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Montana Robotics Alliance

FIRST in Montana

A GLOBAL ROBOTICS COMMUNITY PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE

FIRST® inspires young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

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The 2026-2027 Season is here!

Inspired by nature. Powered by innovation.

Using a winning formula of inspiration, hands-on learning, team-based problem solving, mentorship, and celebration, FIRST® helps kids build their futures.

More Than Robots®, we are a life-changing global community of mentors, educators, volunteers, sponsors, parents, and alumni who are dedicated to helping all young people develop the skills, confidence, and resilience to succeed.

Exciting, hands-on FIRST programs have a proven and lasting impact on STEM learning and interest in students. FIRST participants work as teams in creative learning environments to solve an annual, themed robotics challenge.

Montana Teams Compete Around the World

Robot team heading to IstanbulA group of young men from Columbia Falls and Kalispell have been working on a robot that throws balls into a basket for many months now. They now get to test their machine against dozens of others halfway around the world in a competition in Istanbul, Turkey, later this month.

Prairie Bytes eats through the competition: Robotics team takes third at state, qualifies to move on to Chicago eventThe Terry Robotics team Prairie Bytes went from nonexistent two years ago to placing third overall at the Montana Robotics Alliance FIRST Tech Challenge on Feb.6, earning them an invitation

Kalispell girls robotics team qualifies for worlds, launches community fundraising effortA Kalispell all-female robotics team has qualified for World Championship but needs $27,000 to make the trip.

Two Helena robotics teams going globalTeam Nebula is heading to the FIRST Tech Challenge European Premiere Event in the Netherlands, while Team Fusion is bound for the World Championships in Houston, Texas.

Where can you find FIRST teams in Montana?

Looking to start a team? Want to ask for help from an established team?

Take a look at this map of Montana teams, maybe there's one close by. Email us at info@mtroboticsalliance.org and we can put them in touch with you.

You can also search on the FIRST website.

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