In addition, 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 25,000 leading manufacturing companies around the world.
Teams sponsored by PTC at the final competition at the FIRST Championship included the following FTC teams: Team 369 from Virginia; Team 1369 from Florida: Team 3621 from Missouri; Team 3539 from New Jersey; Teams 2864 and 3896 from New York; Team 4187 from Colorado; and Teams 4140 and 4644 from Minnesota. FRC teams sponsored by PTC at the Championship included Team 175 from Connecticut; Team 1622 from California; Team 74 from Michigan; Team 1519 from New Hampshire; Team 987 from Nevada; Team 1739 from Illinois; Team 525 from Iowa; Team 233 from Florida; Team 1772 from Brazil; Team 1690 from Israel; Team 3824 from Michigan; Team 1099 from Connecticut; Team 3466 from Massachusetts; Team 573 from Michigan; and Team 766 from California.
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), The Product Development Company®, develops, markets and supports product development software solutions and related services that help companies achieve their product development strategies and optimize their processes. Using the company's tightly integrated CAD and enterprise PLM solutions, organizations are better able to create and manage product information throughout the lifecycle for optimal product development success.
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