Congratulations to NC FIRST teams

A number of North Carolina teams represented the state last week in Houston for part 1 of the FIRST championship.  These students build robots (up to 120 pounds) in the course of a six week build season, before competition begins.  Dr. Browne, Steven Padgett and I were able to meet with many of the students at the Asheville and Greensboro district events where we represented the NCMCO, telling students how their interest in engineering and technology could turn into a career in Mission Critical Operations.