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FIRST Robotics Greater Kansas City Regional Competition, March 16-17

Join us live on March 16-17, 2007, from Hale Arena in Kansas City, Mo., and be part of the action as teams from across the Midwest compete in the Greater Kansas City FIRST Robotics Regional Competition. Founded in 1989, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

FRC stages short games played by remote-controlled robots. The robots are designed and built in six weeks (out of a common set of basic parts) by a team of 10 to 20 high-school-aged young people and a handful of engineers/mentors. The students pilot the robots on the field as they participate in a series of challenges designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers and a committee of engineers and other professionals.

FRC Regional events are typically held in university arenas. They involve 40 to 70 teams cheered by thousands of fans over two and a half days. A championship event caps the season.

FIRST redefines winning for participants. Referees oversee the competition. Judges present awards to teams for design, technology, sportsmanship and commitment to FIRST. Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity and ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last.

We invite you and your students to be part of the excitement on March 16-17 by joining us live for any of the events offered during the Competition. Ask questions of the teams in competition. See live events from the field of play. Catch up on Competition events and results throughout the day. Interact with engineers and robot designers. Learn more about the FIRST Robotics Competitions that are held for high school and middle school students.

Viewing Options

The Competition can be viewed live via videoconference, streamed video over the Internet and cable TV broadcast. See Technical Requirements for equipment requirements and access information. Most activity occurs between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT on Friday and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT on Saturday. (See Event Schedule.)

Two live views of the events will be available over the Internet: the Competition Floor and the Interview Booth. (Requires a browser and Windows Media Player 10 or above)

Interactive videoconference participants can communicate directly with the Competition through our live Interview Booth connection. Both viewers of the streamed or broadcast events and interactive videoconference participants can submit questions or comments during the event by sending e-mail to roundtrips@clayton.k12.mo.us.

Links to archived streams of completed events will be added to the MOREnet Streaming Events page shortly after they occur throughout the Competition. View completed Competition events of interest to you at a time you choose.

To enroll as a videoconference school, contact video@more.net or 573-884-6986.

Resources

FIRST Robotics
Greater Kansas City Regional Competition

If you have additional questions about program content, student participation or any other areas related to the events, please contact video@more.net or call (573) 884-6986.

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