FIRST Robotics
As a FIRST FRC Team, Team 359 upholds the FIRST Core Values: Discovery, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Fun!
WHAT IS FIRST®?
FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit, international organization founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. Its goal is to inspire and educate young people in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through a mentor-based teaching system. The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
FIRST® is comprised of several robotics programs, each aimed at different age groups. Programs include Junior Lego® League, FIRST Lego® League (FLL), FIRST Tech Challenge (FRC), and FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC). Each year, FIRST® releases a new game for programs. Games create difficult challenges composed of various tasks. Students must strategize, design, prototype, build, program, and test their robot during a 6 Week Build Season. After Build Season, teams compete in various regional tournaments to qualify for World Championships, held annually in St. Louis and in Houston.
For more information, check out the FIRST® website that contains information about Previous FRC Games!
CRESCENDO
FIRST Robotics Competition
Check out the official game animation for the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition game, CRESCENDO presented by Haas! In CRESCENDO teams will use their STEM skills and creative power to turn up the volume as they design, build, and program their robots for action-packed game play.
