Analog Golden Jubilee Marks FIRST In Robotics To Youth

By siliconindia  |  Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 01:15 IST



To commemorate the company’s 50th anniversary, ADI made donations of over $50,000 through a corporate sponsorship that will help to fund FIRST events in New England and California, and as a diamond-level supplier to the FIRST Robotics Competition, donating materials such as MEMS components and controllers that will be used by competition teams around the world.

FRC offers high school students the opportunity to work directly with professional engineers to gain hands-on experience by building and programming task-oriented robots. ADI and its employees also are continuing to provide support for this effort by serving as volunteer mentors, judges, and fundraisers at FRC and the closely affiliated FIRST LEGO League team events throughout North America.

 “FIRST shares our commitment to STEM programs in the communities where we work and live by inspiring the next generation of young people to pursue careers in engineering and math,” said Vincent Roche, president and CEO, Analog Devices. “As we begin our next 50 years as a leading technology provider, ADI is pleased to continue our support—financially and through the talents of our dedicated employee-volunteers.”

 “We congratulate Analog Devices on a half-century of innovation and appreciate the generous support they have shown FIRST over the years,” said Donald E. Bossi, president, FIRST. “It’s through partnerships like this that FIRST will inspire the coming generations of inventors and innovators who will shape our world.”

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