Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
Join the FIRST community as we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15) and amplify the voices and experiences of Hispanic and Latinx American FIRST students, mentors, alumni, and corporate sponsors. Read more from Dr. Janell N. Catlin, Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
NI Guest Blog - roboRIO 2.0
Howdy, folks! We at NI are excited to follow up REV’s announcement with some further details on what you can expect from the roboRIO 2.0. As part of NI’s renewed commitment to FIRST, we wanted to provide an updated roboRIO that would better meet the needs of teams today while not being a dramatic departure from the roboRIO you all know and love (I hope!).
Q&A with Dean Kamen: Continuing Christa McAuliffe’s Legacy of Inspiration
September 2, 2021, would have been educator and STEM hero Christa McAuliffe’s 73rd birthday. We spoke with Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST, about why he has been an unwavering advocate for carrying on her legacy of inspiration.
Pride Month Blog Response
Some time ago, we posted a blog about FIRST Celebrating Pride month.
Judging & Award Updates for the 2022 Season
We know that there is still uncertainty about how the 2022 season will look but as Frank previously mentioned, our plan A is a traditional FIRST Robotics Competition season. We wanted to share some updates on the current plan for judging and awards this season.
COVID and First Event Preferencing
I’m certain many of you have been following the COVID news closely. At FIRST, we have been too.
Championship, Championship, Championship
So much FIRST Championship news!*
New Control System Components: Behind the Scenes
Late last month, you may have seen that REV announced details on the new FIRST Robotics Competition control system components that we have been working on since late 2018.
Building a Skill Portfolio from FIRST Robotics Competition Experience
One of the goals of teaching is to help students transfer their learning and apply their knowledge. In this sense, mentors of FIRST teams are teachers that assist students in applying expertise to guide them to solve the team's challenges.
2021 FIRST Robotics Competition Official Season Wrap-Up
I hope you got to join us for our season celebration last week. If not, you can find the video of the celebration on YouTube.
A huge congratulations to all our teams this year. You overcame extraordinary difficulties just to participate!
