Students from the Highland School in Warrenton, Va. work on their robot in the 'Pit Area' as they prepare to compete in the First Robotics Competition, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Washington. The student competition is called 'For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology,' or FIRST. The program was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools and communities. Photo Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers Photo Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
