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

In this week's blast:

🔧 Robot Maintenance Tech Tip – Keeping your Robot in Top Shape

📆 Upcoming Team Webinar Calls

🤖 Apply to Alpha Test the Future Robot Controller

✅ Dean's List Award - Nominate Your Outstanding Student Today! 

🚩 Field Mitigation Guide

Robot Maintenance Tech Tip – Keeping your Robot in Top Shape
Just like "spring cleaning," an annual check-up for your robot's electronics and software is essential to prevent common issues caused by aging components. Do you occasionally experience robot disconnects? Do you notice your batteries don't seem to be providing the same level of power they use to, or charge hotter? Following these tips (on ftc-docs) will help ensure your robot's electronics and software are reliable and competition-ready. 

Upcoming Team Webinar Calls
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Team Webinar calls! The Team Judging, Gameplay, and General Support call will be meeting on November 13, at 8 p.m. ET. The schedule for Team Webinar calls and the links to past call recordings can be found here:

Apply to Alpha Test the Future Robot Controller
Applications for Alpha Test Teams for the Future Robot Controller will close on Friday, November 14! If your team would like to apply, please do so soon via this link. More information on the controller is available in this recent blog post. 

Dean's List Award - Nominate Your Outstanding Student Today! 
Recognize an inspiring student on your team who demonstrates the qualities of a FIRST^® Tech Challenge leader and ambassador. We are accepting Dean’s List Award nominations until Monday, December 15, at 11:59 p.m. ET. 

Nominations can be made by right from your team dashboard by clicking the “FTC Dean’s List Awards Submission” button.  

Dean’s List Award nominations are open to 10th or 11th grade students. Read the Dean’s List Nomination Guide for all nomination requirements and complete nomination instructions.  

Submit your nomination before December 15. Please email us with any questions at FTCDeansList@firstinspires.org. 

Field Mitigation Guide
Check out the Field Mitigation Guide for DECODE™ presented by RTX! This guide provides more guidance to events, volunteers, and teams on the preventative measures, and actions to take in the face of "unexpected" field behaviors to help all our events and volunteers provide a consistent and fair experience for teams. 

You can find this guide and all other documentation for the current season's field on our FIRST Tech Challenge resources page.