FIRST Robotics

FIRST Robotics is an international robotics competition founded by Dean Kamen. The intent of FIRST is to give students the possibility to learn things that they would not normally learn in a classroom situation, such as engineering, programming, and even public relations skills.

1 FIRST's Vision
2 The People Behind FIRST
3 Our Involvement
4 FIRST Competitions
5 FIRST's Awards
6 History of FRC
7 Learn More

FIRST's Vision

FIRST stands for For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. It's goal is, "to create a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes." FIRST helps students learn a variety of skills through competition.

The People Behind FIRST

Many people help make FIRST happen every year. Without these people, we wouldn't have FIRST. Below are just a few of the people that have helped make FIRST what it is today and continue to make it better.

Dean Kamen

Dean Kamen is the founder of FIRST. During robotics-related events he is usually found with Woodie Flowers. Besides his involvement with FIRST, Kamen has invented the Segway, an insulin pump, and, most recently, a wheelchair based off of the Segway design.

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Woodie Flowers

Woodie Flowers is the co-founder of FIRST and has been around since it's conception in 1992. He is a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. Woodie was the first reciepent of the Woodie Flowers Award which began in 1996 and is given out to a mentor for his/her contributions.

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Volunteers

FIRST currently has over 65,000 that help make it happen. The AdamBots are very thankful for our own mentors and all the volunteers that make FIRST happen.

Our Involvement

Adams High School is Team 245 in FIRST Robotics. We've been competing in FIRST since 1999, our rookie year, and have been successful for many years. Our team has won regionals, our division at the Championship and competed once in the semifinals at the Championship. We have also had the great honor of winning a Regional Chairman's Award.

FIRST Competitions

	FRC - FIRST Robotics Competition The AdamBots currently only compete in FRC, the main competition of FIRST. Teams have a six-week period to build a robot that will compete in a game, designed by FIRST, against other robots. Learn More About FRC
	FTC - FIRST Tech Challenge FTC is a mid-level robotics competition provided by FIRST that has a more affordable and accessible kit of parts. FTC still allows students to discover the rewards of science and technology. Learn More About FTC
	FLL - FIRST Lego League In FLL, elementary and middle school students make LEGO robots that perform tasks. The robots operate autonomously, traversing through a Lego playing field and accomplishing various goals. Learn More About FLL
	JFLL - Junior FIRST Lego League In JFLL, kids between the ages of six and nine create presentations about a real world topic. Presentations include a model made out of LEGO bricks and a poster describing the display. Learn More About JFLL

FIRST's Awards

FIRST has a variety of awards based on lots of categories that honor teams for their hard work.

History of FRC

Below are information on the FIRST Robotics Competition games since 1992. Click on the link above the game logo to visit a game's page. Since the AdamBots were not a team prior to 1999, we've linked all games prior to 1999 to Wikipedia.


2009: Lunacy	2008: FIRST Overdrive	2007: Rack 'n Roll	2006: Aim High

2005: Triple Play	2004: FIRST Frenzy - Raising the Bar	2003: Stack Attack	2002: Zone Zeal

2001: Diabolical Dynamics	2000: Co-opertition FIRST	1999: Double Trouble	1998: Ladder Logic

1997: Toroid Terror	1996: Hexagon Havoc	1995: Ramp 'n Roll	1994: Tower Power

1993: Rug Rage	1992: Maize Craze