Bennington Area Robotics

Community-based youth robotics teams supporting STEM education in the Bennington Vermont area.

Vermont FTC State Championship 2026

The official FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Championship for Vermont.

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Time: 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM overall, 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM for main events

Location: South Burlington High School, South Burlington, VT

FTC Event Page: USVTCMP | Game Info

Teams: 25 teams from Vermont

Team Info Packet: Google Doc

Event Program: PDF


Results

Inspire Award (State Champion): 18650 Cookie Clickers – advances to the FIRST Championship in Houston TX, April 29 – May 2

Advancement to New England Premier Event (April 17–18, Big E, West Springfield MA): 32473 Bennington Bolts and Biscuits


Schedule

Time Event
7:30 AM Pit area open
8:00 – 10:25 AM Judging (assigned time slots available at Pit Admin)
8:00 – 10:00 AM Robot inspections open
8:15 AM – 4:00 PM Practice fields open
9:00 – 10:00 AM Fields open for calibration and measurement
10:15 AM Drivers’ meeting
10:30 – 11:00 AM Opening Ceremony, Keynote
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Qualification Matches
12:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch break
1:00 – 2:48 PM Qualification Matches
3:00 PM Alliance Selection
4:00 – 6:00 PM Playoff Matches & Awards

Keynote Speaker

Colin Riggs – Founder and CEO of Rigorous Technology, an industrial robotics company focused on bringing advanced robotic software technology to US manufacturers. Previously led product development at Greensea IQ, a Vermont-based marine robotics company.

Participating Teams

Team Name Location
3397 HiveMind Robotics Essex Junction, VT
4946 Robo Raiders Montpelier, VT
5741 RoboHawks Hinesburg, VT
6731 Ringers Saint Albans, VT
7418 Batteries Not Included South Burlington, VT
8304 Wired Cats Saxtons River, VT
9622 Maple Mechanics Rutland, VT
9721 Green Mountain Gears South Burlington, VT
10899 Mansfield Mechanics United Jericho, VT
14251 Capital Robotics Montpelier, VT
16221 Manchester Machine Makers Bondville, VT
18351 Robo Raiders III East Montpelier, VT
18616 River Valley RAD’s FTC Team Springfield, VT
18649 Green Mtn Gearheads Hyde Park, VT
18650 Cookie Clickers Bennington, VT
21577 Bulldog Robotics Burlington, VT
22683 JV RedHawks Hinesburg, VT
24107 Trash Pandas Westford, VT
24782 Robo Raiders II Montpelier, VT
26726 Lamoille Robotics Hyde Park, VT
28017 Winooski Middle/High School Winooski, VT
30656 The Interns South Burlington, VT
31719 Flying Tigers Middlebury, VT
32473 Bennington Bolts and Biscuits Bennington, VT
32818 Wired Cats Devo Saxtons River, VT

Earlier Events

What is FTC?

FIRST Tech Challenge is a robotics program for students grades 7-12. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete on a 12’x12’ field in alliance-based matches.