'Robots, Start Your Engines!' SolidWorks Sponsors FIRST Robotics Competition Championship.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 SolidWorks supports teams of high school students and their professional mentors in Atlanta competition this week SolidWorks Corporation today announced it is again sponsoring the world's premier engineering event for emerging technologists, the 2004 FIRST Robotics Competition The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. As of early 2007, 1,303 high school teams of 32,500[1] students from Brazil, Canada, The Netherlands, Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and others compete to Championship. The event, taking place April 15-17 at the Georgia Dome Atlanta Falcons • • [ in Atlanta, is a multinational competition that teams professional engineers and high school students to solve a challenging engineering design problem in just six weeks. This year students have designed robots to race around a playing field collecting and passing 13-inch balls to human teammates who attempt to shoot the balls into goals. The robots also attempt to hang from a 10-foot bar. More than 900 teams registered to compete in 26 regional events across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and nearly 300 teams from all over the world will compete at the Championship. SolidWorks granted licenses of SolidWorks(R) Education Edition software to more than 50 qualified teams for the 2003-2004 season, and has provided software grants to more than 250 high schools over the past five years. This year, SolidWorks Corporation's monetary support of FIRST will help to finance the Ambassador Program for the 2004 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship. The Ambassador Program recruits and assembles -- from the ranks of FIRST sponsors, advocates, leaders, and VIPs -- a corps of individuals who will work year around to promote FIRST in their own communities. "Learning to solve problems, to cooperate with others, and to communicate effectively -- when combined with the principles of math, science, and technology -- form the building blocks of a solid education," said Rosanne Kramer, director of worldwide education markets for SolidWorks Corporation. "We applaud Dean Kamen's belief in the importance of helping young people see the value of education and careers in science, technology, and engineering. SolidWorks is proud to support the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship, and to help foster a new generation of design engineers for the future." FIRST sponsors understand that without a high-caliber workforce, the world cannot develop cutting-edge technology to meet the challenges of the future, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Paul Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. , executive director of FIRST. "Mastering science and technology can enrich everyone's lives," he said. "It means rewarding and fulfilling careers, quality of life for the practitioners, and any number of benefits for the citizens, consumers, patients, and others who are helped from their innovations. SolidWorks certainly shares our values in this regard and has consistently invested in young people, their educations, their professional lives, and their personal development via innovative programs like FIRST. Without sponsors like SolidWorks, 300 teams wouldn't be participating in this year's Championship, which brings all the passion of a major sporting event to science and technology." The FIRST teams represent a small fraction of the more than 165,000 SolidWorks educational software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. at more than 4,500 institutions worldwide. About FIRST Accomplished inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that Dean Kamen Dean L. Kamen (born April 5, 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, but dropped out before graduating. His father is Jack Kamen, an illustrator of Weird Science and other EC Comics. founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools, and their communities. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With the support of many of the world's most well-known companies, the non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition for high school students and the FIRST LEGO(R) League for children 9-14 years old. To learn more about FIRST and the FIRST Robotics Competition go to www.usfirst.org. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes Dassault Systemes (Dassault Systèmes S.A.) (Pronounced - Dasoh) (NASDAQ: DASTY; Euronext: 13065) is a leading company specializing in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software. S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the London Stock Exchange. : #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user community. In eight years of delivering product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 300,000 seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through an international reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2004 SolidWorks Corporation. |
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