Robotics

FIRST Robotics, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics, is a global nonprofit organization that inspires students to get involved in science and technology through robotics competitions: 

• What it's like

  The competitions are intense and combine the excitement of sports with the challenges of science and technology. 

• What it teaches

  FIRST programs help students build self-confidence and collaborative problem-solving skills. They also encourage students to develop core values like: 
  • Gracious Professionalism: Respecting other teams and the spirit of competition 
  • Coopertition: Cooperating with other teams while still competing against them 

• Who founded it

  Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers founded FIRST in 1989

• What it is

  Students build robots to compete in challenges that test their teamwork, problem-solving, and engineering skills. 

• Who it's for

  Students ages 4–18 can participate in FIRST programs, which are suitable for schools or afterschool activities. 

• How it works

  Teams of 25 or more students work with technology companies to design, build, and program robots to perform tasks against other teams.