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Founded 1989
Headquartered in Manchester, NH
501(c)(3) public charity
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Leadership
Dean Kamen, Founder
Walt Havenstein, Chairman of the Board
Jon Dudas, President
Board of Directors & Senior Management
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More than 90,000 volunteers make
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happen
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is supported by a network of more than 3,500 corporations, educational and professional institutions, and individuals
Programs
Overview of all
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Robotics Competition (FRC) for Grades 9-12 (ages 14-18)
FIRST
Tech Challenge (FTC) for Grades 7-12 (ages 12-18)
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LEGO League (FLL) for Grades 4-8 (ages 9-16; 9-14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico)
Junior
FIRST
LEGO League (Jr FLL) for Grades K-3 (ages 6-9)
FIRST
Place for ages 6 to adult
2014
FIRST
Scholarship Program
Nearly $15 million in college scholarships
925+ individual offerings
145+ scholarship providers
Overall Reach - All Programs Combined
294,000+ students
26,900 teams
24,300+ robots
65,000 Mentors/adult supporters
35,000 event Volunteers
FIRST Robotics Competition
2,400 teams
60,000 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
100+ Qualifying and Championship Tournaments
FIRST
Robotics Competition
Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by
FIRST
, and weigh up to 120 lbs. (excluding battery and bumpers)
FIRST Tech Challenge
2,100 teams
21,000 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
Robots are built using a re-usable, modular robotics platform
FIRST LEGO League
19,800 teams
198,000 children, ages 9 to 16* (Grades 4-8)
From 50+ countries
560 Qualifying Tournaments; 117 Championship Tournaments; 3 Open Championships
Autonomous robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies
*Ages 9 to 14 in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
Junior FIRST LEGO League
2,600 teams
15,600 kids, ages 6 to 9 (Grades K-3)
80+ Jr.FLL Expos
Participants design and construct a model using LEGO bricks and moving parts and present their research journey on a poster