This collection comprises the documentation for the different projects and repositories listed under the FIRST UK organization. We are a group of volunteers that are working to allow students and mentors to easily write, compile, and test code in a browser-based simulator.
The overarching goal of these projects is to provide a learning platform where students can explore and learn the practical challenges involved with using programming to control a robot. Learning to code with some real world constraints will provide the necessary motivation and challenges to make the process interesting. The tool is intended to be used in a classroom setting with exercises for learning. Additionally the tool should allow students to experiment freely.
- Aimed at middle school & high school students.
- Browser based (chrome, firefox).
- Should require coding knowledge to the same level as the existing First UK Tech challenge for the same age group.
- Software should be able to run on cheap laptops and classroom PCs.
The associated projects in this organization are still very much in flux and in development. If you are interested in contributing, please read our Contributing Guide for how you can get involved. We are always open to new ideas and contributions as long as they are agreed upon by our maintainers.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is the world's leading youth-serving non-profit advancing STEM education. It provides students across all grade levels the ability to gain key skills that will help them the rest of their lives.
FIRST is more than robots. The robots are a vehicle for students to learn important life skills. Kids often come in not knowing what to expect - of the program nor of themselves. They leave, even after the first season, with a vision, with confidence, and with a sense that they can create their own future,
- Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST
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