Media kit
2008 FIRST Robotics Competition at Clemson University
Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, Littlejohn Coliseum
Clemson 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)
