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There are many exciting FIRST activities and events taking place around Virginia throughout the year. These events are a unique opportunity to see hundreds of students leverage math, science, marketing, and innovation in a team environment where students build robotic solutions to complex problems which are posed to them under real-world conditions. Students, ages 6-18 years old, participate in these FIRST programs which involve research, collaboration with mentors, and, ultimately, strategizing, designing and fabricating a robot to complete various tasks. Students learn in a pro-active format as they participate in FIRST’s hands-on project-based activities.
These programs positively impact lives, encourage students to pursue higher education, and change students’ attitudes towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects; ultimately, many of the FIRST Alumni are considering careers in STEM- related fields. These young people will be prepared for the workplace of the future.
Come join us for an action packed fun events where students challenge their minds to develop innovative solutions!
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Current News:
Battlefield's Bobcats Robotics Take Tech Challenge (January 23rd, 2012)
Robotics Spark Teams Hoop Dreams (January 20th, 2012)
Robotics Race Sparks Competitive Edge (January 16th, 2012)
Chesterfield Couple Helps LC Bird's Robohawks Soar (December 1, 2011)
President Obama Visits Virginia FRC Team! How a Presidential Visit Thrilled and Surprised a Robotics Team in Rural Virginia (October 21, 2011)
FIRST Event Could Change Child's Life (October 4, 2011)
Robot Camp: Not Your Ordinary Summer Camp (WCVE)
VirginiaFIRST Founder and The Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am team up for Science on ABC
2011 FIRST Championship Wrap Video (St. Louis)
TJ Robotics Hopes for a Win (April 7, 2011)
George Mason FIRST Robotics Team (April 5, 2011)
Packed and Ready for Competition: RoboGenesis Bides Time with Community Service (April 1, 2011)
George Washington Students Compete in Robotics Competition (March 29, 2011)
Cougar Robotics to Compete in National (March 29, 2011)
In the Nick of Time: Roanoke Students Compete in National Robotics Competition (March 17, 2011)
FRC RoboHawks (February 9, 2011)
Stirring the Bots (January 22, 2011)
High School Robotics Team Preps for Return to Regionals (January 19, 2011)
Six Weeks and Counting Until Competition (January 13, 2011)
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Robots clash at Virginia State University (October 10, 2010)
Genworth executive among 8 honored at RichTech gala (May 13, 2010)
Robotics Competition Comes to a Close in Richmond (March 20, 2010)
Dinwiddie Middle School in gear with Robots (December 21, 2009)
Robotics team competition furthers engineering experience (December 13, 2009)
Dinwiddie robotics team off to state finals (December 5, 2009)
Even now, some jobs remain hard to fill (July 3, 2011)
Videos:
- FIRST 2011 Championship Wrap Video
- Performing a Different Role at the Siegel Center
- VirginiaFIRST "A View from All Sides"
- VirginiaFIRST Robotics Competition 10Year Retrospective
- FIRST FTC regional robotics at UVA
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