"FIRST is an acronym: For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. It's a non-profit workforce development program that challenges 4th-12th grade students to work as a team to design, build, and program a robot. This friendly co-opertition gets students excited about careers in science, technology, engineering and math by giving them hands-on applications of what is being taught in the classroom. This year, Oregon will have over 4,000 students participating in FIRST and over 1,000 technology and manufacturing professionals will mentor teams."
