FIRST

FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen in 1989 in order to develop ways to excite students about engineering and technology. The FIRST Robotics Competition is designed to inspire high school students to be become engineers by giving them real world experience working with professional engineers to develop a robot. The inaugural FIRST Robotics Competition was held in 1992.

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Dean Kamen - 1989 - Engineering - Technology - High school - 1992

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The FIRST LEGO League is a similar program to the FIRST Robotics Competition, but aimed at younger students. The FIRST Vex Challenge (new in 2005) is designed for high school students who don't have the financial, temporal, or other resources for the FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a facility at FIRST headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire where FIRST holds educational programs for students and teachers.

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FIRST LEGO League - Manchester, New Hampshire

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