FIRST  -  For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Each year nearly 4,000 high school robotics teams from all over the world compete in a themed robotics competition sponsored by the FIRST organization.  The new themed game missions, rules, and 1,500 sq.ft. game field layout are released in early January. We then have 6 weeks to design and build a 150 lb. remote-controlled robot to complete the missions of the game. The students design, build, program and test a truly impressive robot, with support from many expert mentors from the school and community. 

We then travel to 2 different regional competitions with our robot.  One in Rochester and the other in Cleveland OH.  At each of these 3-day events, we work with and compete against around 50 teams from all over the world.  During the competition, the teammates for the current match might be your opponent in the following match. This makes for a unique competitive environment where teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete.  Three Robots from each regional competition and their creators, of course, are invited to the World Championships in Detroit Michigan.

Since the establishment of Team 3003 in 2008, team Tan[x] from Canandaigua, NY has flourished.  Over the years Tan[x] has won many awards and has been to the Word Championships twice.
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FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
​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.  (Inactive 2021-2022 Season)
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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