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2008 FIRST Robotics Competition at Clemson University

Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, Littlejohn Coliseum

Robot from previous eventClemson University hosts the fifth annual FIRST Robotics Competition Palmetto Regional Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, at Littlejohn Coliseum. One thousand high school students will vie for top honors in a highly competitive and contest described as a rock concert and sporting event for the mind rolled into one. Thirty-six teams representing eight states (South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia) are slated to participate.

Read the news release.

Important links and more information:

Streaming video of the Friday and Saturday competition can be viewed at http://www.ces.clemson.edu/main/FRC.

FIRST Robotics Competition: What is it? (pdf file)

Game description (pdf file)

FIRST Robotics Competition at-a-glance fact sheet (pdf file)

Participating teams

Robots from a past competition