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engineers from nasa's kennedy space

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center florida participated in the first

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or for inspiration and recognition of

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science technology robotics competition

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at the university of central florida in

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more than 50 high school teams competed

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in the regional event to advance to the

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this year's robotics challenge is called

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breakaway on a 27 by 54-foot bumpy field

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teams try to earn points by collecting

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the first robotics competition

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challenges teams of high school students

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and their mentors to apply analytical

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thinking to develop and build a robot

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using a standard kit of parts and a

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the hope is that the skills they apply

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might help them if they choose to become

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scientists engineers or inventors

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the 2010 first robotics competition will