# Event Details

- **Event Name**: High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Come and build a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robot chassis with Harrison and Adam, members of an award-winning FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team from the US. Work with Harrison and Adam to build, and then drive, an FTC robot chassis.

While there are over 20 FTC teams in New Zealand, and over 9,000 in the world, the Dunedin area does not yet have any FTC teams.

Are you currently on a FIRSTⓇ LEGOⓇ League team and want to grow your skills to the next level?  Do you like coding?  Do you like building mechanical systems? Do you like computer-aided design?  Do you like 3D printing?  Would you be interested in getting an introduction to FTC robotics?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, come to this workshop to get a first taste of what building and coding an FTC robot is all about!

FTC New Zealand is looking to start teams in the Dunedin area and would like to talk with people interested in being on teams.

Participants must be aged 13 and over.

10am – 3pm, Saturday 18 July
Postmaster Gallery, HD Skinner Annex
Free – Bookings Essential

https://otagomuseum.nz/whats-on/high-school-robotics-workshop-first-tech-challenge
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dunedin/high-school-robotics-workshop-first-tech-challenge/200030259993827
- **Event Categories**: contests, workshops, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dunedin
- **state**: OT
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Tūhura Otago Museum
- **lat**: -45.865806853734
- **long**: 170.51081306137
- **full address**: Tūhura Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street,Dunedin, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge being held?
  - **A:** High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge takes place on Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am at Tūhura Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street,Dunedin, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge?
  - **A:** High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge is organized by Tūhura Otago Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dunedin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If High School Robotics Workshop: FIRST Tech Challenge sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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