BEAST Robotics is excited to be one of more than 600 teams coming together for the 2023 FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas, this weekend. The competing teams are divided between eight divisions. BEAST will be competing in the Archimedes Division with 77 other teams, which includes teams from across the US, as well as Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Qualification rounds on Thursday and Friday will determine team rankings across the eight divisions. The top seeded teams will form three-team alliances and compete in the playoffs on Saturday.

You can livestream the event on Twitch here:
https://www.twitch.tv/firstinspires

If you aren’t able to watch the livestream, you can catch up on matches in the Archimedes division here:
https://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2023arc

Qualification matches will be on Thursday and Friday from 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM. On Saturday, alliance selection will be from 7:15 – 7:45 AM. The division playoffs will run from 8:30 AM – Noon, and then the Einstein championship matches will be from 2:15 – 6:00 PM.

A big thank you to the sponsors, mentors and parents who have made the trip to Houston possible. Go BEAST!