FIRST Inspires: My Story
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Learning Together: FIRST ® Tech Challenge Team “BSRC Mad About Robots” Starts New FIRST Program at Niwant Blind School in Pune, India
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Overcoming Adversity – The Story of Team Belize
Team Belize
FIRST ® Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST ® team develops innovative training system for service dogs
Thunder Down Under
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST ® team inspires STEM interest in underserved communities
CocoNuts
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST ® team increases exercise accessibility with new device
Girls of Steel
FIRST Robotics Competition Team
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FIRST ® & Qualcomm: A Pioneering Partnership to Inspire Young Innovators
Qualcomm Incorporated
FIRST Strategic Partner
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FIRST taught me how to solve problems that don’t have neat answers
Ajay Penmatcha
FIRST Alum & Donor
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With Apple and FIRST, we’re bringing robotics to every student
Zandra Jo Galván
Superintendent, Greenfield Union School District, Greenfield, California
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FIRST inspires students to be forces for change in their communities
FIRST ® RISESM powered by
Star Wars: Force for Change Season Teams
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Making our community a better place
Rogue Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition team
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Tesla invests in FIRST to support workforce development and future engineers
Melanie Sanchez
FIRST Alum & Mentor; Tesla Workforce Development & Education Programs Intern
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I donate to help FIRST build a better future.
Pam Wong
FIRST Alum, Donor & Volunteer
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FIRST is a Place Where I Belong
Eduardo Pineda
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6647 "Voltec Robotics," Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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