18,000+ Students Bring Their Custom-Built Robots and Team Spirit to the Largest Sport for the Mind(TM) Showdown, the 2015 FIRST(R) Championship
will.i.am, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, Rock Band Boys Like Girls, Singer-Songwriter Christina Grimmie, Government Officials, NASA Engineers, and Top Inventors on Hand to Celebrate Student Achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math During World's Largest Robotics Event in St. Louis
(firmenpresse) - ST. LOUIS, MO -- (Marketwired) -- 04/27/15 -- This week, more than 18,000 students from around the globe traveled to St. Louis, Mo., to put their engineering skills to the test at the annual (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship.
The four-day event came down to a heart-pounding conclusion Saturday night in front of a roaring crowd of more than 40,000 when four teams from League City, Texas, and Davis, Clovis, and Palmdale, California of the Newton Subdivision won the coveted Championship Winning Alliance.
In this year''s recycling-themed game, , FIRST Robotics Competition teams took to the field, where competing Alliances scored points by stacking totes on scoring platforms, capping those stacks with recycling containers, and properly disposing of pool noodles, representing litter. In keeping with the recycling theme of the game, all game pieces used are reusable or recyclable.
In all, over 18,000 students, ages 6 to 18, participated in the Championship events. Among the participants, many U.S. and international FIRST student robotics teams earned honors for design excellence, competitive play, research, business plans, website design, teamwork, and partnerships.
In St. Louis, more than 900 teams from 40 countries competed in the four FIRST programs: ; ; and . In addition to the high-energy robotics matches, 60 teams of 6 to 9-year-olds participated in the World Festival Expo.
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. To learn more about FIRST, go to .
FIRST and the FIRST logo are registered trademarks of the United States Foundation For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST). LEGO® is a registered trademark of The LEGO Group.
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