(Please move this thread if necessary - I wanted everyone to learn about this exciting new partnership, not just those who read the FVC thread!)
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Autodesk and FIRST Provide Competitive Robotics to the Masses With the FIRST Vex Challenge
Autodesk, Inc. is partnering with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to provide real-world experience and support to an expanded pool of next generation engineers with the FIRST Vex Challenge (FVC), a robotics competition for high-school-aged students...Autodesk will provide various FVC teams with its Autodesk Inventor software for use in designing, building and visualizing their projects...Autodesk is sponsoring FVC in addition to its overall $17 million
software and training contributions to the 2007 FRC."
THANK YOU, AUTODESK!