SALEM — The New England FIRST Robotics Competition Granite State District Event, presented by BAE Systems, will host 37 teams from New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. The competition will be March 1-2, at Salem High School from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. on both days. On Friday, opening ceremonies will be at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday opening ceremonies will be at 9 a.m., and Saturday award ceremonies will be held at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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Lakes Region teams competing include the Screaming Eagles from Gilford, Torque from Wolfeboro, the Newfound Bears from Bristol.
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Teams are looking to qualify for the New England District Championship April 10-13 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Winning team alliances from the New England Championship move onto the FIRST National Championship in Detroit, Michigan.
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