZE℠ presented by Qualcomm, our teams will reimagine the future of sustainable energy and power their ideas forward.
2024 Crescendo
The 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) game theme is Crescendo. It's presented by Haas and is part of the larger 2023-2024 FIRST in Show season, which is themed around arts and entertainment. The game involves two alliances of three teams each competing to score "Notes" (foam rings) into goals and climb on chains at the end of the match.
2025 Reefscape
In Reefscape, two alliances of three teams each compete to score points by manipulating "coral" (PVC pipes) and "algae" (playground balls) into goals. Robots also need to move to a "barge" (a truss structure) and climb "cages" for additional points.
The FIRST AGE season, with Reefscape as its FRC component, explores how society and technology have advanced through time by examining artifacts from the past. This includes utilizing modern technologies like drones and advanced imaging in archaeological research.