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FIRST^®Igniting young minds. Nurturing passions. Practicing Gracious Professionalism^™.

FIRST^® Robotics Competition (FRC^®) Team 3455 "Carpe Robotum" of Alexandria, Virginia demonstrated their robot to President Obama.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Junior FIRST^®LEGO^® League (Jr.FLL^®)
Grades K-3 (ages 6-9)
The excitement of solving real-world challenges with research and imagination.

What is Jr.FLL?

FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL^®)
Grades 4-8 (ages 9-16; 9-14 in the U.S. and Canada)
Inspiring future scientists and engineers with real-world challenges. 

What is FLL?

FIRST^® Tech Challenge (FTC)^®
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
Building robots based on sound engineering practices and rapid prototyping.

What is FTC?

FIRST^®Robotics Competition (FRC^®)
Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
“Varsity Sport for the Mind™.” Spirited competition using robotics technology.

What is FRC?

Gracious Professionalism^™

The ethos of FIRST. Fierce competition coupled with unqualified kindness and respect.

What is Gracious Professionalism?

Scholarships
Nearly $14 million in FIRST scholarships offered by more than 130 colleges, universities, and companies.

Student Voices

Mentors and Coaches
“Play with the Pros.” Inspiring opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

Mentor Video

President Obama learned about the FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL^®) Body Forward^® Challenge from Team 5083 "The BindleBots" of Oregon.

Volunteers
Volunteers make FIRST a success.

President Obama saluted the work of FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL^®) Team 3013 "The Inventioneers" of Londonderry, New Hampshire.

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