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January 08, 2013

2013 FIRST Robotics Kick-Off Event
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 08, 2013
The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition kicks off on Jan. 5, 2013. The kickoff event will be broadcast on NASA TV and marks the beginning of the season for high school students from across the nation to design and build robots to compete in an annual tournament against a field of competitors. During the broadcast, FIRST founder Dean Kamen and the First Robotics Competition designers will reveal the game and announce the rules of the 2013 competition. b>The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition br> /b ... read more

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