DETROIT – Thousands of students from dozens of countries are in Detroit this week competing in the biggest youth robotics event in the world.
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Still, organizers of the FIRST Championship hope it gets a lot bigger. President Don Bossi says FIRST has a presence in only 12% of U.S. schools.
He and others with the Manchester, New Hampshire-based nonprofit are trying to attract more students, including from under-represented communities.