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- Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen USFIRST: FIRST at a glance
- Participants: 42,000 students USFIRST: FIRST at a glance
- Teams: 1,700 USFIRST: FIRST at a glance
- Teams are sponsored by companies in engineering, aerospace, automotive and education fields USFIRST: How it works
- Events held in more than half a dozen countries USFIRST: Facts at a glance
- FIRST organizes several different competitions for different ages and grade levels USFIRST: Home page
- FIRST stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology" USFIRST: Home page
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FIRST Robotics is an international robotics competition for high school students. Each January, teams are given the objectives of the year's game and a set of parts. Teams must build their 120lb robots within certain specifications over the course of six weeks. Teams compete regionally at first and then compete at a national level.
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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. FIRST Lego League: Home pageLunacy
In 2009, the game challenge was called Lunacy. Six FIRST teams competed in each match. They were divided into two alliances, red and blue. Each robot had to pull around a 40lb trailer. The main goal was to score moon rocks in the trailers on the opposing alliance. Each moon rock was worth two points. Watch the 2009 game animation for more details about autonomous mode, empty cells, and super cells.
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First Robotics Questions
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ROBOTS! ~for fun~ 4 AnswersI could really use a robot named Fred, who could use a weed eater. I like Mike's idea of an wireless implant except that I would be afraid that, as I was using... read more -
Have robots become economical? 1 AnswerI would say so. Just think of the Roomba or Scooba for example. This robotic vacuum or mop will replace an extra person to mop the floor. read more -
Describe robot capabilities and how robots are interacting with humans. 1 AnswerI shouldn't comment on the detailed stuff as I'm certainly no expert, but if folks out there want basic background info on the current state of robotics, Robots... read more
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RT @droboplus: Data Robotics DroboElite – the First Self-Managing iSCSI SAN ...: http://url4.eu/pILT
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Data Robotics DroboElite – the First Self-Managing iSCSI SAN ... http://bit.ly/8kVMxT
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Made a queued state machine to handle serial functions in #LabVIEW today. It was fun, I hope to use QSMs in FIRST robotics this next year.
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Our new kids' robotics team meets Saturdays, 12:30-4:30 p.m. They will compete in the FIRST LEGO League Regional... http://bit.ly/8FeUXS
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~#greenTech~ Japan has unveiled the world's first environmentally friendly CARDBOARD robot http://bit.ly/64hrWS #robotics
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