As high school teams such as Killer Bees, Bionic Barons, Purple Raiders and More Martians invaded the 2013 FIRST Robotics World competition, Chrysler gave 10 teams a big financial boost.
The For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology program teaches students about teamwork and project management as they build robots to complete given tasks.
The Chrysler Foundation, the charitable arm of Chrysler Group LLC, Monday afternoon announced grants totaling nearly $30,000 to support 10 Michigan high school robotics teams, which qualified to compete for the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship Wednesday through Saturday at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.
The grants helped the teams offset costs associated with items such as registration fees, parts and materials and team apparel.