High School Student Compete to Quality for FIRST® International Robotics Championship

Milwaukee, WI 3/15/24-3/17/24― High-school students from 5 states and many area schools will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an intense six weeks of designing and building an original robot in the FIRST® Robotics Competition (www.firstinspires.org). This week, at The UWM Panther Arena, 54 teams of students and engineering and technical mentors will demonstrate their skill for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They will compete for honors and recognition that reward design excellence, competitive play, sportsmanship, and high-impact partnerships between schools, businesses, and communities.

Founded by inventor Dean Kamen, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a robotics community preparing young people for the future. Hundreds of students will compete at the Wisconsin Regional to earn a spot at the international FIRST® Championship to be held April 17-20 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

CRESCENDOSM presented by Haas is part of the 2024 FIRST IN SHOWSM presented by Qualcomm season. In CRESCENDO, teams are encouraged to see all that is possible when combining their creative ideas and innovations with engineering and design. Through collaboration and communication, our FIRST robotics community around the world will celebrate the role that the arts play in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Our skills make it possible to create art and experiences that bring us together, entertain us, and move us.

“Our events are the culmination of countless hours of preparation by our teams of students, coaches, and mentors,” said Collin Fultz, senior program director of FIRST Robotics Competition, adding, “The event is part competition and part celebration of what our teams have achieved this year. While only a few teams at the event will be crowned champions, all our participants leave the season as better problem-solvers, more gracious professionals, and more prepared to tackle the challenges of the future.”

With a limited timeframe, students work with professional engineering mentors to design a robot that solves a problem using a Kit of Parts and a standard set of rules. Once these young inventors create the robot, their teams participate in regional competitions that measure the effectiveness of each robot, the power of collaboration, and the determination of students.

FIRST Robotics Competition Wisconsin Regional sponsors and volunteers come from some of the most highly regarded organizations in the area, including GE Healthcare, Argosy Foundation, Milwaukee Tool, Rockwell Automation, and beyond. Sponsors provide resources including time and talent from professional Mentors, services, equipment, financial contributions, and volunteers.

For media inquiries, please contact Emma Schuff at eschuff@firstinspires.org or 920-574-0179.

Check out our website to learn more about the FIRST programs in Wisconsin by visiting www.firstinspireswi.org.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.