What's Happening This Week?

Updated: April 12 @ 10:43 AM

2025 Game Challenge

This year’s game is called REEFSCAPE. Here is a video description.

Schedule

Day 0: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

 7:00AM-6:30PM    FRC Pits and

                  Practice Game Action

 7:30PM*          Pits close

Day 1: Thursday, April 17, 2025

 7:00AM-6:30PM    FRC Pits and

                  Game Action

 7:30PM*          Pits close

Day 2: Friday, April 18, 2025

 7:00AM-6:30PM    FRC Pits and

                  Game Action

 7:30PM*          Pits close

Day 3: Saturday, April 19, 2025 

 6:45AM-2:00PM    FRC Pits and

                  Game Action

 2:00PM-6:00PM    FRC Closing

                  Celebration

                  and Event Finale

                  (including Einstein

                  Playoff and Final

                  Matches)


* Pits close 1 hour after the end of the last match of the day.

All times are estimated and vary based on the flow of the event.

Livestream Video

Event info and Match Schedule

Event information, match schedule, and match results can be found at these links: 

Location

George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
Main Line: 713-853-8000
Toll Free: 800-427-4697
Map & Directions

General Info for Spectators at FIRST Events

Fundraising

As you know, being a robotics team requires a lot of effort and support from a lot of people. It also requires significant funding. Every dollar makes a difference. Please consider a donation, so that we can continue to create opportunities for our students.

You can donate via this PayPal link, by scanning or clicking the QR Code at the top of this page, or contact us to make other arrangements. To learn more, visit our Sponsors page. There, you'll find our business plan, our sponsorship materials which are full of details of how your donations are put to use to have an impact in our community and around the world, and a deep dive into this year's robot in our Technical Binder.

Since 1999

We joined FIRST Robotics Competition in 1999, and operate out of the Plymouth-Canton Community School District in southeast Michigan.


Lightning's Mission

Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to develop STEM and business skills, and to instill the Lightning Robotics values of STRIKE.

Student leadership,
Teamwork,
Resilience,
Inspiration,
Knowledge, and
Engagement