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Students Develop Professional Engineering Skills, Pursue Career Interests With Next-Generation FIRST Robotics Controller ST. LOUIS, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FIRST Championship - FIRST(®) (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced they are extending their technology partnership through 2019 with the shared goal of creating more scientists and engineers. FIRST engages young people in exciting mentor-based robotics...
Lee's Summit High School's FIRST robotics team #1730, Team Driven, is scheduled to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championship Event on April 25th-27th in St. Louis. From a pool of more than 2,000 teams from all over the world, 400 will converge on the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis for the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships to be held April 24 - 27. Kansas City, Missouri (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 After six grueling weeks of long nights and early mornings,...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: As part of the FIRST(R) (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics State Championship, Bosch will sponsor a VIP Reception and Pit Tour Parade on Saturday, April 13. The FIRST State Championship is free and open to the public. VIP reception attendance is by invitation only. All events are open to the...
EXTON, Pa., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Kamen, the internationally acclaimed entrepreneur and inventor and the founder of DEKA Research & Development Corporation, will headline the Opening General Session of SCTE Cable-Tec Expo(®) 2012 next month in Orlando, Fla. Kamen will join Mike LaJoie, executive vice president and CTO of Time Warner Cable and chairman of the SCTE Board of Directors, for a conversation-style keynote on Wednesday morning, Oct. 17 that will address...
LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), the industry's premier awards ceremony for medical device design and innovation, honored Dr. Thomas Fogarty with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award for his vast accomplishments in the medical device industry. Dean Kamen, an inventor, an entrepreneur, and advocate for science and technology, presented Dr. Fogarty with the award last month in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo:...
PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This new Q&A session features industry leaders Dean Kamen and Dr. Thomas Fogarty offering their insights into the future of medical device development. Free for attendees at MD&M East Philadelphia on May 23. On Wednesday, May 23 at 2:30pm, Medical Design & Manufacturing East (MD&M East) will present the special panel, "The Great Innovators: A Sit-Down Chat with Dr. Thomas Fogarty...
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon is pleased to announce the return of the Medical Design & Manufacturing East Exposition and Conference (MD&M East). The four-day conference and three-day exposition will be held from Monday, May 21 through Thursday, May 24 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. MD&M East Exposition [http://www.mdmeast.com ] MD&M East Expo will run from Tuesday, May 22through Thursday, May 24 on the main floor of...
LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), the industry's premier awards ceremony for medical device design and innovation, has announced that Dean Kamen will present the 2012 MDEA Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Thomas Fogarty during the MDEA award ceremony on May 23, 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120411/LA84898) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101214/LA16070LOGO) "I am pleased to announce...
GERMANTOWN, Md., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced it will again support the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST( ®)) Robotics Competition, for the sixth consecutive year. In addition to its sponsorship, Hughes executives participated as judges for the Chesapeake Regional competition which was held March 8-10, 2012 at the Baltimore...
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading electronics technology distributor Newark element14 announced it has donated components and tools to help Team Ursa Major to complete its entry into the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition. This is the second consecutive year that the distributor has sponsored the Hammond High team, located in Maryland's Howard County. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110721/CG38500LOGO-b) The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...
