The US FIRST Robotics Competition

First has...
• Over 28,000 high-school-aged young people
• 2,000 teams
• Over 15,000 mentors
• Over 3,000 other volunteers
• Over 2,000 sponsoring companies
• One Identical Kit of Parts
• 6 weeks
• 36 Regional Events
• The hardest and most rewarding fun ever!

What is it?

FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

A unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

Dragons Awards

Bash at the Beach Spirit award 2007 and 2008

Delphi Driving Tomorrows Technology award 2008 at Hartford

Finalist at Beantown Blitz at Boston

Finalist at Hartford 2008

Spirit award WPI 2007, 2008, 2009

Spirit at Suffield Shake down 2008, 2009

Best Website award 2007

How it FIRST works...

The FIRST Robotics Competitions stage short games played by remote-controlled robots. The robots are designed and built in 6 weeks (out of a common set of basic parts) by a team of high-school-aged young people and mentors. The students pilot the robots on the field.

Each school year, teams are formed in the fall. Competitions take place in March and April. The FIRST Robotics Competition Regional events are typically held in university or city arenas. They involve 40 to 70 teams, cheered on by thousands of fans over two and a half days. A championship event caps the season. Referees oversee the competition. Judges present awards to teams for design, technology, sportsmanship and commitment to FIRST. The Chairman's Award is FIRST's highest honor.