first overdrive is the 2008 game for the annual first robotics competition, a high school robotics competition, where students from all over the world compete to build 45 to 55 kg robots that can complete a task that changes every year.
• kickoff :: 5 jan 2008• shipping deadline :: 19 feb 2008• regional competitions :: weekends, 28 feb – 16 apr 2008• championship :: 17 - 19 apr 2008
read a wiki about the first robotics competition or first overdrive.