What is FIRST?

FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. FIRST is a program where students from around the world gather to compete in events that are announced on the annual Kickoff. Teams then after Kickoff have six weeks to build a functioning robot to complete a task.

The Goals of FIRST

"To create a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes."

-Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST

FIRST Website

The FIRST website is located at http://www.usfirst.org. The FIRST website contains all sorts of information for all leagues of FIRST and all sorts of documents and information regarding several aspects of the program.