I just started the FIRST Robotics Union. I hope to get more people interested in the FIRST program, and also discuss with other teams. By no means do I intend this to compete with Chief Delphi or any other sites. This is just spreading the word. whether you are on a team or just interested in robotics, join this union. I would be glad to explain or discuss anything that is FIRST related here. It doesn't matter how old you are. You can be a part of FIRST.

This is the video that all the teams get at the begining of each season. This shows them what the game is so that they know how to design their robots. If you are not on a team or not able to join a team, you can still help by pitching design ideas. If you like building stuff and designing stuff, then this is a great union for you. Other important jobs are programing (C languges), photoshop, 3d modling (3ds Max and Autodesk Inventor). By the way, almost 70% of games are made with 3ds Max. This includes Crysis, Halo series, Oblivion, and many more high end games.

This is our close to finished robot, that we designed. It is just under five feet tall in the starting postion, and It reaches to about ten feet when fully extended. These are the kinds of robots that will be made for the competion. Here is another video of the 2008 Portland regional by team #2521. I hope this gives you some idea of what teams come up with after six weeks. This is the end result.