Woodie Flowers looks every bit the part of the ’70s guru. He’s got it down, with his silvery ponytail, wispy mustache, easy smile. If anyone knows how the 58 student teams in Kansas City this weekend should wage their attack in the latest iteration of FIRST...
Instead of seeing 58 robots competing, Dr. Woodie Flowers sees 58 solutions to a problem he created. Flowers is a Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, original host of the PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers” and the co-founder and creator of the yearly...
Six Kansas City area teams advance to World Robotics Championship, and teams from Missouri, Kansas and surrounding states receive other top honors. Kansas City, Mo. (March 15, 2014) Attended by thousands of fans, families, educators and industry leaders, the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST® (For...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Melissa Ashcraft KC STEM Alliance 816-392-8682 ashcraftme@kcstem.org Announcing March Robot Madness. It’s a whole new ball game at the Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition March 13 -15, 2014 Kansas City, Mo. (March 6, 2014) See action-packed, fast-paced matches between student-operated robots at the Greater Kansas City Regional...
Women constitute 48 percent of the U.S. workforce but hold just 24 percent of the U.S. jobs in STEM. Even worse, only 1 out of every 10 STEM professionals is a minority woman. Women make up only 10 percent of U.S. engineers. We must change...
Red Bridge Elementary fourth grader KayShawn Whitworth wants to be both a scientist and an inventor when he grows up. “Scientists, to me, connect to inventing things,” Whitworth said. “If I was just a scientist I would be studying things and then, out of nowhere: pop!...
Nearly 500 teens will contend for best robot Kansas City, MO – Students from the Kansas City region and beyond will put their robots to the test during the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) qualifying tournament on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. UMKC’s School...
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) - Forty-one teams, 400 kids and thousands of Legos filled Union Station Saturday.The robot goes through tests on the field. It has to do with rescuing scenarios," explained Trinity Sconce, an eighth grader at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy. Trinity had to be...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of middle school students have been working for months to compete in a competition that keeps future scientists and engineers in mind. The competition focuses on building robots, which could potentially help during natural disasters. The students have worked for months,...
WHAT: FIRST® LOOK 2014 Preview WHEN: Friday, November 8, 2013 VIP Reception 4:30 – 5:15 Opening Remarks 5:15 (Dr. Don Bossi, president, FIRST®) WHERE: MCC-Business & Technology Exhibit Hall 1775 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO OF SPECIAL INTEREST: FIRST President, Donald E. Bossi will be in Kansas City to...