At this year’s FIRST Robotics Championship, the PTC booth showcased many of this year’s robots modeled and managed with PTC’s solutions. Visitors learned how teams could use PTC software to quickly build a more competitive robot and communicate more effectively among team members. This is the same PTC software that is used by over 27,000 leading manufacturing companies around the world.
Additional Resources
- PTC and FIRST (web site)
- PTC Community Relations – Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers (web site)
About FIRST®
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from three out of every five Fortune 500 companies and close to $15 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC® ) and FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC® ) for high-school students, FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL® ) for 9 to 14-year-olds, (9 to 16-year-olds outside the U.S. and Canada) and Junior FIRST® LEGO® League (Jr.FLL™) for 6 to 9-year-olds. Gracious Professionalism™ is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org.
About PTC (
http://www.ptc.com)
PTC
(Nasdaq:
PMTC) enables manufacturers to achieve maximum value from their
product strategies with software and services that optimize key business
processes throughout the entire product lifecycle – from conception and
design to sourcing and service. The company’s integral solution
portfolio unleashes product innovation, improves collaboration and
ensures product data integrity within engineering and across the
enterprise, supply chain and service partner networks. Founded in 1985,
PTC employs nearly 6,000 professionals serving more than 27,000
customers worldwide. More information can be found at
www.ptc.com.
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