FIRST Inspires: My Story

“More Than Robots” documentary inspires global audiences
Supper Club & Disney
“More Than Robots” Producer & FIRST Sponsor

Learning Together: Team starts new FIRST program at Niwant Blind School in India
Bishop’s School
FIRST Tech Challenge Team

FIRST team develops innovative training system for service dogs
Thunder Down Under
FIRST Robotics Competition Team

FIRST team increases exercise accessibility with new device
Girls of Steel
FIRST Robotics Competition Team

FIRST inspires students to be forces for change in their communities
FIRST ® RISESM powered by
Star Wars: Force for Change Season Teams

High school robotics team innovates to help the U.S. Air Force
Knob Noster High School
FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 6424 “Stealth Panther Robotics,” Knob Noster, Missouri

My career path started with FIRST
FIRST Alum Joe Polin
FIRST Alum, Volunteer, & Donor
I create innovative automated solutions as a software developer
Michael Hodson
FIRST Alum & Mentor

Bringing STEM engagement to disadvantaged youth through community-based organizations
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST Youth-Serving Organizations

I learned what it takes to be a successful engineer through FIRST
David Gomez
FIRST Alum

Strategies for creating STEM engagement opportunities in high-poverty schools
STEM Equity Grantees
FIRST School Districts
FIRST helped me gain confidence to launch a manufacturing startup
Max Friefeld
FIRST Alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 687; Co-founder, Voodoo Manufacturing

FIRST taught me how to work smart, like a startup
Peyton Fitzgerald
FIRST Alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5459 “Ipswich Tigers” and Recipient, Northeastern University’s NU-FIRST Scholarship

FIRST teaches kids to think like engineers
Dr. Leigh Nathan
FIRST Alumna, Connecticut