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In the 2021-2022 season, FIRST® FORWARDSM presented by Qualcomm, FIRST® teams will explore the future of transportation. From the shipment of packages in rural and urban areas, to disaster relief delivery and high-tech air transit, teams will re-imagine faster, more reliable, inclusive, and sustainable transportation innovations that better connect and grow communities and economies around the world.
This year, FIRST teams will address today’s global challenges related to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #9, focused on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation. By encouraging FIRST participants to think about future transportation sustainability, we’re also empowering them to be the next generation of leaders and innovators, tackling the world’s toughest challenges.
Innovation Takes Flight in RAPID REACT
In RAPID REACTSM presented by The Boeing Company, teams must use innovative engineering, creative thinking, and teamwork to reimagine the future of safe, high-speed travel, and lightening-fast deliveries to propel the next evolution of transportation forward – in this world and beyond. Watch the game animation for a closer look at RAPID REACT and important game details, rules, point-scoring, and game-play options.
Explore the Systems Driving Transportation Innovation
Explore the Future of Flight Innovation
Hear from Naveed Hussain
The Boeing Company's Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Research and Technology believes the students of today and their innovative ideas are the future of advanced technology and many more industries.
Hear from Charles Bergan
Qualcomm's Vice President of Engineering discusses how STEM professionals are critical to solving the greatest problems on earth, and how this generation of students will change the world.
