Press Room
Welcome Members of the Media. Thank you for visiting our online Press Room, where you can find out more about FIRST and our programs, impact, sponsors, and leadership; find coverage of FIRST; and view archives of our e-mail newsletter.
Press Releases and FIRST News
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November 4
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FIRST® LEGO® League Announces Biomedical Engineering Theme for 2010 Robotics Season
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October 7
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FIRST® Selects the City of St. Louis as Site of Annual Robotics Championship from 2011 Through 2013 |
| October 7 |
Noted Cirque du Soleil Technical Director and Hollywood Film and TV Producer Join FIRST® Robotics Competition Game Design Committee |
October 2
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FIRST® Appoints Five New Regional Directors in Arizona, Hawaii, Long Island, New York, North Carolina, and Canada |
September 12
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13,000 High-School Students Shoot for Gold in 2009 FIRST® "Hotshot!" Tech Challenge
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September 3
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Dean Kamen Asks the World's Children to Transform Transportation in the FIRST® LEGO® League "Smart Move" Challenge
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September 3
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FIRST® Names Rockwell Collins Official Program Sponsor for the FIRST Tech Challenge Program
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| August 6 |
FIRST® Announces Appointment of Ned Smith as Regional Director |
| July 28 |
FIRST® Appoints Fundraising Veteran Roy Temper To Lead Worldwide Development Efforts |
| June 26 |
FIRSTTM Robotics Team Participates In White House Roundtable on Title IX |
| April 20 |
FIRSTTM Adds JavaTM Technology to the FIRST Robotics Competition Tool Kit |
| April 19 |
20,000 Cheer FIRST Students at the Ultimate Celebration of Science and Technology |
| April 18 |
FIRST™ Names Motorola Foundation Strategic Partner |
| April 17 |
National 4-H Council Announces Alliance with FIRST™ |
| April 14 |
FIRSTTM Championship Ignites Students’ Scientific Savvy with Three Levels of Robotics Challenges, April 16-18, in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome |
| January 3 |
New Game Unveiled to 42,000 High-School Students at 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff |
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FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
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| FIRST LEGO League (FLL) and Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) |
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| FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) |
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More FTC photos |
| FIRST Championship |
The FIRST Championship is the culmination of the season's FIRST programs, bringing together three separate robotics competitions for the ultimate sport for the mind. The event includes the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship, the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, and the FIRST LEGO League World Festival. The 2009 FIRST Championship took place April 16-18 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
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| 20,000 Cheer FIRST Students at the Ultimate Celebration of Science and Technology |
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| General Event Information: |
| FIRSTTM Championship Ignites Students’ Scientific Savvy with Three Levels of Robotics Challenges, April 16-18, in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome |
At-A-Glance Fact Sheet covering all competitions ( 214 KB) Updated 4/09 |
| Public Agenda (238 KB) New 3/09 |
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| FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Championship: |
| FRC Championship match results and standings |
| Event information including team list, agenda, and results, standings and awards (to be posted following event) |
| FRC program information including overview, LUNACY™ game description, and photos |
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| FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship: |
| FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Awards (53 KB) |
| Event information |
| FTC program information including overview, Face Off! game description, and photos |
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| FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival: |
| FIRST LEGO League World Festival Awards (57 KB) |
| Event information |
| FLL program information including overview, Climate Connections Challenge description, and photos |
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