Drexel will host the Philadelphia Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition March 21-23 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Forty-five high school teams from all over the country will compete in this high-tech learning event for a chance to participate in the FIRST national championship in Disney World in April.

Competition sponsors include Drexel, PECO Energy, DuPont, GlaxoSmithKline, Rohm and Haas, SAP America, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98, SCT, Motorola Broadband Communication, Boeing, Woodcock Washburn LLP, Environmental Tectonics Corporation and The PQ Corporation.