First Global inspires students to be science and technology leaders. In 2016, at the 25th annual competition, over 3,128 teams competed, including 75,000 students and 19,000 mentors from 24 countries around the world. To date, over 1 million young people have competed at FIRST.

RadicalMedia partnered with Dean Kamen, the prolific inventor and founder of FIRST, to create a campaign that highlights young people who are inspired and engaged in an exciting mentor-based program. The initiative focuses on science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire young adults to innovate and foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

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"This Is Not A Robot":
This isn't a robot.
It very well may have hydraulic arms,
a drivetrain,
and a circuit board,
but this isn't a robot.

This is a lesson in humility,
hard work,
and collaboration.

This is a Crossfit workout, for the muscle upstairs.
This is an apple, for the next generation of newtons.

Tt's a lot of things.
But this isn't a robot.

This is a road map, that leads straight to engineering.
This is a rock, to shatter a thousand glass ceilings.
A rope. to pull a generation up and out of poverty.
A sledgehammer to break down cultural barriers.
And a universal language spoken in every nation on earth.

And because of that,
this is a compass that can help point the way to peace.

But please, don’t think this is just a robot.

This is Glastonbury for technology.
This is mission control for the next moon shot.
This is the rosetta stone to help translate the future.
This is the sport that will help us win tomorrow.

This is the software to program ourselves to cure cancer,
build a clean engine,
or step foot on mars.

But this isn't a robot.
It's a machine to build the people who will change the world.