Editing Dean Kamen (section)

===FIRST===
In 1989, Kamen founded [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST]] (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization intended to build students' interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ([[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]]). In 1992, working with MIT Professor Emeritus [[Woodie Flowers]], Kamen created the [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] (FRC), which evolved into an international competition that by 2020 had drawn 3,647 teams and more than 91,000 students.{{sfn|Stone|2007|pp=204–205}}<ref name="Cullinane, Maeve"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/resource_library/frc/game-and-season-info/competition-manual/2020/frc20-fr023-season-facts.pdf|title=2020 Season Facts|date=2 January 2020|website=FIRST}}</ref>

FIRST organizes robotics competition leagues for students in grades K-12, including FIRST LEGO League Discover for ages 4–6, [[FIRST Lego League Explore|FIRST LEGO League Explore]] for younger elementary school students, [[FIRST Lego League Challenge|FIRST LEGO League Challenge]] for older elementary school and middle school students, [[FIRST Tech Challenge]] (FTC) for middle and high school students, and [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] (FRC) for high school students.<ref>[http://www.usfirst.org/ FIRST Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003051426/http://www.usfirst.org/ |date=October 3, 2011 }} – accessed December 23, 2009</ref> In 2017, FIRST held its first Olympics-style competition – FGC ([[FIRST Global Challenge]]) – in Washington, D.C.

In 2010, Kamen called FIRST the invention he is most proud of, and said that 1 million students had taken part in the contests.<ref name="Economist">{{cite news| url=http://www.economist.com/node/16295592?story_id=16295592|title=Brain scan: Mr Segway's difficult path| first= Mark|last=Harris|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=June 10, 2010|access-date=June 11, 2010}}</ref>