FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) conducts regional and national design competitions that demonstrate that engineering and science can be as interesting, captivating, and entertaining as a sporting event. The competition requires an intense six-week project for which industries
and universities team with local high schools to design, construct, and control a remotel
y operated vehicle for a sports-based playoff whose objective changes each year. The FIRST competition is a large scale, made-for-television engineering competition that shows youth that no other career compares to one in science and engineering. Each team starts off with the same standard kit of parts and uses its creativity to design and build a vehicle capable of performing a demanding
task better than its opponents. Teams made up of high school students, industrial engineers, and sometimes university students, join together in this hands-on project to build the better robot.
