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Inventor Dean Kamen Announces New Season Robotics Game at the 2013 FIRST® Robotics Competition Kickoff

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January 4, 2013

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FIRST:

“What FIRST Teams Events Are in My
Area?”

Who:

 

FIRST
(®) (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology) will be joined by public figures to launch the 2013
season of the FIRST(® )Robotics Competition (FRC(®)) with a
worldwide Kickoff event originating from Manchester, N.H.

— The 2013 season will include an estimated 2,550 teams (nearly
51,000 high-school students) participating in 77 Regional and
District events. All teams, grades 9-12, will be shown the 2013
robotics game field and challenge for the first time and will
receive an exciting, new Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries,
a control system, and a mix of automation components – but no
instructions.

— Teams will have six weeks to design and build robots to meet this
year’s engineering challenge.

 

Dignitaries and public figures will deliver remarks on video and in
person, including (in order of appearance):

— Dean Kamen, President, DEKA Research and Founder, FIRST;

— Margaret Wood Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire;

Article source: PRNewswire

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