The Kettering University FIRST Robotics Community Center is the first of its kind on any university campus in the country.

FIRST Community Center

FIRST Robotics Community Center

The Kettering University FIRST Robotics Community Center was opened in 2014. The Center is the first of its kind on any university campus in the country.

The facility provides build spaces for FIRST teams, a regulation size practice field, multiple labs for machining, design, 3D printing and strategizing. More importantly, the students on these teams have unprecedented access to Kettering University's faculty, staff and facilities. Kettering students also serve as mentors to teams.

Kettering University hosts two districts competitions and sponsors the World Championship in Detroit.

Teams

  • Powers Chargers, Powers Catholic High School – Team 894
  • Metal Muscle, Community Team - Team 1506
  • Team TESLA, Genesee ISD - Team 4998
  • Cyber Phoenix, International Academy of Flint - Team 5527
  • Bentley Robo-Raptors, Bentley High School - Team 5612
  • Symmetrical ChaosAtherton Robotics - Team 5660
  • Cyber Soldiers, Genesee Christian School - Team 7491
  • Spartan Robotics, The New Standard School - Team 9251