ROBOTICON 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Off-Season

Now in its 14th season, ROBOTICON Tampa Bay 2026, is the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation’s signature Manufacturing Month event. The event will run each weekend in October through October 24, and will be held at the new Hillsborough County Public Schools- Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (HCPS-FCDI) STEM Center See 120 lb. high school student built robots play last season’s game one more time and vie for the title of 2026 ROBOTICON Champions! Since the inaugural event in 2013, ROBOTICON has grown from a one day FIRST Robotics Competition off-season tournament to a monthlong Manufacturing Month STEM Showcase event, featuring different competitive youth robotics, drone or related competitions and demos each weekend in October, reaching over 1500 youth over the course of the event.