NASA Television will broadcast the annual FIRST -- For Inspiration andRecognition of Science and Technology -- Robotics Kickoff event on Saturday,January third at seven A.M. Pacific Time from Southern New HampshireUniversity in Manchester. During the live broadcast, FIRST Robotics founderDean Kamen will reveal the competition scenario for 2009, launching a six-weekdesign and building frenzy for thousands of students in almost seventeenhundred international teams.
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Each year, FIRST presents a new robotics competition scenario with twistsand nuances to challenge both rookie and veteran teams alike. Each teamreceives an identical kit of parts and has six weeks to design and build arobot based on the team's interpretation of the game scenario. Other thandimension and weight restrictions, the look and function of the robots is upto each individual team.
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