From the press release:
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) today announced the rules of the game for the 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition® (FRC®). Via NASA-TV broadcast and webcast, all 2,400 high-school FIRST teams worldwide received their kit of parts and learned that the game for this year’s FRC is Rebound RumbleSM. Teams have six weeks to build a robot that puts as many basketballs through hoops as possible during a two-minute and fifteen-second match with other teams. Winners of the regional competitions, including the Arizona regional, are eligible to attend the FRC World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri at Edward Jones Dome April 25 – 28. Any student participating on a FIRST team is eligible to apply for $14 million in scholarships.
via Microchip
