A local organization using robotics to get kids excited about STEM. First Tech Challenge has spent months designing, building, and programming a robot ahead of the World Championship.

Three robotics teams and one individual from the Midland area will be heading to the FIRST Championship in Houston April 29 to May 2 - the world's largest K-12 robotics event with about 1,000 teams ...

Chris Zheng, a junior at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, was selected from among a global pool of budding engineers as one of 10 recipients in his division of the FIRST Leadership Award at the 2026 ...

NEW AT FIVE. CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER FOR A GROUP OF STUDENTS REPRESENTING IOWA ON THE WORLD STAGE. THIS IS REALLY COOL. THE HEAT WAVES ROBOTICS TEAM RECENTLY QUALIFIED FOR THE FIRST TECH ...