| 3 | | The mission of [http://www.firstinspires.org/ FIRST] is to spur interest in science and technology through robotics. Each year, [http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)] announces a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMiNmJW7enI challenge] and thousands of teams each have 6 weeks to build a robot that meets the challenge. Teams of robots then compete in arenas to see which best met the challenge; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T93UIrYRRs FIRST competitions] are exciting, high-energy events that draw competitors from around the world. Teams compete in district events (our region is the Chesapeake region encompassing Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia); those that qualify move on to district championships which can qualify them to move on to the world championships where they compete again in divisions whose winners move on to the final competition held on the ''Einstein'' field. In the 2017 competition, team 2537 was part of the winning alliance in the Tesla division which advanced to the Einstein field. 33,000 people attended the world championships and it's hard to overstate the level of excitement and fun. |
| | 3 | The mission of [http://www.firstinspires.org/ FIRST] is to spur interest in science and technology through robotics. Each year, [http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)] announces a [https://youtu.be/gmiYWTmFRVE challenge] and thousands of teams each have 6 weeks to build a robot that meets the challenge. Teams of robots then compete in arenas to see which best met the challenge; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T93UIrYRRs FIRST competitions] are exciting, high-energy events that draw competitors from around the world. Teams compete in district events (our region is the Chesapeake region encompassing Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia); those that qualify move on to district championships which can qualify them to move on to the world championships where they compete again in divisions whose winners move on to the final competition held on the ''Einstein'' field. In the 2017 competition, team 2537 was part of the winning alliance in the Tesla division which advanced to the Einstein field. 33,000 people attended the world championships and it's hard to overstate the level of excitement and fun. |
