FIRST  -  For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
The 2020 FIRST Robotic Competition: "Infinite Recharge" Kick Off meeting and game reveal was January 4th.
Team 3003, Tan[x] has developed their game strategy, robot design and is currently building their robot and preparing for operational testing. Their first official competitions will at the 2020 Finger Lakes Regional Competition March 11th - 14th at RIT, then the Buckeye Regional Competition in Cleveland, Ohio from March 25th - 28th.

Since the establishment of Team 3003 in 2008, team Tan[x] from Canandaigua, NY has flourished.  Last year Tan[x] finished as runner up in two regional competitions. In March Tan[x] competed in the Buckeye Regional games in Cleveland where our alliance finished as runner up in the finals.  At the 2019 Finger Lakes Regional competition 2019 Tan[x] won the prestigious FIRST Quality Award for their robot,  won regional runner up, and qualified for the 2019 National Championship in Detroit.  During the 2017 - 2018 seasons, Tan[x]  partnered up with Midlakes school district to further expand the team and expose more kids to FIRST Robotics. During the Ultimate Ascent challenge in 2013, the team went on to win the Finger Lakes Regional game at Rochester's Institute of Technology. In that year, Tan[x] won several awards including the 2013 Industrial Design Award!  We have participated in many events like the Finger Lakes Regional, Buckeye Regional, Tech Valley Regional, and the FIRST National Championship.

WHAT WE DO
​In the words of Dean Kamen (FIRST`s Co-Founder), "Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership." With these words in mind fellow students construct robots to complete a task in a small scale to stimulate the mind and
​create a better future.

Find out what it is like to be in FIRST at Canandaigua Schools.

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Middle School FIRST LEGO league team, the Tan[x] Junior FIRST Lego League team.
Fun & Farsighted Thinking with LEGO Robotics Competition

High School FIRST ROBOTICS Competition, the Tan[x] FIRST Robotics team.
Build Science, Engineering and Technology skills while constructing robots. 
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