Full-size robot exhibition matches
FRC teams will run demonstration matches using the field and match structure to recreate the pace, coordination, and robot interaction of FRC play in an exhibition setting.
Carleton University • FIRST Robotics • FRC + FTC • Ottawa
Carleton Capital Circuit
A FIRST robotics exhibition event featuring FRC and FTC in Canada’s Capital.
Plan your visit
Team schedule now available.
Review Friday load-in and qualification windows, Saturday playoffs, and the full two-day event plan.
Join the event
Robotics on display in Canada’s Capital.
Carleton Capital Circuit is a two-day FIRST robotics exhibition bringing FRC and FTC teams, robots, volunteers, students, and visitors together at Carleton University.
Participate
Register an FRC or FTC team for the exhibition. There is no registration fee. See registered teams on the registration page.
Team registration
Volunteer
Help make the field, pits, and event operations run.
Volunteer signup
Partner
Support robotics, engineering, and student leadership in Ottawa.
Sponsorship informationExhibition format
Two days of FRC and FTC robotics.
Carleton Capital Circuit is designed as an exhibition: teams will demonstrate their robots in live match-style sessions that simulate the formats used in FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge. The focus is on showing the robots in action, giving teams meaningful field time, and giving visitors a close look at the engineering, strategy, and teamwork behind both programs.
FTC match demonstrations
FTC teams and robots will be part of the two-day program with match-style demonstrations that showcase the scale, control systems, strategy, and student engineering of FIRST Tech Challenge.
Venue & load-in
Ravens Nest Gymnasium.
Visiting Ottawa: Flash Your Badge
Make a weekend of it! Explore Ottawa with your team or family and enjoy savings with Ottawa Tourism’s Flash Your Badge program.
- Museums: Enjoy 50% off admission at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. Explore the Canadian War Museum with $5 off admission.
- Food and entertainment: Save on pizza at The Grand, milkshakes at Zak’s Diner in the ByWard Market, pastries at Delysées in the Glebe, and select Broadway shows at the National Arts Centre.
Find your next Ottawa adventure on the Flash Your Badge page — select “Learn more” for each offer’s details.
Carleton Capital Circuit partners
Host institution
Connecting FIRST with engineering at Carleton.
Hosted with Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design, Carleton Capital Circuit brings FRC and FTC teams into a university setting where students can demonstrate their engineering, share their robots with the public, and connect FIRST participation with post-secondary engineering, student leadership, and Ottawa’s technology community.
