Mouser Electronics empowers next generation of engineers

Mouser will be the registration sponsor of the FIRST Championship, planned for April 29 - May 2 at the George R. Brown Convention Centre in Houston, Texas. At the Championship, Mouser will exhibit in the Innovation Faire, where a special appearance will be given by the Mouser-sponsored BattleBots competitors, Team HUGE.

"Engineering is at the heart of who we are at Mouser. We are proud to continue sponsoring an educational STEM programme that supports the brightest young minds and future engineers," said Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Mouser Electronics. "The FIRST Robotics Competition provides students with a platform for innovation, a chance to solve real engineering challenges, and an opportunity to build character and self-esteem."

Since 2014, Mouser has been a major supporter of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a leading youth-serving non-profit advancing science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) education through hands-on robotics programs. Mouser proudly supports FIRST Texas Championships and FIRST Robotics teams in its local community, providing grants to high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas.

The FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sports with the rigours of science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). Under strict rules and limited time and resources, student teams are challenged to build industrial-sized robots to play difficult field games in alliance with other teams while also fundraising to meet their goals, designing a team brand, and advancing respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.