DENVER, April 4, 2022 /3BL Media/ - March Madness isn’t just about basketball. Those looking for big upsets, epic match-ups and unforgettable performances found that and more at theFIRST Robotics Colorado Regional Competition,held March 25-26 at the University of Denver. Sponsored by Arrow Electronics, the event challenges high school students to build industrial-size robots and maneuver them through a series of challenges against other teams.

This year’s competition drew 41 teams from Colorado and neighboring states, who used their engineering skills and creativity to explore how goods will be transported in the future. Competing in alliances of three teams, they demonstrated their robots’ skill in processing cargo for transportation through both pre-programmed commands and while under user control.

“The FIRST Robotics competition provides students with an opportunity to solve problems, collaborate and test the performance of their technology – great training for careers in technology and innovation,” said Joe Verrengia, Arrow’s global director of corporate social responsibility programs and a former competition judge.

After a two-year hiatus from live competition due to COVID restrictions, the students were eager to showcase their abilities and team pride, sporting an assortment of colorful attire and in a few cases, hair dyed to match their team colors.

举办地区竞赛的组织科罗拉多菲尔斯特（Coloradofirst）在活动期间分配了26个奖项，包括工业设计，企业家精神和团队精神的荣誉。4月20日至23日，六支球队在得克萨斯州休斯顿的第一届冠军赛中获得了比赛，并根据比赛的得分和判断奖项获得了得分。

Arrow has sponsored the competition since 2012.

About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics指导了220,000多个领先的技术制造商和服务提供商的创新。Arrow凭借2021美元的销售额为340亿美元，开发了改善业务和日常生活的技术解决方案。在fixearsout.com上了解更多信息。

About FIRST and ColoradoFIRST

Coloradofirst（www.coloradofirst.org) is a Colorado 501(c)(3) founded in 2001 to represent and achieve the mission of FIRST (www.firstinspires.org).FIRSTis a robotics community that prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based robotics programs for ages 4-18 (PreK-12) that can be facilitated in school or in structured afterschool programs. Boosted by a global support system of volunteers, educators, and sponsors that include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies, teams operate under a signature set ofFIRST Core Values在年度挑战中进行研究，筹款，设计，建立和展示其成就。1989年，由成就发明家Dean Kamen创立的一个国际非营利组织，首先有一个proven impacton STEM learning, interest, and skill-building well beyond high school.Alumniof FIRST programs gain access to exclusive scholarships, internships, and other opportunities that create connections and open pathways to a wide variety of careers.

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