FIRST in the News

Here you can find special announcements and select media coverage about FIRST. 
 
See also: News Archive and FIRST Newsletter 


May 2013
May 10 Telegram.com
Local robotics team recognized at FIRST World Championship
May 9 IEEE-USA Today's Engineer
What Makes a Good STEM Mentor?
May 9 Modern Machine Shop
FIRST Championship Draws Thousands
May 8 EFYTimes.com
PTC Continues Commitment To STEM Leadership And A Future Qualified Work Force
May 7 TechOnline
India NI technology partners with FIRST
May 7 India New England
Robotics team wins honors at FIRST World Championships
May 7 The Gazette Iowa
Students show off award-winning robot
May 6 Radio Iowa
Iowa high school team wins award at world robotics competition
May 6 WSLS 10
Local robotics team competes at world championship, rubs elbows with will.i.am
May 6 Des Moines Register
Video: Valley students, robots enliven governor’s press conference
April 2013
April 29 Geek Dad
FIRST Championship Showcases Brilliant Innovation in FIRST LEGO League
April 29 USA Today
Flying disc-throwing robots teach kids tech
April 29 Electronics For You Times
National Instruments Technology Partnership With FIRST Puts Real-World Engineering Tools in Student Hands
April 29 TMJ 4
Mequon students meet Will I Am while building with Legos
April 28 St. Louis Dispatch
World robotics champs crowned at Edward Jones Dome 
April 28 The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Judging FIRST
April 28 The Oakland Press
Robotics event breeds geniuses - OUR OPINION
April 28 TMCnet
WPI Selected by FIRST to Create Control System Software
April 27 Forbes
Robots in Saint Louis
April 26 SC Times
Letter: Don't cut STEM-based electives from high school
April 26 SPI World News
Monster Collaborates with Dean Kamen and FIRST to Bring the Gift of Music to This Year’s FIRST Dean’s List Winners, Providing Each Student with Specially Designed “Monster DNA™” Headphones
April 26 4-traders
National Instruments Corp : National Instruments Technology Partnership With FIRST Puts Real-World Engineering Tools in Student Hands
April 26 Wireless Business
Technology At the FIRST Robotics finals in St. Louis
April 26 TMCnet Tech
Valley Robot Rumble Brings High School Teams to TEC-SMART for a Robot Exhibition in May Event Presented by Time Warner Cable
April 25 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Engineering and tech jobs are the real prize of St. Louis robotics competition
April 24 KSDK
30,000 in town for 2013 First Robotics World Championship
April 23 TV Eyes
FIRST Robotics
April 22 Corporation for National & Community Service
President Obama Announces STEM AmeriCorps to Inspire Young People's Interest in Science and Technology
April 22 New York Times
A Presidential Pat for Young Scientists
April 21 Richmond Times-Dispatch
High hopes for young Virginians in national robotics contest
April 12 The Rivard Report
The Randomists: Inventors, Robot Engineers, Seventh Graders
April 9 Internet Evolution
Building Robotics Through Worldwide Collaboration
April 9 USA Today
March Machine Madness: Robots duke it out in San Jose
April 8 Baxter Bulletin
Bomb Squad captures Judges Award
April 8 Time
FIRST Robotics Competition: Students Teaching Robots, and Vice Versa
April 4 Electronic Products Z
A FIRST for all kids
April 3 Michigan NBC News
WOW! Frisbee flies in NBC 25 Newsroom
April 2 Information Week Education
Robotics Competition: Tomorrow's Tech Talent Has Game
April 1 North Country Now
Clarkson students bond with Japanese students over robotics
March 2013
Mar. 29 Geek Wire
These kids and their frisbee-flinging robots are preparing to conquer the world
Mar. 27 Wired
Former FIRST LEGO League Team Takes Idea From Prototype, To White House, To Shark Tank
Mar. 27 Gazette.net
Students snap their best inventions in place with Legos
Mar. 26 RoboticsTMC.net
Robotics Wire Team CHAOS makes finals, loses by a hair
Mar. 26 The Press Enterprise
San Bernadino: University to host 50 robotics teams
Mar. 25 IT World
Students compete in robot-Frisbee-flinging battle
Mar. 25 MPN now.com
Showing and sharing, Lego-style
Mar. 25 Providence Daily Dose
Tech Talk — AS220 Labs And Girl Power
Mar. 25 Daily Record
Robots rumble
Mar. 25 The Gleaner
Jamaica College wins Inspire award at robotics competition
Mar. 24 Chesterfield Patch
What Does It Take to Make a Championship Robot
Mar. 24 Jamaica Observer
Jamaica College wins Inspire Award at Int’l Robotics Competition
Mar. 23 Swampscott Patch
Robotics: A Varsity Sport for the Mind
Mar. 22 Robotics Wire
Robots and their teen designers take on the Ultimate Ascent at the Hershey Centre March 29 and 30
Mar. 22 Hometown News
Local robotics teams turn tragedy into triumph
Mar. 22 NBC News Education
Nation FIRST Robotics Competition Begins in Irving
Mar. 22 WBIR 10
FIRST Robotics Competition' sparks creativity in students
Mar. 21 Qualcomm Spark
Robotics: The Next Big Team Sport?
Mar. 21 The Salt Lake Tribune
Robot warriors compete in FIRST event in Utah
Mar. 22 CBS Boston
Robotics Competition Underway At Boston University
Mar. 19 Experts Column
The FIRST LEGO League at Pace University
Mar. 19 Utah Pulse
Robots are Invading Salt Lake!
Mar. 18 National Robotics Week Press Release
National Robotics Week 2013 and NASA to Take STEM Out of This World
Mar. 18 District Administration
High Schoolers Gain Skills from Robotics Competition
Mar. 18 MCADCafe
Mouser Electronics Gears Up as Major Sponsor of FIRST Robotics Regional Competition in Dallas
Mar. 18 Grand Valley State University
Science Olympiad and FIRST Robotics held together
Mar. 14 LI Herald.com
Local tots build winning 'bots
Mar. 13 Kingston.com
Kinston family competes in Raleigh robotic event this weekend
Mar. 13 Finance Yahoo.com
AZ FIRST Announces Go Daddy Sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Competition 2013 Arizona Regional Robotics Competition
Mar. 13 Voice of San Diego.com
How Engineering Can Up Its Cool Factor for StudentsVoice of San Diego
Mar. 13 Pine Island Eagle.com
State championship a learning experience for Pine Island Crew
Mar. 13 Casper Journal
Robotics championship in Casper
Mar. 13 MySuburbanLife.com
Public invited to 4-H Science Regional Robotics Challenge in Elmhurst
Mar. 7 My Central Jersey.com
The Hillsborough High School Team 75 RoboRaiders unveils its latest technological design
Mar. 5 Roanoke.com
Tuxedo Pandas robotics team qualifies for worlds competition in April
Mar. 4 Journal Review.com
Battle of the Bots Tech challenge plays out at CHS
Mar. 4 Before Its News.com
SBPLI Celebrates “Expanding Girls’ Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Mar. 3 TMC.net
Students compete in FIRST Robotics Competition in Lubbock
Mar. 2 Richmond Times-Dispatch (AP)
Students get their geek on at annual robotics battle
Mar. 2 NPR.org
Manchester Hosts FIRST Robotics Regional Competition
Mar. 2 Michigan Live.com
Robots, students fly Frisbees at FIRST Robotics competition at Kettering University
Mar. 2 Richmond Times-Dispatch (AP)
Robot driver draws from his experience with a wheelchair
Mar. 1 The Asheville Citizen-Times(AP)
Asheville man 25 years retired & 'just getting started'
February 2013
Feb. 28 Hour Detroit
Getting Girls Hooked on STEM Careers
Feb. 27 The Katy News
CRHS Robotics Team 624 ("CRyptonite") Invited by ExxonMobil Chemical Company to Represent FIRST Robotics at an Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day event
Feb. 26 InventorSpot
You Go, Girl! - Girl Scouts Design Affordable Prosthetic
Feb. 26 Community Idea Stations
“Mad Skills” at the Controls: Stafford Teen Leads Team to State Robotics Championship
Feb. 25 Lockheed Martin
Robario Kart: A Speed Boost for STEM Education
Feb. 23 NY1.com - Bronx
Connect A Million Minds: Harlem Team Prepares For Robotics Competition
Feb. 22 Vermont Business Magazine
FIRST and UVM partner to bring robot builders from Michigan, Mass and VT
Feb. 22 CWEBNews.com
Cox Charities Virginia Awards $145,000 to 15 Non-Profits Supporting Youth and Education Initiatives
Feb. 22 MyCentralJersey.com
Grant awarded to all-girls robotics team
Feb. 21 WSMV Channel 4
Brains Meet Mechanical Brawn: Thousands of students and their custom-built robots to compete at the 13th Annual New York City (NYC) FIRST Celebration
Feb. 21 Hillsborough Beacon
HILLSBOROUGH: Give varsity team letters for robotics, parent says
Feb. 20 Novelis.com
How to fill critical engineering jobs
Feb. 19 Weatherford Democrat
Picture Perfect
Feb. 19 Stamford Advocate
SPOTLIGHT: Home-schooled students build robots
Feb. 12 The University News
UMKC hosts regional robotics competition
Feb. 11 MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington robotics team visits Lincoln Laboratory
Feb. 11 GeekWire
World championship-bound robotics team learns life skills by designing and programing world-class robots
Feb. 11 InfoTECH Spotlight - TMCnet
FIRST Robotics "Duel in the Desert"
Feb. 11 Fosters.com
Seacoast group shares love of robots
Feb. 9 CBS Sacramento
Teens Compete In Robot Lego Contest To Help Seniors
Feb. 8 Huffington Post
Bill Clinton Transforms LA
Feb. 3 The Kansas City Star
Teens learn science and teamwork at KC robotics competition
Feb. 2 WDAY
Hundreds of students design robots to help senior citizens
Feb. 1 Portland Tribune
Robotics team honors mentors
Feb. 1 Electronic Products Magazine
More about the FIRST programs for young people
January 2013
Jan. 30 KOB.com
Triplets start robotic team at school
Jan. 27 Farmington Patch
Farmington Hosts Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo
Jan. 27 AZoRobotics
Huntington Ingalls Awards STEM Grants for Robotics Research
Jan. 27 Robotics Technology
Students put robots through their paces
Jan. 27 Star Tribune
Robotics on a roll in Minnesota schools
Jan. 26 TheGazette.com
Iowa’s STEM programs are growing
Jan. 25 WETM 18 Online
Buildings Robots, Solving Real World Problems
Jan. 25 Laboratory Equipment
Team Builds Robots to Help Elderly
Jan. 24 MyFOXChattanooga
Mentoring Champion Fattah Addresses 2013 National Mentoring Summit
Jan. 23 Huffington Post
STEM Education's National Moment
Jan. 22 Robotics Technology
Booz Allen Launches "Time to Inspire" Mentoring Initiative with Celebration for Anacostia High School's FIRST Robotics Team
Jan. 21 Oregon Live Blogs
Robo Girls: Building the Future of Engineering
Jan. 18 TechZone
Mamma Mia! Real Life Mario Kart Crosses Finish Line Thanks to RFID
Jan. 17 Nashua Telegraph
Students, teachers say FIRST provides a taste of the real world
Jan. 17 Techworld
Robots to feature at Sydney's Big Day Out
Jan. 16 The Chronicle
Robotics tournament comes to St. Helens
Jan. 16 Ideastream
Team of Young Inventors Captures Attention of Reebok
Jan. 15 WPRI.com
Robotics teams help senior citizens
Jan. 15 U.S. Army
FIRST LEGO League Challenge held at Army Test and Evaluation Command
Jan. 10 Good
Want to Get Kids Excited About STEM? Let Them Build Robots
Jan. 9 The Des Moines Register
Iowa View: STEM classes are incubators for Iowa's future innovators
Jan. 9 InfoTECH Spotlight
Techie Tweens head to state competition
Jan. 9 Sentinel & Enterprise
They're ready for robots at Boys & Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
Jan. 9 Robotics Technology
Robotics team to kick-off season
Jan. 9 Pharos-Tribune
Logansport HS forms robotics team with NASA grant
Jan. 9 Electronic Products Magazine
More about the FIRST programs for young people
Jan. 9 Forbes
The Return Trip Advantage: A CEO's Perspective of Doing Well By Doing Good
Jan. 8 Wired
Tower-Climbing, Frisbee-Tossing Robots Kick Off 2013 FIRST Competition
Jan. 7 Wired - Geek Dad
2013 FIRST Competition to Feature Teams of Climbing Robots
Jan. 6 Standard-Examiner
Kids dress silly for robotics battle, helping elderly
Jan. 6 Technology News
Teens rise early for robotics challenge, giving disc golf a fling
Jan. 6 NY1
Connect A Million Minds: Young Tinkerers Ponder How Robots Can Become Discus Players
Jan. 5 New Hampshire Union Leader
FIRST challenge unveiled - and it's a tough one
Jan. 5 Technology News
Hoover Middle School team to provide computer tutorials for senior citizens
Jan. 4 ABC 12 - WJRT
NASA Kicks Off 2013 FIRST Robotics Season With Live Broadcast Jan. 5
Jan. 4 MarketWatch - The Wall Street Journal
The Chrysler Foundation Powers Up 2013 FIRST Robotics Season; Awards $181,000 to Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada Teams
Jan. 3 Easton Journal - Wicked Local
Award-winning Easton LEGO team starts pet care program
Jan. 3 Tech Hive
FIRST Lego League is perfect for kids who love robotics, Lego, friendly competition
December 2012
Dec. 27 SpaceRef
The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off Saturday, Jan. 5
Dec. 20 Northeast Cobb Patch
Faith 'Roboeagles' Start Fitness Trend
Dec. 19 KPAX.com
Billings all-girl robotics team prepares for state tournament
Dec. 18 Arizona State University
Lessons in life skills – and fun – at heart of Arizona FIRST LEGO League program
Dec. 17 Brush News-Tribune
Beetdiggers 4-H receives $5,000 NASA grant
Dec. 12 Global Gazette
Mason City high schoolers put classwork to use with robot project
Dec. 8 KGO-TV ABC-7
SparkFun Inventor's Kits Part of Vermont Statewide Education Grant
Dec. 6 Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hudson Valley FLL, and Time Warner Cable Set To Host FIRST LEGO® League Robotics Tournament for Local Elementary and Middle Schools
Dec. 5 NBC News: Education Nation
Students Take Lego Robot Invention to State Competition
Dec. 3 East Valley Tribune
Popovich: Girls need to be shown the path to success through STEM education
November 2012
Nov. 30 Venturebeat.com
After two decades, Dean Kamen, the mascot of invention, is still touting educational sports
Nov. 29 Hearst Electronic Products Magazine
You need to know about FIRST
Nov. 27 The Huffington Post
A Guide To Tech Charities On Giving Tuesday
Nov. 26 Robotics Technology
High School Robotics Team, the W.A.R.Lords Receives Sponsorship from EnvironmentalLights.com
Nov. 26 Madison.com
School Spotlight: Still in high school, science researcher excels
Nov. 26 Bemidji Pioneer
Teen entrepreneur
Nov. 24 Technology News - TMCnet
CU-Boulder boosts girls' STEM opportunities
Nov. 23 The Santa Barbara Independent
Local Team Wins Robotics Tournament
Nov. 7 Michigan State University
MSU Hosts Regional Robotics Competition for Elementary and Middle School Students
Nov. 6 Newsroom America
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Sponsors Robotics Competition
Nov. 6 WISH TV
Students invent portable car stairs for elderly
Nov. 6 PR Web
Gates Belts to Power 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition
October 2012
Oct. 25 Robotics Wire
FIRST Expands Annual Robotics Championship in St. Louis Through 2014
Oct. 24 Presentation Master
Northrop Grumman Panelists Discuss the Next Wave of Technology at WBT Innovation Marketplace
Oct. 24 The Holland Sentinel
Zeeland Robotics Invitational gives participants a career head start
Oct. 24 The Whig Standard
Building something special
Oct. 24 Robotics Technology
FIRST Expands Annual Robotics Championship in St. Louis Through 2014
Oct. 24 The Holland Sentinel
Zeeland Robotics Invitational gives participants a career head start
Oct. 24 The Whig Standard   
Building something special
Oct.17 Electronic Engineering Journal
Renesas Electronics America Supports FIRST To Inspire a New Generation of Engineers
Oct. 17 Education News
Are Legos the Answer to America’s STEM Problem?
Oct. 15 Young Hollywood
will.i.am producing star-studded science show
Oct. 9 Forbes.com
Got Engineers, America? Have Your Kids Study Lego Bricks in School!
Oct. 8 Automation.com
AF, ISA and FIRST continue partnership
September 2012
Sept. 25 Scientific America
Coke Teams Up with Segway Inventor to Roll Out Clean Water Project
Sept. 24 Wisconsin State Journal
School Spotlight: Science team's design for new lunch box picked up by Lands' End
Sept. 24 US News & World Report
U.S. News STEM Conference Links Education and Jobs
Sept. 21 Wired - GeekDad
An Evening at the FIRST LEGO League
Sept. 21 Money
“Senior Solutions”: Teams Across Ontario Come Together To Celebrate And Learn
Sept. 20 MaineBusiness.com
Maine Companies Partner to Support the Inaugural “Pine Tree Regional” FIRST Robotics Competition
Sept. 13 Barrons
Dean Kamen Encourages More Than 25,000 Students Around The World to RING IT UP! For The 2012-2013 FIRST Tech Challenge Game
Sept. 12 Robotics Wire
Iowa Teams with FIRST for Legislation to Promote Student STEM Learning
Sept. 11 The Business Journals
Texas Instruments Foundation recognizes 12 local teachers for innovative science, math teaching
Sept. 8 Gazette
Branstad, Reynolds stump for STEM at FIRST Kickoff
Sept. 6 Idea Stations
Don’t Be Fooled By Appearances: These Guys Know That Science Matters
Sept. 5 Bloomberg Businessweek
Dean Kamen to be Keynoter at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2012
Sept. 5 Good
Don't Hate Will.i.am: He's STEM's Biggest Champ
August 2012
Aug. 29 TC Palm News
Rousing reception greets Martin County SPAM robotics team
Aug. 29 US Army
Robotics: Students continue to explore science, math, technology during summer vacation
Aug. 29 Science Friday
Smart Milk Jug, Invented by Sixth Graders
Aug. 28 TC Palm News
Martin County robotics team earns world champion title
Aug. 22 Wired
Robo-Pitcher Throwing in Detroit Has 100 MPH Fastball
Aug. Learning and Leading with Technology (ISTE)
A Day at FIRST LEGO League
Aug. 11 The Star News
Robots bridge gaps between young and old
Aug. 10 PR Newswire
Congressman Fattah's Week in Science: Mars Landing with NASA, Robotics in Philadelphia 
July 2012
July 30 Barrons.com
FIRST Received Innovation Generation Grant
July 30 Bloomberg TV.com
Dean Kamen Interview: Sports Can Set Example for Teaching
Dean Kamen Interview: Keeping America Competitive (footage begins at 28:30)
July 30 Wired.com
Playing With Lego Mindstorms at FIRST Place Robotics Camp
July 27 WABC New York - Channel 7
Kid inventors help improve food safety
July 25 West Deptford Patch
Lego Robot Project Puts Kids in Touch with Seniors
July 23 The Huffington Post
TechScape: Dean Kamen & FIRST ... Perhaps His Greatest Invention
July 6 Wired.com
The GeekMoms Podcast #25 First Lego League Global Innovation Award Winners Interview
July Via Satellite Magazine
Commercial Growth Fueling U.S. Satellite Industry Employment
June 2012
June Media Planet
STEM Education: Pathways to Opportunity
June 29 NPR.org
Meet The Energy-Saving Gadgets Of The Future 
June 29 Science Friday
Smart Milk Jug, Invented by Sixth Graders
June 28 U.S. News and World Report
Abdul-Jabbar: More Opportunities to Turn Pro in Science Than in the NBA
June 21 USA News.com
Want Some Venture Capital Money With That Middle School Diploma?
June 21 Wired.com
2nd Annual First Lego League Global Innovation Award Turns Ideas Into Reality 
June 20 New York Daily News
Got (a great invention for) milk?
June 19 The Herald
Robotic Revolution take home top prize in innovation
June 19 Barron's
REMINDER/Inventor Dean Kamen to Unveil Youth Invention Award Winners
June 18 U.S. News Weekly
Dean Kamen Commentary: Is the U.S. Doomed to Lose Its Innovative Spirit?
June 13 ABC 5 WOI-DT News
"Flying Monkeys" Take Off to Brazil
June 11 Product Design & Development
Going Beyond FIRST – Growing the STEM Community
June 4 Washington Post.com
This is how you make kids love math
June 1 ABC News.com
Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am Says He Had 'Thickest Mexican Accent' Growing Up 
May 2012
May 22 Discovery News.com
Kids use kinect for robot competition
May 18 The Huffington Post
'Hippie Pandas,' Teen Girl Science Group, Wows At FIRST 2012 Championships
May 18 Robotics Trends
Robots Compete in Big Weekend Tournament
May 17 The Bridgespan Group
How FIRST Refined Its Theory of Change to Improve Measurement
May 16 The Boston Globe
N.H. sets goal for more high-tech graduates
May 13 Wired.com - Geek Dad
Girls Impress FIRST Championship With Project That Could Save Lives (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
May 13 The Daily Progress
STEM in action
May 10 WQOW TV
Teradata Awards FIRST College Scholarship
May 9 IEEE - USA Today's Engineer
Girls Encouraged to Pursue STEM Careers
May 9 Huffington Post
North Brunswick High School Creates Robot That Can Play Basketball
May 8 GOOD
With Help From Will.i.am, a Teenager's Invention Could Save Infants' Lives
May 7 Wired - Geek Dad
The 2012 FIRST Championship Gives Hope for STEM Education
May 4 Direct2Dell
Supporting youth through the FIRST World Robotics Championships
May 3 Washington State University News
Robot competition inspires next generation of innovators
May 3 The Daily News
Athlete with arthritis finds new way to dream
May 2 110 Sports Podcast with Victor and Matt
Episode 153: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
May 1 NY 1 - Manhattan
Young Inventors Pitch Their Neat Ideas In Time Warner Cable Contest
May 1 Product Design and Development
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic… Where’s the Engineering?
May 1 USA Today
Robot competition readies teens for tech careers
April 2012
April 29 stltoday.com
Robotics competitors celebrate intellect, hard work
April 27 Dis411.com (Disney News)
will.i.am Volunteers To Support FIRST Robotics
April 27 KPLR 11 St. Louis
Area Students Compete In Robotics Competition At The Dome
April 27 stltoday.com
Robotics championship draws best of best to St. Louis
April 27 stltoday.com
Editorial: The future comes FIRST at America's Center
April 27 PR Newswire
Rep. Fattah Announces Historic National STEM Education Agreement
April 26 kmov.com St. Louis
FIRST Robotics Championship
April 19 PopularMechanics.com
Meet PDBot, the first generation of police robots made by high school students
April 17 TheJournal.com
Robots Rule as Competition Season Heats Up
April 15 ABC News - WLS-TV Chicago, IL
Let's ''Moove:'' First Lego League
April 9 Central Jersey Sun News
Robbinsville High robotics team has a job for everyone
April 9 mynews3.com
More than just a contest at robotics competition
April 9 philly.com
Segway inventor wants young minds to get in the game
April 5 The Island now - Great Neck
GN South robotics team an ‘inspiration’
April 5 WSMV - TV - Nashville
Siemens Makes Educational Investment in FIRST
March 2012
March 26 EdWeek.org
Students' Basketball-Playing Robots Face Off at Rebound Rumble 
March 20 Reuters.com
Teams from U.S., Mexico, Canada and Turkey to Participate in Boston`s Largest Student Robotics Competition
March 20 TheDailyNewsOnline.com
‘Joe’ shows off throwing arm for legislators
March 17 MontrealGazette.com
Rebound Rumble": Canada’s Largest High School Robotics Competition
March 17 LAcanadaonline.com
Hoops the hard way: Competition pits local teams in a robotic game of basketball
March 16 DynalRatigan.com
Inventor Dean Kamen at SXSW: Reigniting a Culture of Experimentation and Entrepreneurship 
March 15 JournalScene.com
Robotics competition draws 1000s
March 15 jconline.com
March Madness: robot style
March 6 TheBeeNews.com
Teen robot-makers take “bowled-over” challenge at OMSI
March 6 TMC.net
"Rebound Rumble": Canada's Largest High School Robotics Competition
March 5 CitySceneColumbus.com
Some Like it 'Bot
March 3 MorningSun.net
Gifted students participate in robotics program
March 3 MySanAntonio.com
Danger!! This blog may make you cry
March 3 MySanAntonio.com
Students vie to put science FIRST
March 2 ControlGlobal.com
A Modest Proposal for STEM Education
March 1 Electronics Design Strategy News
Engineering the next generation of STEM
Industry participants, reacting to the so-called engineering crisis, are doing what they can to foster science, technology, engineering, and math talent and encourage more students to pursue engineering careers.
February 2012
Feb. 28 DailyKos.com
It Was a Good Day to be a Geek
Feb. 28 StarTribune.com
Robot is ready for 'Rebound Rumble'
Feb. 21 PitchEngine.com
Time Warner Cable Teams Up with Black Eyed Peas Frontman, will.i.am, to Launch Wouldn't It Be Cool If...
Feb. 20 abc2news.com
Students prepare for Robotics Competitions
Feb. 16 Forbes
The Next Jeremy Lin Might Be A Robot
Feb. 6 InfoTech Spotlight (TMC.net)
President Obama to Host White House Science Fair
Feb. 6 News-Record.com
Robots scrimmage at Elon
January 2012
Jan. 31 ShawneeDispatch.com
Legos teach building blocks of safe snacking
Jan. 30 State Press Magazine
Robots Rising
Jan. 29 DelawareOnline.com
Young innovators tap into brain power
Jan. 29 CantonRep.com
Robotics: A varsity sport for the mind
Jan. 26 NewsChief.com
Robotics competition comes to USF Poly
Jan. 25 NeighborsGo.com
Plano/Richardson team XS NRG wins 1st place at FIRST LEGO League Regional Championship Robotics Tournament
Jan. 25 Johnson City Press.com
‘Mind Athletes’ prepare for ‘Rumble’
Jan. 24 TMCnet.com
Building blocks of science
Jan. 22 AuburnJournal.com
Jason and the Argonauts: a robotics dream team
Jan. 22 TMCnet.com
'A varsity sport for the mind'
Jan. 20 6 NBC Miami.com
High School Building Basketball-Dunking Robot For Competition
Jan. 19 Dallas Observer - Blogs
Kids Make LEGO Robots, Solve the World's Problems
Jan. 19 ieee spectrum
CES 2012: Dean Kamen Urges Innovators to Pass it Forward
Jan. 18 News-Press.com
Bring your own 'bot spot
Jan. 18 HeraldExtra.com
Girls and robots go together
Jan. 18 MPNnow.com
Real-world robotics
Jan. 17 Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper
Will.i.am has game -- like, literally
Jan. 16 Village.netGamer
Federal Government Invests In First Robotics
Jan. 15 HeraldNet.com
Tech firms take notice of Arlington students' robotic creations
Jan. 13 WTHR.com
Wall-to-Wall Robots at NYU-Poly as 400 Brooklyn Students Compete in FIRST Games
Jan. 12 WestLinnTidings.com
Lego teams play with their food
Robots demonstrate safe food handling, engineering using reusable bag
Jan. 10 Communities.WashingtonTimes.com
Teenagers excited about science thanks to robot competition
Jan. 8 UnionLeader.com
Only in Print: All eyes on NH for FIRST
Jan. 8 SlashGear.com
Rebound Rumble pushes robotics development with will.i.am and Bill Clinton
Jan. 8 NY1.com
High School Teams Welcome A Slam-Dunk FIRST Robotics Competition
Jan. 7 mlive.com
Robotics competition shows students engineering science 'not just for nerds'
Jan. 7 D'Technology Weblog
FIRST
Competition Kick Off, Teams to Use Kinect for Windows SDK to Control Robots
Jan. 8 CultureofScience.com
Stephen Colbert Greets "Future Techno-Overlords" At The 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition 
Jan. 5 ColbertNewsHub.com
Stephen Colbert to Appear at FIRST Robotics Competition

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