Robotics Camp

Science And Technology
The FIRST Championships (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, who invented the Segway Human Transporter. He is also currently working on a water purification system that he hopes will bring clean water to the 1.1 billion people in the world who lack access to it. He wanted to make science and engineering accessible and inspiring for teenagers and young children. So far his efforts are a success: a study done by Brandeis University showed that students who participated in FIRST were more likely than similar students to go to college and do well.

FIRST has various programs, starting with one for children as young as six who build with LEGOs, up to the top level, the robotics competition for high school kids. The teams purchase a set of basic parts, then improvise and build a robot to compete in a game with rules that change every year. No one knows what the rules will be until they receive their kit, cutting down the advantage veteran teams have over rookies.