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.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224978 — 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: FIRST Robotics Competition Context triple: [Dean Kamen, knownFor, FIRST Robotics Competition]
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A.
DARPA Robotics Challenge
The DARPA Robotics Challenge was a high-profile international competition that pushed the development of advanced humanoid robots capable of performing complex disaster-response tasks in environments designed for humans.
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B.
FirstHand STEM education program
FirstHand STEM education program is an educational initiative of the University City Science Center that provides hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math learning experiences to middle and high school students, particularly from underrepresented communities.
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C.
DARPA Grand Challenge
The DARPA Grand Challenge was a series of autonomous vehicle competitions in the 2000s that catalyzed major advances in self-driving car technology and robotics research.
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D.
LEGO Mindstorms extension
LEGO Mindstorms extension is an add-on for the Scratch programming environment that enables users to control and program LEGO Mindstorms robots through visual code blocks.
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E.
Stanford Racing Team
The Stanford Racing Team is an autonomous vehicle research group from Stanford University best known for developing self-driving cars that competed in and helped advance the field through the DARPA Grand Challenge.
- 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: FIRST Robotics Competition Target entity description: 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.
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A.
DARPA Robotics Challenge
The DARPA Robotics Challenge was a high-profile international competition that pushed the development of advanced humanoid robots capable of performing complex disaster-response tasks in environments designed for humans.
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B.
FirstHand STEM education program
FirstHand STEM education program is an educational initiative of the University City Science Center that provides hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math learning experiences to middle and high school students, particularly from underrepresented communities.
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C.
DARPA Grand Challenge
The DARPA Grand Challenge was a series of autonomous vehicle competitions in the 2000s that catalyzed major advances in self-driving car technology and robotics research.
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D.
LEGO Mindstorms extension
LEGO Mindstorms extension is an add-on for the Scratch programming environment that enables users to control and program LEGO Mindstorms robots through visual code blocks.
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E.
Stanford Racing Team
The Stanford Racing Team is an autonomous vehicle research group from Stanford University best known for developing self-driving cars that competed in and helped advance the field through the DARPA Grand Challenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
STEM education program
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high school robotics competition ⓘ international robotics competition ⓘ program of FIRST ⓘ |
| activity |
robot construction
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robot design ⓘ robot driving ⓘ robot programming ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
alliance-based matches
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team-based competition ⓘ |
| controlSystem | NI roboRIO ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
STEM education
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coopertition ⓘ gracious professionalism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalFocus |
engineering
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mathematics ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dean Kamen
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Woodie Flowers ⓘ |
| fullName | FIRST Robotics Competition self-link ⓘ |
| governingBody |
FIRST Robotics Competition
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FIRST Robotics Competition Game Design Committee
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| hasAward |
Chairman’s Award
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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
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Kickoff event ⓘ build season ⓘ competition events ⓘ |
| organizer | FIRST ⓘ |
| primaryProgrammingLanguages |
C++
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Java ⓘ LabVIEW ⓘ |
| robotPowerSource | rechargeable battery ⓘ |
| robotWeightLimit | approximately 125 pounds without battery and bumpers ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| seasonStructure |
annual game with new theme
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championship event ⓘ regional and district events ⓘ |
| shortName |
FIRST Robotics Competition
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FRC
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| targetAudience | high school students ⓘ |
| typicalParticipantAgeRange | 14–18 ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonEnd | April ⓘ |
| typicalSeasonStart | January ⓘ |
| website | https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIRST Robotics Competition Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FRC
this entity surface form:
FIRST Robotics Competition Game Design Committee
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
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offers
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FIRST Robotics Competition
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subject surface form:
FIRST
this entity surface form:
FIRST Robotics Competition program
this entity surface form:
FIRST Robotics Competition Woodie Flowers Award
subject surface form:
FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship
this entity surface form:
FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship