FIRST Robotics gives high schoolers early lessons in engineering.

FIRST Robotics Regional Battle Arena

The LakeView Legends aka. Robot Mafia (#1652) at regionals

On March 23^rd and 24^th, 2012, nearly 50 teams from around the Midwest came together in Milwaukee’s U.S. Cellular Arena to compete in the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition. Its mission is “to transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders,” says founder Dean Kamen.

Registered teams around the country sign up to build their robot according to specific technical guidelines that have been predetermined by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Once the robot is complete, teams turn them over to FIRST officials and are scheduled for a variety of local and regional competitions, which all lead up to the National Competition. Throughout all levels of competition, participants have the opportunity to win nearly $14.8 million in college scholarships.

Price sponsored the LakeView Legends, otherwise known as the “Robot Mafia” (#1652) for the 2012 competition. Their hard work and knowledge were certainly apparent as they progressed throughout the regional competition.

Price employees also acted as mentors for the Arrowhead Robotics team the “Cyberhawks” (#706) and for the Wave Robotics team (#2826). Both teams won awards and will now advance on to the National Competition in April of this year

Profile Magazine also feature Tom Price Jr. and Price Engineering’s involvment with FIRST in a January/February 2011 edition (pages 80-81). Click HERE to read about the featured article>>

All FIRST events and competitions are free and open to the public. The 2012 Championship will be held in St. Louis, Missouri from April 25^th to 28^th.

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VIDEO: Watch as the LakeView Legends go head-to-head in Match #63 in the Regional Championships>>