First Robotics

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Official site: USFIRST.org
Wikipedia: FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition encyclopedia: FIRSTwiki
FIRST Robotics message board: Chief Delphi
Affiliated competition for children: FIRST LEGO League
NASA Robotics: FIRST Robotics Competition
YouTube video: FIRST Robotics 2008 OverDrive (Time: 3:27)

FIRST Robotics News

Google News: First Robotics
Reuters: FIRST Unveils New Game at 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff (January 5, 2008)
Newsweek: Will Rudy Protect Us from the Robots? (January 5, 2008)
InformationWeek: Students Compete To Build Robots In FIRST Event (January 3, 2008)
Morris Sun Tribune: FIRST Robotics project may spark renewed interest in techology... (January 1, 2008)

FIRST Robotics Supplies, Assistance and Advice

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: FIRST Robotics Resource Center
Robotics supplies: AndyMark, Inc.
FIRST supplies: IFI Robotics

FIRST Robotics Video

USFIRST.org: Video Clips
YouTube: FIRST Robotics Competition Videos
Design News: FIRST Robotics: Video Coverage from the Competition Floor
Virginia Commonwealth University: VCU Engineering: FIRST Robotics

FIRST Robotics Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: First Robotics
MIT Admissions Blog: FIRST Robotics Kickoff (January 5, 2008)
The Blue Alliance: Episode 4 - FIRST Scholarships (November 28, 2007)
K12Converge.com: FIRST Robotics (November 16, 2007)
Podcast series about FIRST: FIRSTcast

Lego League

Since 1999, FIRST has organized the Lego League, a competition for younger students, as a compliment to its First Robotics Competition. In the Lego League, students ranging in age from nine to 14 use specialized Lego kits to build machines and solve problems.⁶