FIRST preparing for regionals

Hundreds of competitors will bring their unique robots to the Gordon Field House on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2010 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition. Over 40 teams will compete in Breakaway, the name of this year’s competition.

Paul Gudonis, the FIRST president, will be attending Breakaway, among other guest speakers and local sponsors. Gudonis has taken an active leadership role on issues such as education, broadband deployment and innovation. He is a member of TechNet, a national organization of technology industry CEOs committed to increasing the number of science and engineering graduates in the US.

The FIRST competition opens with preliminary rounds at 9 am March 5. The first day of the event matches conclude at 4:30 pm.