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What does FIRST mean to me?

When I first joined the robotics team in 2006, I had done it to go for scholarships. I thought it was just a joke, but I played along anyway. It wasn't until we started building an actual robot that I began to find interest in how it works. Then we went to the competiton and I found hundreds of teams, all with working robots and teams of people working on wires, typing on laptops, screaming and waving and cheering as they watched the robots play for points. I felt exactly the same when our robot was down there and watch it win match after match.

The scholarships went completely out of my head and it all made sense to me. FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, had nothing to do with getting money. It meant that working with the people, who helped support and create their machines, had worked together with smiles and helping hands and helpful thoughts. For the next two years, I kept this new meaning of FIRST in my head as much as possible, never forgetting to keep a positive face towards friends and strangers and helping whenever I could.

Upcoming Events

February 21, 2012

Ship Day! This is the last day we can work on our robot. We have to bag it up at 3 pm ready for Davis.

March 15-17, 2012

Sacramento regional. The RoboVikes 1st competition! Come and support us at the UC Davis Pavillion!

What else are we doing? Check out our Google Calendar.