FIRST – For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. The program is a life-changing, career-molding experience — and a lot of fun.
FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sport with science and technology to create a unique varsity sport for the mind. FRC helps high-school-aged young people discover the rewarding and engaging world of innovation and engineering.
The FIRST Robotics Competition stages short games played by remote-controlled robots. The robots are designed and built in 6 weeks (out of a common set of basic parts) by a team of 15 to 25 high-school-aged young people and a handful of engineers-mentors. The students pilot the robots on the field. Each school year, teams are formed in the fall. Competitions take place in March and April. The FIRST Robotics Competition Regional events are typically held in university arenas. They involve 40 to 70 teams cheered by thousands of fans over two and a half days.
Students will get to work with mentors from Caterpillar Inc. to design and build a robot that will compete with countless other teams from across the region and nation. Students can also learn Computer Aided Drafting skills, experience with metal and wood working, computer programming, leadership, and team work.
Students get to:
Learn from professional engineers
Build and compete with a robot of their own design
Learn and use sophisticated software and hardware
Compete and cooperate in alliances and tournaments
Qualify for more than $14.8 million in college scholarships
Have fun with like-minded students from many different schools
Peoria Area FIRST
The Peoria Area FIRST web site is meant to include all Peoria-area teams as during the pre-season and during the practice time prior to competitions.
Team Robot Casserole
The other FIRST team sponsored by Caterpillar (our sister team).
