FIRST High School Robotics Program

The SMART Consortium supports and is actively involved in the FIRST high school robotics program in northeast Ohio. 

Dates for the 2010 FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition:

Thursday-Saturday, March 25-27, 2010
Wolstein Convocation Center, Cleveland State University
2000 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was created in 1989 by inventor Dean Kaman and colleagues at MIT to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, FIRST, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering.

The FIRST Buckeye Regional robotics competition is one of a series of regional FIRST Robotics tournaments (currently 41) that take place across the nation during March and early April of each year.  The Buckeye Regional tournament traditionally attracts more than 50 teams from Ohio and other states, with a significant number of them representing northeast Ohio.  Several teams from SMART Consortium member school districts have competed very successfully in the FIRST Buckeye regional and have gone on to attain national honors at the FIRST Robotics Championship.

For a copy of the NEW Rookie Year Recruitment Guide, click here

For the NEW Rookie Year Recruitment Guide Video, click here

To learn more about the FIRST high school robotics program, click here. 

For information about the FIRST Buckeye Regional robotics competition, click here.