For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
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For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a nonprofit organization that runs robotics and STEM programs and competitions to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1330213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Context triple: [FIRST, fullName, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology]
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A.
science and technology award foundation
A science and technology award foundation is an organization that recognizes and supports outstanding achievements and contributions in scientific research and technological innovation.
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B.
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the United States’ highest honor for technological achievement, recognizing individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being through innovation.
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C.
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
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D.
Scientific and Technical Awards
Scientific and Technical Awards are special honors given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize significant innovations and achievements in film technology and engineering.
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E.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Target entity description: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a nonprofit organization that runs robotics and STEM programs and competitions to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology.
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A.
science and technology award foundation
A science and technology award foundation is an organization that recognizes and supports outstanding achievements and contributions in scientific research and technological innovation.
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B.
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the United States’ highest honor for technological achievement, recognizing individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being through innovation.
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C.
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology is a prestigious international award honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological fields that underpin modern society.
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D.
Scientific and Technical Awards
Scientific and Technical Awards are special honors given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize significant innovations and achievements in film technology and engineering.
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E.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
STEM outreach organization
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educational organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FIRST ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
engineering education
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mathematics education ⓘ robotics ⓘ science education ⓘ technology education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
coopertition
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gracious professionalism ⓘ hands-on learning ⓘ project-based learning ⓘ teamwork and collaboration ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Dean Kamen ⓘ |
| hasHonor | sponsored scholarships for participants ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
community-based teams
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mentors ⓘ school teams ⓘ volunteers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Manchester, New Hampshire
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surface form:
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
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| inception | 1989 ⓘ |
| industry |
STEM education
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education ⓘ educational robotics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators ⓘ |
| operatesInTheSector | youth education ⓘ |
| organizes |
STEM programs
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robotics competitions ⓘ |
| partner |
corporate sponsors
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schools ⓘ technology companies ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| program |
FIRST LEGO League
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surface form:
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
FIRST LEGO League ⓘ
surface form:
FIRST LEGO League Discover
FIRST LEGO League ⓘ
surface form:
FIRST LEGO League Explore
FIRST Robotics Competition ⓘ FIRST Tech Challenge ⓘ |
| purpose | to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology ⓘ |
| slogan |
More than robots
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The hardest fun you’ll ever have ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
students in primary and secondary education
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young people ⓘ |
| website | https://www.firstinspires.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Description of subject: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a nonprofit organization that runs robotics and STEM programs and competitions to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
FIRST Tech Challenge
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organizerFullName
→
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
ⓘ
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
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fullName
→
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
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subject surface form:
FIRST
subject surface form:
FIRST Tech Challenge