FIRST Global Challenge
An international robotics olympics-style event with typically one team per country tackling a global-challenge-themed game each year, emphasizing international collaboration on grand challenges.
We’re empowering the next generation of global changemakers through the sport of robotics.
Now, it’s an international movement in nearly 200 countries.
By making science and technology as exciting as any other sport, we’re inspiring a generation of STEM leaders.
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