FIRST was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology.
Based in Manchester, NH, the 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit public charity designs accessible, innovative programs that motivate young people
to pursue education and career opportunitiesFIRST Is a high school robotics competition from 9th-12th grade.
High Schools form robotics teams to build robots to do each year's competiton.
Depending on the competition, teams must invest all of their spare time working on their robots.
FIRST Supplies a basic set of parts for each team to get started.
Teams recieve a roboRio, a power distrubutor, and all of the required wiring.
Rookie teams can get a rookie parts kit to help them get started for their first year.