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Empowering teams to build a better future through STEM discovery
Empowering teams to build a better future through STEM discovery
Empowering teams to build a better future through STEM discovery
Empowering teams to build a better future through STEM discovery
Empowering teams to build a better future through STEM discovery

Season 2026/2027

ENGINEER A THRIVING PLANET
 INSPIRED BY NATURE – POWERED BY INNOVATION

Nothing on Earth thrives alone. With STEM as their tool and nature as inspiration, today’s boldest innovators are finding new ways to strengthen the connections that protect our shared home. 

Welcome to BIOBUZZ™

This season, the FIRST® Tech Challenge community will generate buzz as teams from around the world collaborate, innovate, and problem-solve. Students will design, build, and program robots to compete in a dynamic, hands-on, biodiversity-themed challenge.

Watch the BIOBUZZ Game Animation

Explore the 2026/2027 game animation and field tour to see how your team will take flight in BIOBUZZ presented by RTX.

Competition 2026/2027

Explore how this season’s competition is organized in the Benelux and in which events you can participate.

Competition structure

More info will follow

Events

During each FIRST Tech Challenge season, teams can participate in both official and unofficial events. 

The official events organised by STEAMup are the Qualifying Tournaments and the FTC Benelux Championship.

The unofficial events are called scrimmages. Scrimmages give teams the opportunity to test their robots, gain experience and prepare for competition in a friendly environment. Scrimmages are not organised by STEAMup, but by the school hosting the event. There are three different types of scrimmages, each with its own format and purpose.

In the following document, you can read more about the differences between the three types of scrimmages.

Read more about the scrimmages

All FIRST Tech Challenge events encourage students to collaborate, share ideas, compete with their robots, explore cutting-edge technology, solve problems creatively and, above all, have fun. They help students build confidence and experience the satisfaction of seeing their hard work pay off!

View all events

Resources

Do you need information about building a robot, managing a team, preparing for competition or educational resources to implement the program in the curriculum? Find everything you might need to participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge.