Get ready for teams of climbing robots at the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition for high school students from around the world.

Representatives from more than 50 high schools gathered at San Jose State University Saturday for the kickoff to the 2013 season of the FIRST Robotics Competition, inventor Dean Kamen's attempt to ...

This year the FRC robots competed by throwing frisbees through slots and climbing a metal tower.

This Saturday, thousands of high school students around the country learned how theyll spend the next six weeks: building robots that can kick, climb and slide under barriers for a game of high ...

FRC Kickoff marks the beginning of the eight-week 'build season,' during which high school teams brainstorm, prototype, design, fabricate, and program their 140-pound robot for competition.

Robots ready to compete, throwing flying discs and climbing pyramids, during a practice round Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Minnesota Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at the University of ...

At the end of the match, the robots climb ‘jungle-gym’-like pyramids to earn bonus points.” This year’s regional compeition will bring more than 1,500 people to campus each day of the event.