Bobcat Robotics is a FIRST

First

First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...

  robotics

Robotics

Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...

 team from South Windsor, Connecticut

South Windsor, Connecticut

-History:In 1659, Thomas Burnham purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children...

. Students from South Windsor High School

South Windsor High School

South Windsor High School is located in South Windsor, Connecticut. It currently serves grades 9-12 with approximately 1,700 students. It is the only high school in South Windsor, but also admits students from Hartford through the Open Choice Program...

  and engineering mentors from companies such as UTC Power

UTC Power

- About :UTC Power is a fuel cell company based in South Windsor, Connecticut. It is part of United Technologies Corporation and has been in business for over 50 years. The company has experience in all five major fuel cell technologies. The company specializes in fuel cells for buildings, buses ...

 make up this team.

Bobcat Robotics is team number 177 in the FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST Robotics Competition

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...

. Bobcat Robotics joined FIRST in 1995, with UTC Power

UTC Power

- About :UTC Power is a fuel cell company based in South Windsor, Connecticut. It is part of United Technologies Corporation and has been in business for over 50 years. The company has experience in all five major fuel cell technologies. The company specializes in fuel cells for buildings, buses ...

 as its chief sponsor. Since joining, Bobcat Robotics has won the international FIRST championship twice, once in 2007 and once in 2010.

About FIRST

FIRST

First

First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...

 (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) runs the FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST Robotics Competition

The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...

 (FRC) which is a high-school level robotics competition. A new game is announced each year and teams have six weeks to build a robot suitable for playing and hopefully winning the game.

Bobcat Robotics Achievements

Bobcat Robotics won the FIRST International Championship 2007 in cooperation with team 190 (the H.E.R.D. from Worcester, Massachusetts) and team 987 (the High Rollers from Las Vegas, Nevada). Bobcat Robotics won again in 2010 in cooperation with team 294 (Beach Cities Robotics

Beach Cities Robotics

Beach Cities Robotics is a FIRST robotics team from the South Bay area in Southern California. Team members from both Mira Costa High School and Redondo Union High School make up this highly successful team....

) and team 67 (Heroes of Tomorrow) from Milford, Michigan

Milford, Michigan

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 and Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...

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In 2011, Bobcat Robotics placed 2nd overall at the FIRST International Championship