{"id":10297,"date":"2019-01-05T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=10297"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:46:21","slug":"sw-frc-kickoff-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2019\/01\/sw-frc-kickoff-2019.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Supports the FIRST Robotics Competition and DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE Presented By The Boeing Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE Presented By The Boeing Company Field in SOLIDWORKS Visualize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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And we have lift off! The 2019 FIRST<\/em> \u00ae Robotics Competition, DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE Presented By The Boeing Company<\/a> has officially begun, kicking off today at 10:30 on the official FIRST<\/a><\/em> Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The FIRST Robotics Competition Championships, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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FIRST<\/a><\/em> (F<\/strong>or I<\/strong>nspiration and R<\/strong>ecognition of S<\/strong>cience and T<\/strong>echnology) was founded in 1989.\u00a0 High school aged teams around the world have six weeks to build a robot and vie for the chance to compete in the FIRST<\/em> Championship in April. This intense period of team work, engineering, design, marketing, and more helps encourage young people to pursue futures in STEM, while they build their self-confidence, knowledge base, and life skills.<\/p>\n

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FRC Teams can experience the playing field using AR and VR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SOLIDWORKS is proud to sponsor<\/a> over 1000 FIRST<\/em> Robotics Competition (FRC) teams and help develop the engineers and innovators of tomorrow. Teams who apply for a SOLIDWORKS sponsorship have access to a dozen SOLIDWORKS products, including individual licenses to SOLIDWORKS Premium, SOLIDWORKS CAM, SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional, the MySolidWorks for Students community, hours of tutorials, and so much more.<\/p>\n

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2019 Game Piece created in SOLIDWORKS Visualize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2019 marks SOLIDWORKS\u2019 fifth year as a Crown Supplier of FIRST<\/em>. All FRC teams have access to the 2019 Kit of Parts (KOP)<\/a> in SOLIDWORKS and STEP formats, which they can use to create quick assemblies and models of their robots.<\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS sponsors hundreds of FIRST Teams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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FIRST<\/em> Robotics Competition teams can apply for a SOLIDWORKS Sponsorship<\/strong> here: www.solidworks.com\/FIRSTSponsorship<\/a><\/p>\n

The SOLIDWORKS Kit of Parts<\/strong> for 2019 and previous years can be found here: www.solidworks.com\/FIRSTKOP<\/a><\/p>\n

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John Abele, FIRST\u2019s Vice-Chair, Chairman of the Development Committee, and retired Founding Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation, using VR in the 2018 season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This year, SOLIDWORKS created three experiences that allow FIRST<\/em> teams to virtually explore the playing field.<\/p>\n

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SOLIDWORKS\u2019 eDrawings Measurement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SOLIDWORKS\u2019 eDrawings Measurement<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be the first to get a sneak peak of a new feature coming to eDrawings. Easily measure any aspect of the field virtually using any device. All you need is the link!<\/p>\n

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