DARK MATTER

Dark Matter is a World Championship award-winning FIRST Tech Challenge in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. We are a community-based FIRST® Tech Challenge team of high schoolers... Dark Matter is a FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC) team. Teams of up to 15 team members are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. FTC gives middle and high school students, guided by mentors/coaches, the opportunity to work and create together to solve a common problem. Robots can be 18"x18", comprising a drivetrain, mechanical, electrical and coding systems. Teams also develop a business plan, keep an engineering notebook, raise funds, design and market their team brand, and participate in community outreach... Dark Matter operates as a 501c3 non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting and growing FIRST in our area. Through STEM outreach, mentorship and hands-on experience, we're inspiring the STEM leaders of tomorrow while..

Also known as: Dark Matter Robotics