FIRST, an organization founded to fulfill the purpose of its name (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) Robotics is unlike any other activity you have ever participated in. Whether you are involved with fabrication, control systems, software engineering, website design, marketing, PR, outreach, or something else entirely, chances are your skills are quintessential to running a successful robotics team. Learn more about our different departments here.
We receive the help of mentors from the Catlin Gabel faculty and local industries to help us learn our fields, but our competition robots are entirely student designed and built. We are proud to say that during the build season, adults don't touch the robot or the keyboard.