FIRST Robotics Competition

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STEM education program high school robotics competition international robotics competition program of FIRST

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics program that challenges student teams to design, build, and program robots to compete in themed engineering games while promoting STEM education and teamwork.

Aliases (2)

FIRST Robotics Competition Game Design Committee ×1
FRC ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	STEM education program → high school robotics competition → international robotics competition → program of FIRST →
activity	robot construction → robot design → robot driving → robot programming →
competitionFormat	alliance-based matches → team-based competition →
controlSystem	NI roboRIO →
coreTheme	STEM education → coopertition → gracious professionalism →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
educationalFocus	engineering → mathematics → science → technology →
foundedBy	Dean Kamen → Woodie Flowers →
fullName	FIRST Robotics Competition →
governingBody	FIRST Robotics Competition Game Design Committee →
hasAward	Chairman’s Award → Dean’s List Award → Engineering Inspiration Award → Impact Award → Rookie All-Star Award → Woodie Flowers Award →
hasParentOrganization	FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) →
headquartersLocation	Manchester, New Hampshire →
inceptionYear	1992 →
includesComponent	Championship → Kickoff event → build season → competition events →
organizer	FIRST →
primaryProgrammingLanguages	C++ → Java → LabVIEW →
robotPowerSource	rechargeable battery →
robotWeightLimit	approximately 125 pounds without battery and bumpers →
scope	international →
seasonStructure	annual game with new theme → championship event → regional and district events →
shortName	FRC →
targetAudience	high school students →
typicalParticipantAgeRange	14–18 →
typicalSeasonEnd	April →
typicalSeasonStart	January →
website	https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dean Kamen →	founded
FIRST Robotics Competition →	fullName
FIRST Robotics Competition ("FIRST Robotics Competition Game Design Committee") →	governingBody
FIRST →	hasProgram
Dean Kamen →	knownFor
FIRST Tech Challenge →	parentOrganizationProgramFamily
FIRST Tech Challenge →	parentProgram
FIRST Robotics Competition ("FRC") →	shortName