FIRST at MVCC

09/12/2026

🐝🍯 THE HIVE HAS EXPANDED! 🍯🐝

The BIOBUZZ is officially buzzing across the New York Excelsior Region! From Buffalo, to Corning, Penfield, Utica, Albany, Cross River, and Potsdam - our FIRST Tech Challenge community is coming together to kick off an exciting new season. 🤖🌱

Three locations. One growing hive. Endless possibilities. 🐝

The honey is flowing, the robots are ready, and the excitement is spreading! We can’t wait to see what our teams will discover, build, and create throughout the 2026–27 BIOBUZZ season.

New York, the hive is getting bigger — and we’re just getting started!

Learn more about this season at FTC.game 🐝🍯🤖

09/12/2026

🐝🌼 The buzz is building! The wait is almost over — in just 15 minutes, the mystery of the 2026–27 FIRST Tech Challenge BIOBUZZ™ season will finally be revealed! 🤖⚡

We’re buzzing with excitement as teams get ready to discover what’s waiting in the world of BIOBUZZ. From pollen to robots, biology to engineering, it’s time to turn curiosity into innovation and get ready to make some serious STEM magic happen! 🐝🌱🤖

A huge thank you to the 9 teams joining us in Utica, NY for today’s kickoff! The hive is humming, the energy is building, and we can’t wait to see what these teams create when they put their ideas into action. 🚀🔧

🐝 Good luck, teams!
Get ready to BUZZ into a new season of discovery, creativity, teamwork, and engineering!

The hive is open. The robots are ready. Let’s BIOBUZZ! 🌼🤖🐝

09/03/2026

CELEBRATE and strategize with your equally excited fellow teams at any of our 7 NY Excelsior Kickoffs on Sept 12! See you there!
For all the info and to register to attend, see the Kickoff link in our Events list on https://mvcc.edu/firstrobotics/events.php

06/15/2026

Three fantastic NY Excelsior teams are competing at the 96-team Canada Cup - Niagara Premier Event right now!
GOOOOOO TEAMS!
5485 Team 5485 - GorillaBots , Corning, NY
12736 Electric Mayhem Green, Buffalo, NY
16700 Jaybots, https://jaybots.org/ Hopewell Junction, NY
Cheer for 12736 and 16700 on the "Science Division" stream here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xQewZrzObUc
Cheer on 5485 on the "Technology Division" stream here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rj6gfqq23Zs

06/05/2026

Spread the word! 2nd Annual FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics "Coaches' College" 8/21 - 23 at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY! Super 🐝bee-neficial for your robotics team...👏🎉🤩

Email from Mohawk Valley Community College FIRST at MVCC NEWS Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica is the PROUD Partner Organization for the NY EXCELSIOR FIRST® TECH CHALLENGE REGION.   BE

04/29/2026

The FIRST World Championship in Houston is happening now!
Cheer on our 4 fantastic NY Excelsior teams April 29 - May 2 through the daily live streaming links found through each division's webpages listed from here:
https://ftc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/FTCCMP1
Edison Division:
12331 Scarsdale Robo Raiders (Scarsdale)
Franklin Division:
10949 Mechanical Operations Bureau - MOB (Cross River)
Ross Division:
5356 TARDIS (Corning)
25707 Solar Flare (Scarsdale)
NY Excelsior PROUD!
You will also recognize MANY of our generous and dedicated NY Excelsior volunteers as FTAs, Game Announcers, Game Analysts, Judges, Referees, and the Student Ambassador Coordinator!
FIRST Volunteer power! Thank you all!
Also thank you to our Partner Organization
Mohawk Valley Community College and the Center for Corporate and Community Education at MVCC - CCED for their enthusiastic support of our amazing region of 120 teams!

01/17/2026

Saturday 1/17 - amazing FIRST Tech Challenge robotics 🤖 teams from all over the state are here competing at the Albany Academy Qualifier in Albany, NY! Come in person! -or please cheer 🏆🎉 loudly from EVERYWHERE as we stream the action 10:30 AM-6 PM on https://excelsiorny.org/  from our YouTube channel:
Thank you to the 60+ volunteers , Host Team  ,   ,  , and the !

01/10/2026

Free robot🤖fun! Come see 28 amazing robotics teams from all over the state competing at our MVCC Utica Qualifier at the Field House in Utica, NY this Sun. Jan. 11! Joy and Inspiration is guaranteed! 💥
The action will also stream live 🎥 10:15AM-6:30PM on https://excelsiorny.org/ from our YouTube channel:
Have fun together teams!
Thank you to our 60+ volunteers, MVCC, , and !

01/10/2026

Free robot🤖fun! Come see 28 amazing robotics teams from all over the state competing at our MVCC Utica Qualifier at the Mohawk Valley Community College Field House in Utica, NY this Sun. Jan. 11! Joy and Inspiration is guaranteed! 💥
The action will also stream live 🎥 10:15AM-6:30PM on https://excelsiorny.org/ from our YouTube channel:
Have fun together teams!
Thank you to our 60+ volunteers, MVCC, the Center for Corporate and Community Education at MVCC - CCED , and the MVCC Foundation and Alumni !

12/19/2025

Ready for FUN this Sun. Dec. 21 when our amazing robotics 🤖🏆🎉teams compete at the Finger Lakes Qualifier, at Penfield High School/ Penfield Central School District . Come in person -or if you're too far away but wish you were here! - cheer on the action streaming live 10:15AM-6PM on https://excelsiorny.org/ from our YouTube channel:
Have fun with together teams!
Thank you to the 60+ volunteers , Host Team FRC 1511, Mohawk Valley Community College , and the Center for Corporate and Community Education at MVCC - CCED , and MVCC Foundation and Alumni !