The sport of robotics started in 1989 with the founding of FIRST®. In 2017, it was launched worldwide through FIRST Global. Now, it’s an international movement in nearly 200 countries. By making science and technology as exciting as any other sport, we’re inspiring a generation of STEM leaders who will use their skills to make a difference.
Meet FIRST Global Team Afghanistan, the group of girls whose story inspired the documentary “Afghan Dreamers” and the movie “Rule Breakers.”
Kenya’s innovation story is being rewritten by young minds shaping the future through technology. In this episode of Take on Tech, KBC follows Team Kenya at the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge 2025 in Panama, where over 190 countries competed under the theme Eco Equilibrium. Back......
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school. Ms. Mahboob, 37, is now redoubling her efforts from abroad. She has reassembled the Afghan Dreamers, the all-girls robotics team she helped......
n October this year, five students from modest government schools packed their bags and boarded a flight to Panama City. They were on their way to represent India at the FIRST Global Challenge — an international robotics competition featuring teams from 193 countries. Their journey......
WASHINGTON, DC – March 4th – FIRST Global, the nonprofit dedicated to advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through organizing the world’s most international robotics competition, is proud to announce that the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge will take place in Incheon, Republic of…
