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FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off

By Keith Cowing

April 8, 2013

Filed under Challenges Prizes Competitions, Education, FIRST Robotics, Glenn Research Center, GRC, NASA, NASA Hack Space, Robotics, Students

The 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off Saturday in Cleveland

“The FIRST Robotics Competition kickoff marks the beginning of the season for high school students to design and build a robot to compete in a tournament against a field of competitors. NASA, the largest sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, will broadcast the kickoff for over 100 local students at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Cuyahoga Community College, Unified Technologies Center. The event will air nationwide on NASA Television from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester.”

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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