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Inventor Dean Kamen Announces New Season Robotics Game at the 2013 FIRST® Robotics Competition Kickoff
--(Business Wire)--
FIRST:
Who:
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FIRST
(®) (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and
Technology) will be joined by public figures to launch the 2013
season of the FIRST(® )Robotics Competition (FRC(®)) with a
worldwide Kickoff event originating from Manchester, N.H.
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-- The 2013 season will include an estimated 2,550 teams (nearly
51,000 high-school students) participating in 77 Regional and
District events. All teams, grades 9-12, will be shown the 2013
robotics game field and challenge for the first time and will
receive an exciting, new Kit of Parts made up of motors, batteries,
a control system, and a mix of automation components - but no
instructions.
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-- Teams will have six weeks to design and build robots to meet this
year's engineering challenge.
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Dignitaries and public figures will deliver remarks on video and in
person, including (in order of appearance):
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-- Dean Kamen, President, DEKA Research and Founder, FIRST;
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-- Margaret Wood Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire;
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-- Dr. Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive Advisory Board
Chairman & Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
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-- Walt Havenstein, Chairman, Board of Directors, FIRST; and
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-- FIRST students & Special Guests
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What:
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Accomplished inventor Dean
Kamen founded FIRST in 1989 to inspire an appreciation
of science and technology in young people. The FIRST
Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual competition that
challenges high-school students - working alongside professional
Mentors - to design and build a robot of their own, and compete in
a 'Sport for the Mind™' that measures the effectiveness of each
robot, the power of teamwork and collaboration, and Gracious
Professionalism®. Students build and program their own
robots against a field of competitors and experience the
excitement of science, engineering, technology, and innovation.
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When:
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 -
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10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Local Remarks (LIVE
Manchester, NH only)
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10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, NASA Broadcast
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Where:
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Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), 2500 North River Road,
Manchester, N.H.
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-- 83 Kickoffs in 81 cities worldwide: FIRST teams will
tune in via NASA-TV broadcast and webcast. Access the NASA webcast
via http://robotics.nasa.gov/
or http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html.
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-- To locate teams in your area, visit www.usfirst.org
and click on the "What FIRST Teams & Events Are in My
Area " block in the top right corner.
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-- For a listing of local Kickoff locations, visit http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/local-kickoff-information.
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2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff
Event Locations:
UNITED STATES
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Atlanta, GA
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Auburn, WA
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Austin, TX
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Benton Harbor, MI
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Boston, MA
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Brooklyn, NY
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Brownsville, TX
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Chapin, SC
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Cheney, WA
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Chicago, IL
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Cincinnati, OH
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Cleveland, OH
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Columbus, OH
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Corvallis, OR
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Denver, CO
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Detroit, MI
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Drexel Hill, PA
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Duluth, MN
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El Paso, TX
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Fargo, ND
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Farmington, CT
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Flint, MI
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Grand Rapids, MI
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Hampton, VA
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Honolulu, HI
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Houston, TX
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Idaho Falls, ID
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Las Vegas, NV
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Laurel, MD
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Los Angeles, CA (News - Alert)
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Indianapolis, IN
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Irving, TX (two events)
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Knoxville, TN
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Lubbock, TX
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Madera, CA
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Manchester, NH
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Mankato, MN
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Marquette, MI
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Melbourne, FL
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Memphis, TN
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Minneapolis, MN
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Mountlake Terrace, WA
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Newark, NJ
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Novi, MI
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Olathe, KS
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Orlando, FL (two events)
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Palm Desert, CA
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Peoria, IL
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Pewaukee, WI
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Phoenix, AZ
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Portland, ME
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Raleigh, NC
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Richmond, VA
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Rochester, MN
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Rochester, NY
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Sacramento, CA
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San Antonio, TX
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San Diego, CA
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San Jose, CA
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Searcy, AR
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Skillman, NJ
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Stennis Space Center, MS
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St Cloud, MN
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St. Louis, MO
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Stillwater, OK
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Stony Brook, NY
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Tanner, AL
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Traverse City, MI
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Troy, NY
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Wapato, WA
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Washington, DC
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West Lafayette, IN
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West Valley City, UT
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Kickoff Wilton Manors, FL
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AUSTRALIA
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Sydney, NSW
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CANADA
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Calgary, ALB
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Montreal, QC
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Toronto, ON (News - Alert)
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ISRAEL
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Herzelia, Central
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MEXICO
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TOLUCA, MEX
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