What is FIRSTFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League, FIRST LEGO League Jr., and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions. Founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers in 1989, its expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. Its philosophy is expressed by the organization as coopertition and gracious professionalism. FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a research facility at FIRST headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, where it holds educational programs and day camps for students and teachers
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Paying FIRST ForwardsWe as a team love FIRST and FTC and are working hard to help sustain it. We have done several things such as helping out smaller teams to improve, joining FIRST ladies, and we plan to help create some teams at our schools, as well as volunteering at tournaments, because at this rate FIRST could potentially collapse without the help of individuals like us.
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What is FTCThe FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is designed for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots in a 10-week build period to compete in an alliance format against other teams.
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