About FIRST® NH
More than robots.
As the home of FIRST Headquarters and FIRST founder Dean Kamen, New Hampshire supports over 2,000 students, 270+ teams, and hundreds of FIRST Volunteers! For over 30 years, FIRST has inspired young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, and we are proud to be its birthplace.
With FIRST, students can:
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Connect classroom lessons to real-world applications
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See STEM fields as areas of study and career choices
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Apply and document the engineering process
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Get hands-on programming experience
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Develop problem solving, organizational, and teamwork skills
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Compete and cooperate in alliances at competitions
FIRST is about more than robots!
Its vision is to develop the next generation of innovators and leaders.
Let’s play!
Teams come together in a variety of ways.
They can be school-based or can form within non-profit organizations, scout troops, home school groups, neighborhoods. FIRST is a fit in any setting: large, small, public, private, rural, urban, or suburban.
Team members, guided by coaches and mentors, create a robot to compete in a FIRST designed game using a standard, reusable kit of parts. The season is themed with a new game every year.
Robots are programmed and controlled with a user friendly platforms. This introduces team members to the cutting edge world of mobile computing.
Events are a celebration of the season and a chance for teams to engage in the fun and excitement of competition.
Awards are presented for robot build, design, and performance as well as for community outreach and other real world accomplishments.
Contact us
Let’s talk about how your school or organization can benefit from FIRST. Connect to us by email or by filling out the form below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our Team
FIRST New Hampshire Director
Frank Grossman: fgrossman@gmail.com
FIRST Senior Mentor for New Hampshire
Ken St.Hilaire: ksthilaire@firstinspires.org
FIRST NH Communications Director
Amy Bewley: comms@firstnh.org
Affiliate Partners
FIRST LEGO League Discover
flldiscover@firstnh.org
FIRST LEGO League Explore
fllexplore@firstnh.org
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
Alexandra Carter/Samantha Kirsh: fllchallenge@firstnh.org
FIRST Tech Challenge
May Wan: ftc@firstnh.org
FIRST Robotics Competition
Scott Heaton: frc@firstnh.org
Other Contacts
Corporate Involvement and Sponsorships
sponsor@firstnh.org
Learn About Volunteer Opportunities
volunteer@firstnh.org
Grant Opportunities
grants@firstnh.org
General Inquiries
info@firstnh.org