Up Next
Back to Show
SciTech Now
FIRST Robotics Lab
Across the country, kids as young as six years old are designing, building, and battling their very own robots. Through the non-profit organization, FIRST, each year hundreds of thousands of elementary, middle, and high school students take part in robotics competitions jumpstarting a lasting interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Reporter Andrea Vasquez has the story.
Support Provided By
26:51
Leather goods from fungus, metal 3D printing; altering photosynthesis; and women in STEM.
26:46
Turf grass science; an app for tenants, a unique look at aging and assistive technology.
26:46
A dancing wheelchair; tech that promotes civic engagement; spider silk; and beer science.
26:47
Snowboarding; the Maker Movement; women and the Space Race; and tracking grizzly bears.
26:46
Goosebumps; measuring vision; genome sequencing; and engineering the perfect pop-up book.
26:55
A pacifier administers medicine, Climate Monologues; man-made earthquakes; and fireflies.
26:47
American White Pelicans; Augmented reality; Engineering Hot Wheelz; and a STEM fair.
26:46
Digital assistants; the future of fingerprinting; cancer cells; and proton therapy.
26:47
Dinosaurs; goTenna; cattle without horns; a tool for film makers; protecting sea turtles
26:47
Fat bikes; a shoe that helps stroke victims; clean flight; and managing chronic pain.