EWU to host FIRST Robotics Competition Central/Eastern Washington kickoff event

Washington FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics announced in a news release it will launch the 2016 competiton season with a worldwide kickoff event on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Eastern Washington University in Showalter Hall on the Cheney campus, 526 Fifth St. from 7 a.m. to noon.

The kickoff event will include 31 teams. This event is one of 114 total kickoff events taking place worldwide.

The 2016 season will include more than 158 teams, (4,500 students) grades 9-12, participating in nine district events which will culminate in the Pacific Northwest District C...

 

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