FIRST Website http://www.usfirst.org Information on FIRST; its mission and programs. FIRST in the News http://www.usfirst.org/who/content.aspx?id=156 Find special announcements and media coverage about FIRST Bill's Blog for FRC http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/ A blog from FRC Program Director, Bill Miller. Ken's Blog for FTC http://www.firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com A blog by FTC Program Director, Ken Johnson. Carnegie Mellon University, FTC Robotics Academy http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/ The Robotics Academy is committed to using the motivational effects of robotics to excite students about science and technology. It is an educational outreach of Carnegie Mellon University, and part of the university's world-renowned Robotics Institute. Its administrative staff and development team are housed in the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), where robots for business, government, and industry are designed, prototyped, and tested just outside our office doors. WPI, FIRST Robotics Academy http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/ This website provides FIRST members with tools that can help with their continued growth and development through all levels and aspects of the program. By offering a centralized source and a procedure for reviewing content, the process by which all FIRST members share and access useful information can be streamlined. FIRST Forums http://forums.usfirst.org/ This section of the FIRST website is a forum for teams, mentors, event volunteers, sponsors, and other members of the FIRST Community to share information, ask questions of each other, and exchange ideas related to FIRST. Resources by FIRST Strategic Partners National Instruments http://www.ni.com/first Read the latest training tutorials, watch cool videos, download example programs, and connect with real-world engineers from around the world.