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WHS FAQs
- What does FIRST stand for?
- What is FIRST?
- Who started FIRST?
- What is your task this year?
- What are the rules?
- When is the competition?
- What do the participants get from the FIRST program?
- What skills will the students achieve over time?
- Who are the WHS Purgold Robotics Team 1268?
FIRST stands for For Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology.
2. What is FIRST?
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an annual event that challenges high school students
- to work with professional engineering and business mentors
- to design and build a robot and
- to compete in high -intensity events that measure the effectiveness of each robot, the power of team strategy and collaboration and the determination of students.
Eleven years ago the FIRST Robotics Competition took place with 28 teams in a high school gym in New Hampshire. In 2005, First Robotics largest ever competition will include 800 teams from Canada, Brazil, the U.K. and nearly every state in the U.S. competing in 23 regional events and championship.
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3. Who started FIRST?
FIRST was created by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers.
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4. What is your task this year?
To create a robot to solve the new game.
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5. What are the rules?
There can be no cheating; only parts provided by FIRST can be used on the robot; structural components can be fabricated from any materials.
6. When is the competition?
The Midwest Regional competition is from March 24-26, 2005 at the University of Illinois, Chicago Pavilion.
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7. What do the participants get from the FIRST program?
Participants receive recognition from the FIRST program. They have numerous opportunities to apply for scholarships from supporting companies and universities.
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8. What skills will the students achieve over time?
Students will learn a great team spirit, professionalism, and maturity. They learn how to overcome obstacles.