FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international, non-profit organization based in Manchester, NH. Its goal is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in innovative mentor-based programs. Along with science and technology skills and interests, FIRST programs also build self-confidence, leadership, and life skills by promoting Gracious Professionalism™ and Coopertition™. FIRST was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway Human Transporter. FIRST offers robotics programs for students of all ages, starting in elementary schools at age six and continuing through high-school levels up to age eighteen. To learn more, click on the icons below.

The Bionic Barons participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) program. Please visit our Members page to see what each of our members has to say about being a part of FIRST. FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology, and is known as "the varsity sport for the mind". In 2011, FRC reached over 51,000 high school students from more than 2,000 teams in 11 different countries around the world.