ABOUT

About Team 1444
Team 1444 was started in 2004 with 10 team members. The team went on to win in the St. Louis Regional in 2005, and compete at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. The team also competed in the 2006. In 2007, the team once again competed at the St. Louis Regional Competion, winning un-defeated. The team then advanced to the Championship event once again. Team 1444 has high hopes for the 2008 Season, and wishes the best of luck to all the other teams competing this year.

About FIRST Robotics

The FIRST Robotics organization was founded by Dean Kamen in 1989. Kamen's goal was "...to create a world where science and technology are celebrated... where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes..." The FIRST Robotics Competion (FRC) is an amazing program composed of over 1,500 teams that design and build a functional robot in six weeks. Each team relies on mentors to help guide decision making processes, while offering their professional help.
FRC has an international impact as well. FRC has teams in several countries worldwide including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the U.K. In the 2008 season, there are forty-one regional events with several of which have been added this past year.

FIRST Mission Statement
"Our mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication and leadership."

About The 2008 Competion

This years competion is called "Overdrive" You can read the complete description and about how the game is played here.