FIRST kickoff set

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - The FIRST Robotics Competition begins Jan. 8 with a regional kickoff at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. Members of 33 participating teams from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are involved in this year’s competition. Teams will be given parts kits to build robots for the competitions to be held in the spring. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) aims to inspire students in the pursuit of engineering and technology. (Source: NASA, 01/04/11)