INCOSE Sponsorship at FIRST Robotics

INCOSE sponsored the ‘Judges’ Dinner’ at the ‘For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)’ final completion for 2014. The dinner was held onApril 24 for 105 judges and 13 special guests. Dinner included recognition and presentations by the founder, Mr. Dean Kamen, and Dr. Woodie Flowers: the National Advisor and Pappalardo Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at MIT (pictured with Mr. Greg Gorman and Mr. David Mason) the day before the finals were completed.  Dinner also included warming and emotional presentations by several FIRST team members whose lives were significantly changed due to their involvement in FIRST.

INCOSE also presented certifications and a flash memory stick with INCOSE materials to the 149 Deans List awardees.

This year’s winning FIRST Robotics Competition alliance included Team 254; The Cheesy Poofs from San Jose, California, Team 469; Las Guerillas from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Team 2848; the Sparks from Dallas, Texas, and Team 74; Team C.H.A.O.S. ,from Holland, Michigan. 
 

This year there were 68,175 students on 2,727 FRC teams, across 17 countries participating in 98 Regional and District competitions before reaching the finals in St. Louis. Over 8,000,000 volunteer hours were recorded amongst the teams mentors, coaches, judges, and parents to reach the finals. 

Each Year these team are provided the ‘challenge’, this year in the form of a video, in the January time frame and enter competitions in just six weeks. Below are just a few examples of the variety of solutions these high school students generated during this short period.  

 

INCOSE SFBAC hopes to sponsor a team within our area. Please contact your Chapter President Rollie Olson or David Mason, Assistant Director for Student Division, INCOSE for more information.

By David Mason, CSEP
INCOSE SFBAC Board Member
INCOSE Assistant Student Division

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