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FIRST Global Challenge

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FIRST Global

2026 Challenge (Incheon, Republic of Korea)

October 7, 2026 (UTC+9)

An olympics style robotics competition in which one team represents each participating nation, held in a different host country each year. National teams build and program a robot to complete tasks themed around a global engineering challenge, such as the 2026 wildfire prevention theme.

Registration

Format
In person
Age
14-18
Participation
Team
Location
International
Entry fee
Free
Prize
National team medals plus awards for design, teamwork and sportsmanship.

Timeline

  1. 2026 Challenge (Incheon, Republic of Korea)October 7, 2026 (UTC+9) source
  2. 2027 Challenge (host not yet announced, following the usual October pattern)approximateOctober 6, 2027 (UTC) source
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