Manufacturing the American Robot with Local Talent

The future can be made a place where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes. That statement is the vision of US FIRST founder Dean Kamen, whose organization has excited youth across the nation into science and technology careers through FIRST Robotic Competitions. Kids start as young as 9 years old with LEGO robot leagues and progress to national competitions at the high school level, all the while receiving invaluable mentoring from manufacturing professionals.

The competitions have helped with one constant issue that concerns leaders in manufacturing, which is, "Where and how are we going to find tomorrow's talent?" Robotic competitions allow youth to innovate and develop skills alongside mentoring technology professionals. These robotic competitions have become a crossroad for upcoming talent, academia, and the manufacturing industry. Everyone involved sculpts tomorrow's workforce.

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