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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

Feb. 6	FIRST Students Invited to Second Annual White House Science Fair
Feb. 2	Vestas Wind Systems Renews Three-Year Sponsorship With FIRST LEGO League
Jan. 7	"Rebound Rumble^SM" Robotics Game Unveiled by Dean Kamen and Host of Celebrities to 60,000 High-School Students at 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff
Jan. 5	Announcing the FIRST Innovators Award Presented by the Abbott Fund
Dec. 28	FIRST Appoints Seasoned 'Veterans' to Manage Robotics Programs in Growing Regions
Dec. 21	FIRST LEGO League Kid-Invention to Receive Product Development Opportunity Valued at up to $250,000
Dec. 5	FIRST, Yale Alumni Group Announce Strategic Alliance
Nov. 8	FIRST ‘Green’ a Modern Day Twist on Team Fundraising Methods
Oct. 28	Manchester Board of School Committee Funds FIRST Robotics Programs for City's High-School System
Oct. 7	FIRSTAdds Kinect for Xbox 360 Technology to High-School Robotics Competition Tool Kit for 2012
Sept. 6	More than 200,000 kid scientists take on food contamination in inventor Dean Kamen's FIRST food safety Challenge
Aug. 16	President Obama Makes Surprise Appearance on "i.am FIRST - Science is Rock and Roll"
July 20	jcpenny Demonstrates the Power of a Penny to Support Local Youth
June 17	FIRST LEGO League Kid Inventors Meet Three-Year Old Who is Using Their Patent-Pending Prostehetic Device for the First Time

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FIRST Facts

Dean Kamen's Vision

What's FIRST? brochure ( pdf icon

1.9 MB) Updated 8/11

FIRST FAQ ( pdf icon

358 KB) Updated 1/12

FIRST 2011 Season Overview brochure ( pdf icon

5.8 MB) New 8/11

FIRST At-A-Glance Facts

FIRST Impact

FIRST Sponsors

FIRST Scholarships Trifold ( pdf icon

780 KB) Updated 10/11

FIRST Board of Directors & Bios

FIRST Annual Report & Financials

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

FIRST Robotics Competition ( pdf icon

910 KB) Updated 4/11

How it Works ( pdf icon

933 KB) Updated 4/11

2012 FRC Game Description ( pdf icon

199 KB) Updated 1/12

2012 Season Facts ( pdf icon

365 KB) Updated 2/12

2012 Events Schedule ( pdf icon

703 KB) New 11/11

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2012 FRC Rebound Rumble Kickoff videos and related links

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The Game (2011)	The Students	The Robots

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FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)

How It Works ( pdf icon

422 KB) Updated 8/11

At-A-Glance Fact Sheet ( pdf icon

411 KB) Updated 9/11

2011 "BOWLED OVER!" Game Description ( pdf icon

281 KB) New 9/11

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FTC Award Descriptions

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The Game (2010)	The Students	The Robots

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FIRST LEGO League (FLL)

FIRST LEGO League: How It Works ( pdf icon

364 KB) Updated 8/11

FLL At-A-Glance Fact Sheet (

479 KB) Updated 8/11

2011 FLL "FOOD FACTOR^®" Challenge Flyer ( pdf icon

463 KB) New 8/11

FLL "FOOD FACTOR^®" Challenge Details

FLL Award Descriptions

FLL World Festival

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Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL)

Junior FIRST LEGO League: How It Works (

406 KB) Updated 8/11

2011 Jr.FLL "SNACK ATTACK™" Challenge Flyer ( pdf icon

476 KB) New 8/11

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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. Also featured is the Junior FIRST LEGO League World Festival Expo.

Upcoming FIRST Championships will take place at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri: