FIRST Robotics Competition Announced 73
Z80xxc! writes "FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) has officially announced the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition, started by inventor Dean Kamen, encourages high-school students to design and build robots to compete with and against other FRC teams. The competition overview video is available from NASA. This year's competition is called 'Lunacy.' The game consists of a series of 135-second face-offs during which the student-designed robots must pick up 9-inch game balls and deposit them in trailers hitched to the opposing teams' robots. The game field is coated with regolith, a slick polymer material, and special wheels are used to create a low-traction interaction with the crater's surface. Together, these combine to simulate the one-sixth gravity on the surface of the moon. For any readers who are interested in participating, FRC teams can always use more adult mentors."
FIRST robotics competition? (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry.
FIRST... (Score:2, Funny)
The FIRST committee(which stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology") has a sub-committee "Parents Of Scientists / Technologists" that I keep reading about.
Surely you've seen their ads, appearing at the top of every discussion forum. FIRST POST this, FIRST POST that...
Re:Yup (Score:3, Funny)
I am competing in team 2811. It's slightly interesting, other than the fact that 98% of the other people are both mentally and socially retarded.
Whereas you are only socially retarded?
Re:Yup (Score:1, Funny)
Note to original poster: I *AM* a judge this year.
I'm currently drunk and reading slashdot