lies with FIRST. Why do you believe this organization is so important to America’s youth and our country?
A. FIRST is committed to training and inspiring the next generation of tech- nology leaders and professionals. Our country needs science and engineering innovators; ing
our success, military
superiority, and national security. FIRST not only changes the lives of individual students, but is also strengthening our Nation and preparing us for the future.
Q. What areas of technology do you think hold the most promise for the U.S. military?
A. I am interested in the new develop- ments in advanced sensors, particularly biologics and weapons.
Q. Does the military have a role in FIRST?
A. The military absolutely should have a big role in FIRST. There are cur- rently pockets of support, but nothing equivalent to the support we receive from another government organization, NASA, which has clearly seen FIRST’s importance. NASA sponsors more than 200 teams, and we have received the
they are the key to ensur- economic
EXTENDING TECHNOLOGY’S REACH
The DEKA Arm, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and U.S. Army Research Office sponsored project which is still in development, is designed to restore functionality for people with upper-extremity amputations.
personal commitment of their Administra- tor, General Charles Bolden [MG Charles F. Bolden Jr. (USMC Ret.)]. I hope to see the military embrace FIRST as NASA has.
Q. What are two or three of the coolest projects to come out of FIRST?
A. As it happens, an all-girl FIRST
LEGO League team from Iowa devel- oped a prosthetic device to help a little girl from Georgia. Their invention has changed her life, and considering that DEKA is currently working on its own prosthetic device with DARPA, I’m excited that FIRST is producing my
already competition!
OUR COUNTRY NEEDS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INNOVATORS; THEY ARE
THE KEY TO ENSURING OUR
ECONOMIC SUCCESS, MILITARY SUPERIORITY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY.
” I’m very
confident that the innovations devel- oped by other FIRST teams will have extraordinary benefits for many more people.
Q. What is the next big thing?
A. I hope to see the next big thing at a FIRST event sometime very soon. For more
information on FIRST,
www.usfirst.org.
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