NASA Kicks Off 2011 Nationwide First Robotics Competition

It has been awhile since I worked at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California but I still have some of my tee shirts from being a volunteer at the FIRST competitions.  It was a lot of fun watching the competitions and seeing the enthusiasm of the contestants.  It looks like it will be a great contest this year as well.  My best to all the students.
- LRK -
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NASA Kicks Off 2011 Nationwide First Robotics Competition
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/jan/HQ_11-005_FIRST_Robotics.html
RELEASE : 11-005

WASHINGTON -- An international robotics competition that develops the next generation of technology leaders kicks off this weekend. NASA, the largest sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, and its centers across the nation will join local technology firms to launch the event at 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 8. The event at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester will air live on NASA Television.

FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a long-standing challenge to inspire curiosity and create interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics among high school students. The event gives students the opportunity to design, build, test and compete a robot that can perform specific functions. FIRST also gives students a crucial mentoring experience with NASA professionals, who help them explore solutions to robotics problems and understand real-world challenges faced by engineers and researchers.
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FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off Saturday
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/news/pressrel/2011/11-001_first.html
MEDIA ADVISORY : 11-001

CLEVELAND -- NASA Television will broadcast the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition kickoff event on Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. The broadcast will be aired at Cuyahoga Community College, Unified Technologies Center (UTC), 2415 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland.

FIRST is a program designed to help students discover how interesting and rewarding a career in engineering and science can be by giving them real world experience working with engineers to build a functioning robot in six weeks.

During the live broadcast, which originates from Manchester, N.H., Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter and founder of FIRST, will reveal this year's robotics competition for thousands of high school students across America. More than 100 students are expected to attend this year's event at UTC.
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http://www.usfirst.org/
FIRST

Watch the FRC Kickoff on January 8th LIVE courtesy of NASA

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NASA Looks to FIRST® to Build the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers

FIRST® LEGO® League Signs Three Year Sponsorship With Statoil

FIRST® Announces New Rookie Team Incentive Program

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http://robotics.nasa.gov/
2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff
The 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Kick off will take place on January 8th, 2011 at 10:30AM EST. The Kickoff will be aired on NASA TV!

+ More Info on the broadcast
+ More Info on NASA TV
+ More Info on 2011 FRC Kickoff
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I hope some these future engineers and roboticists get to build robots for lunar exploration.
- LRK -

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- LRK -

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http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/first-2011-index.html
The 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an exciting, nationwide competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way.

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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK

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