Why Support Children's Interests In Robotics?
Benefits Of Robotics Education
In 2022, FIRST Robotics launched their "More Than" campaign.
"As a global robotics community preparing young people for the future, we at FIRST® want every kid to recognize their worth, abilities and love who they are. Together with our sponsors, we know the power STEM education has in inspiring the innovative spirit and self-esteem our kids need to tackle the world's greatest challenges. A very special thanks to the following supporters for helping us encourage today's youth to be More Than."
"As a global robotics community preparing young people for the future, we at FIRST® want every kid to recognize their worth, abilities and love who they are. Together with our sponsors, we know the power STEM education has in inspiring the innovative spirit and self-esteem our kids need to tackle the world's greatest challenges. A very special thanks to the following supporters for helping us encourage today's youth to be More Than."
"Every year, we would build (in the FIRST Robotics Competition) what amounted to a $300,000 machine just based on the hours that go into it, and that's at a simple $10 per hour rate. How many other after school activities do our kids do today where they walk away after one year with a $300,000 opportunity that they've built?" - Mark McCombs, TEDx Talks Jacksonville, 2015
Article: Why STEM and Robotics Education - http://www.robots.education/why-stem-and-robotics-education.html Stories of Benefits of FIRST Robotics Program
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Read the full testimonial by Nithusan Ranjanathan (Captain of 2015 Pink Titans) on the impact of the FIRST Robotics program on his career pathway:
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Statistics of Impact of FIRST Robotics Programs
The infographic below is a summary of the impact of the FIRST program from the FIRST Longitudinal Studies (FIRSTinspires.org, Dec. 2017):
The infographic below is a summary of the impact of the FIRST program from nine FIRST STEM Equity Community Innovation Grants in 2017. (FIRSTInspires.org, 2017)
Source: FIRST Impact Infographic (FIRSTInspires.org, Jan. 2017)
Source: FIRSTRoboticsCanada.org (2015)