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First Robotics Competition 2009: Lunacy Team 573
Every year FIRST Robotics Competitions challenge over 1200 teams of young people and team mentors to design and build a robot in a six-week time period using a the "kit of parts". Each FIRST Robotic team must follow the same set of competition rules and build specifications.
After the FIRST Robotics teams build their robots, the robots are entered in a series of competitions around the country. The FIRST Robotics International Championship is held in Atlanta Georgia.
There are many aspects to the FIRST Robotics competition. Not only do teams recieve awards for how well their robot performs in the competitions, First Robotic teams are encouraged and given awards for other things like community outreach, entreprenuership, gracious professionalism, safety, website, team spirit, design, and engineering.
For a complete list of awards click here
How to start a team and get involved
- FIRST Robotics Competition For high schools and for students wanting to join a high school team in your area
- FIRST Tech Challenge (easier for a beginning High school teams financially)
FIRST LEGO League Young Kids (9-14)
Junior FIRST LEGO League For ages 6 -9)
First Robotics has international teams from all over the world that compete in First competitions.
