FIRST and 3M Showcase the Excitement of Science and Engineering on the NASCAR Track with Sprint Cup Series Driver Greg Biffle
Long-Standing Sponsorship to Promote Science Education as Kids Gear Up for Back-to-School Season
MANCHESTER, NH – Aug. 16, 2013 - What do science education and sports car racing have in common? Hundreds of kids and parents will find out this Sunday, August 18, during the Pure Michigan 400 Sprint Cup race, as FIRST® and 3M team up with NASCAR driver, Greg Biffle, to ignite kids’ passion in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
230,000 Children Worldwide to Devise Innovative Solutions to Keep People and Property Safe Before, During, and After a Natural Disaster
FIRST® LEGO® League announces details of its 2013-2014 “NATURE’S FURYSM” Challenge
Dean Kamen Invites More Than 30,000 Students Around the World to the FIRST Tech Challenge “ FTC BLOCK PARTY!”
FIRST® Tech Challenge launches new robotics season game that challenges students to think like engineers and scientists
FIRST Selects the City of St. Louis as the Site of the Annual FIRST Robotics Championship for 2015-2017
City and Local Organizing Committee Play Host for Seven Consecutive Years to Annual International Event Celebrating Innovation and Technology
for Students K-12
FIRST Robotics Competition Teams Join IndyCar Racers Charlie Kimball and Josef Newgarden for the Ultimate Roborivalry Trackside
Beginning in June 2013, IZOD IndyCar Series racer Charlie Kimball and FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen, took their passion for technology and engineering to the race track as they teamed up to inspire young people’s interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.
FIRST Announces New Executive Advisory Board Members
Partner in Spirit Hockey, LLC and Founder of Clarkston High School Science, Mathematics, and Technology Academy Join the FIRST Executive Advisory Board
Robots Come FIRST at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Team Members and their Robots to Lead the 87th Annual Parade in New York City with Help from Southwest Airlines and FedEx
FIRST AERIAL ASSIST 2014 Robotics Game Unveiled
AERIAL ASSISTSM Game Revealed by Dean Kamen to Nearly 70,000 High-School Students Worldwide at the 2014 FIRST® Robotics Competition Season Kickoff
- Students urged to become future problem-solvers
- Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) noted: “We need to make sure we have programs like FIRST in every school district to ensure a bright future for each student, as well as for America.”
