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NASA and FIRST Robotics Competition

By Keith Cowing
April 8, 2013
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NASA Announces Robotics Student Competition 2012 Grant Awards

“NASA is continuing its strong support for the annual FIRST Robotics Competition, which inspires student interest in science, technology, and mathematics through a challenge to design and build a robot. The agency is awarding grants totaling $1,386,500 for student teams in 37 states to participate in FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.”

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