Hi , 

Here's some updates and news from FIRST^® Tech Challenge.

In this week's blast: 

🤖 Team Avatars for FIRST Tech Challenge

🌊 FTC SDK 10.1 Release Coming Soon

✅ Register Youth Team Members

🐙 FIRST^® on Your Resume

Team Avatars for FIRST Tech Challenge 
New this year, FIRST Tech Challenge teams will be able to upload team avatars, which will be used to represent teams in official FIRST displays at events.

Avatars first appeared in FIRST with their addition to the FIRST^® Robotics Competition in 2017, and thanks to a huge effort by some very passionate volunteers, we are now excited to also have them in FIRST Tech Challenge!

Read more about how you can create and upload your team avatar in our latest blog post! 

FTC SDK 10.1 Release Coming Soon
The FIRST Tech Challenge Tech Team is planning to release version 10.1 of the FTC SDK on Friday, September 20, 2024. The 10.0 release previously launched on kickoff.

The 10.1 release will contain a few additional programming samples and an improvement for the Self-Inspect feature, but the big feature being introduced in 10.1 is the new Color Processing feature.

Color Processing brings simple color sensing and color location (within an image) capabilities to Blocks, OnBotJava, and Android Studio users using a simple webcam without having to directly program OpenCV pipelines – and with VisionPortal integration, visualizing what's happening is easier than ever. Vision programming is now within reach for all teams!

Check it out on Friday, which is also when the full documentation for the Color Processing feature will be released on ftc-docs. 

Register Youth Team Members
The parent or guardian of every youth team member is required to complete the FIRST youth registration process for their participant before they may participate in any organized team activities. 

This electronic process must be completed prior to the student attending any team meetings or any FIRST events or competitions. 

For more information and instructions on how to complete the online youth team member registration process, visit the Youth Registration System Overview.  

Express Enrollment: Coaches and mentors in the United States and Canada with completed FIRST Youth Protection Screenings can take advantage of Express Enrollment, which provides a simplified experience on mobile and desktop to register and accept youth to FIRST teams. 

View Express Enrollment Coach/Mentor Instructions and the Express Enrollment Parent/Guardian Instructions.

Have questions? Check out our FAQ or contact FIRST Support. 

FIRST on Your Resume 
Be sure that you are noting FIRST participation on your resume, LinkedIn, Tallo, etc. Find tips and recommendations on how in this blog post.