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Dubbed the "NCAA of Smarts," the annual Long Island FIRST robotics competition focuses on a no-holds-barred struggle among 130 pound robots designed and built by joint teams of high school students and corporate engineers. While fierce competition is the order of the day, winning is within very controlled game rules with point scores determining the ultimate victors.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a nation-wide program, founded in 1989 by inventor and entrepreneur, Dean Kamen, with an imperative, singular focus of exciting more young people about the fun, accessibility, and importance of science and engineering as a career field.
As you visit our site, please consider encouraging your high school to participate or sponsor our robotics competition. For more information, contact SBPLI, Inc.
2008 Long Island FIRST Regional
On March 27-29, over 10,000 spectators gathered at Hofstra University in
Hempstead to watch over 45 teams of high school students compete at the Long
Island
Regional
robotics
competition
to earn a spot at the FIRST USA Championship to be held April 17-19 at the
Georgia Dome in Atlanta GA. Several teams received honors and recognition
that reward design excellence, competitive play, sportsmanship and high-impact
partnerships between schools, business and communities.
For information about the results of the 2008 competion, read the report and full press release.
2008
SBPLI-LI FIRST Newsletter
Includes reports of the 2008 robotics competition, sponsorship information, awards, and scholarships.
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