"It's a friendly competition, or it tries to be," an official said of the two-day event hosted by the nonprofit FIRST.

Robots weighing about 120 pounds, designed, built and programmed by students from around the state, took the floor at ...

Founded in 1988, the Loran Scholars Foundation has provided more than $62 million in undergraduate awards to some 3,200 ...

The White House hosted its first humanoid robot guest, with first lady Melania Trump appearing alongside a robot from startup ...

A participant competes in the competition using a remote control for the robot. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Qian ...

The 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Iowa Regional will take place Thursday through Saturday at the University of Northern ...

GRAND FORKS – One of the biggest visitor attractions in Grand Forks enters its eighth year at the Alerus Center this weekend. The FIRST Robotics Great Northern Regional begins its opening ceremony on ...

LET THE ROBOT BATTLES BEGIN. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. THE 2025 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION IS NOW UNDERWAY. STUDENTS FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND ARE GATHERING AT SALEM HIGH SCHOOL ...

Rochester, N.Y. — More than 1,000 students, teachers, and mentors from both local and international high schools will meet up ...

New Hampshire businessman Dean Kamen is resigning from his position on the board of directors of FIRST, the latest fallout from revelations earlier this year about his ties to sex offender Jeffrey ...

Kamen will also withdraw from all company activities effective immediately. He said he made the decision to resign to avoid distractions for the company. Trump's approval rating hits new low on two ...

The last decade has seen vast improvements in humanoid robots, but graduating to widespread use might require going back to the fundamentals. “Not reliably,” Hurst said. “I don’t think it’s totally ...