The 2026 pre-season for 𝘍𝘐𝘙𝘚𝘛® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm is soon to begin! Contact Mr. Russell if you are interested in joining the team!
Tiger Robotics Team 6016 competes in the FRC division of FIRST® Robotics.
FIRST® (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) is a "sport for the mind". Although teams compete against each other, they also collaborate through "Coopertition" and "Gracious Professionalism". When students help students and teams help teams, everyone wins! With $80 million in college scholarships provided by over 200 providers, FIRST® Robotics has been the launching pad for many of its members to seek careers in engineering and computer science.
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During the 2025 competition at Mount Olive
Taken by Cheryl Lozada
The Team meets occasionally during the fall, and then very frequently during the competition season, which runs January - April.
Once the season challenge is revealed in early January, our team will work to design, build, and program a robot for two competitions in March, with an eye on advancing to the FIRST® Mid-Atlantic Region Championships at Lehigh and the FIRST® Championships, Houston in April.
The 2026 season is soon to begin!
The 2025-26 competition season begins in January with meetings M-Th 3:00-5:00pm and Saturdays 9:00am - 3:00pm. The 2026 theme is FIRST® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm and Team 6016 will participate in FIRST®'s Robotics Competition game REBUILT™
Teaching the basics of JAVA programming
Taken by Jeremy Onorato
Using CAD software to design a robot
Taken by TJ Hundley
Competition Dates:
The 2026 competition dates will be released at a later time.