FIRST Fast Facts:

Global Reach 2017/18 Season

• 615,000+ students
• 72,000+ teams
• 51,000++ robots created
• 25,000+ Mentor, coach,  judge, and volunteer roles filled

2018 FIRST Robotics Competition

• 3,647 teams
• 91,000 participants (Ages 14-18; Grades 9-12)

2017/18 FIRST Tech Challenge 

• 7,010+ teams
• 70,100+ participants (Ages 12-18; Grades 7-12)

2017/18 FIRST LEGO League

• 40,400+ teams
• 323,500+ participants (Ages 9-16; Grades 4-8)
• 95+ countries represented

2018/19 FIRST LEGO League Jr.

• 21,200+ teams
• 127,500+ participants (Grades K-4)

2018 FIRST Scholarship Program

• Over $80 million in college scholarships
• 2000+ scholarship opportunities
• Nearly 200 scholarship providers 

2018 FIRST Volunteers & Sponsors

• 250,000 Volunteer roles filled
• 3,500 Sponsors, including over 200 of the Fortune® 500 companies

All information pulled from: http://www.firstinspires.org/about/at-a-glance

2012 Championship in St. Louis, Missouri