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Re: Explaining the FIRST Competition to Others...
I usually say, "It's a robotics sport competition. Teams are made up of high school students who work with professionals in the STEM industries. Every year in January, a brand new, never before seen game is released. Teams then have 6 weeks to design and build a 120 lb robot to play this game. It's a very hands-on, intense program. This year's game, the robots shoot frisbees in different height goals, and then climb to the top of a huge pyramid. At competition, teams get about 9-12 matches each, where they're paired with different partners and compete against three other teams. Each match your opponents and partners are different, so there's a level of working together while competing against each other, to make sure that your partners are at their best. We call that "coopertition."
Usually that explanation opens it up to lots of different kinds of questions.
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Last edited by Carolyn_Grace : 15-04-2013 at 10:42.
Reason: Added explanation for coopertition.
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