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Welcome to the official online home of FRC team 2708, Lake Effect Robotics. We’re a FIRST Robotics Competition team based out of the Limestone District School Board, open to students from any highschool in the board. In 2018 we won the World Championships in Detroit, becoming just the 5th Canadian team since 1992 to do so.

Every year students build a new 150lb robot to compete in a new unique game created by FIRST with and against teams from around the world. We’ve built robots that can shoot all sizes of balls, stack milk crates, and place a variety of objects. Learn more about this year’s game and robot, or past years.

In 2025 we’re working to finish our post-covid rebuilding. Our goal is to “Work together as a team to build a simple but competitive robot and continue our record of positive community involvement by building strong partnerships which will raise the profile of STEM in the Kingston and global communities.”

Upcoming Events

Interested in joining Lake Effect Robotics?

We’re recruiting for the 2025 season! We’re open to all highschool students in the Limestone District School Board, and no experience is needed to join. Learn more on our join page.

About FIRST

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization founded to inspire young people to pursue a field in engineering and STEM.

The ultimate FIRST vision is:
“To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders.”

      - Dean Kamen, FIRST founder.