FIRST Tech Challenge is a program designed to encourage a love of STEM in the country's youth. It does so in the best way possible - a robotics competition! Every year teams from all over designed a robot for the year's challenge and compete in competitions. For more information about FTC please visit its website here.
Gracious Professionalism is one of the underlying philosophies of FTC. It emphasizes striving to achieve success while simultaneously being respectful to other teams. Since Vertigo shares its space and materials with two other teams, this principle is a necessity.
Coopertition is the idea of competing while cooperating with other teams. By working with other teams, Vertigo is able to achieve more success while improving its relationship with the FTC community.