Manufacturing & Warehouse Distribution equipment, service, rentals & support from Abel Womack, Raymond forklift NE Distributor

Skip to content
  • Online Catalogs
  • Contact
  • Locations
  • Customer Login
  • Cleanrooms & Controlled Environments
  • FANUC Industrial Robots
  • Automated Storage and Retrieval Warehouse Systems
  • Manufacturing Solutions
  • Modular Building Systems
  • Raymond Forklifts
  • Mobile Storage Systems
  • About Us
    • Careers
    • Customer Service Policy
    • Customer Testimonials
    • Discover the Difference
    • Our Locations
    • Management Staff
    • Raymond Solutions & Support Center
  • Forklifts
    • Used Forklifts and Equipment
    • Forklift Rentals and Leases
    • J1-TSV Task Support Vehicle
    • Raymond Basics
    • Power Solutions
  • Parts & Service
    • Equipment Maintenance & Repair
    • Forklift & Conveyor Parts
    • Forklift Safety Training
    • Shop Warehouse Products
    • Tennant Sweepers and Tennant Scrubbers
  • Optimization
    • Fleet and Warehouse Management Solutions
    • Labor Management
    • Asset & Maintenance Management
    • Operator Assist Technologies
    • Real Time Location System
  • Robotics
    • Industrial Robots
    • ROBOXX
    • FANUC Robot M-20iA
    • FANUC Robot M-710iC
    • FANUC Robot M-410iB
  • Integrated Systems Solutions
    • Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
    • Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems
    • Conveyor Systems and Sortation
    • Deep Lane High Density Pallet Storage
    • Pallet Racking and Shelving
    • Mobile Storage Systems
    • Warehouse Automation and Software
    • Indoor Vertical Growing
    • Modular Building Systems
    • Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments
  • Engineering
    • Automated and Robotic Simulation
    • Facility Design and Layout
    • Project Management
  • Information
    • Blog
    • Case Studies
    • Industry Solutions
    • Videos
    • Media Kit
You are here: Home / News / Warehouse News / FIRST Tech Challenge reveals season adventure theme

FIRST Tech Challenge reveals season adventure theme

FIRST Tech Challenge reveals season adventure theme

View original at www.therobotreport.com

Photo Credit: Steve Lipofsky This year’s FIRST Tech Challenge for students in grades 7 to 12 grade will see participation among 60,000 students on 6,000 teams in 25 countries. Founded in 1989, FIRST builds student interest in science, technology, engineering and math through a series of robotics competitions for K-12 students. “The true value of FIRST Tech Challenge is in the experience of working as a team to do something you didn’t think was possible. It’s about self-discovery, team building and problem solving,” FIRST president Donald E. Bossi said in a press release . “That’s why FIRST programs are perfect for educators to use to help their students transfer classroom concepts to real-world applications and prepare them for the future. That’s also why 200 colleges, universities and other providers make $50 million in scholarships available to FIRST students.” Through an online game reveal, FIRST introduced the 2017-2018 adventure theme, FIRST Relic Recovery. As part of the competition, teams will build small robots and play a 150-second game, which includes autonomous and driver-controlled periods, with the goal of scoring the most points. To earn points, teams must navigate their robots to different areas of the playing field, retrieve jewels from platforms and park on “balancing stones,” among other actions. “We’re excited for FIRST Tech Challenge teams to dig in to RELIC RECOVERY,” FIRST Tech Challenge director Ken Johnson said in the statement. “This year, we’re introducing the REV Robotics Expansion Hub to streamline wiring and give teams more options in how they build their robots, all while reducing team cost. Combined with the capability of the Android operating system and the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at the heart of the control system, teams can build truly innovative designs.” The competition’s season begins in October and culminates with the FIRST Championship at […]

About the Author

Sue Boczenowski is the Marketing Manager for Abel Womack.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • About Us
  • Industry Solutions
  • Blog
  • Products
  • Corporate News
  • Forklift News
  • Warehouse News
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Linkedin
Raymond_ASASC_2020

Abel Womack - Discover the Difference - logo
1 International Way
Lawrence, MA 01843
800-554-2887

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Linkedin
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Forklifts
  • Careers
  • Fleet Management Solutions
  • Professional Design & Engineering Services
  • Parts
  • Service
  • Forklift Training
  • Pre-Owned Forklifts
  • Forklift Rentals
  • Products
  • Contact Us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
Offices In
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Copyright © 2022 · Abel Womack 2.0 on WordPress · Log in