The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals. (From www.usfirst.org)

CHAOS has participated in 14 out of the 15 FIRST competitions and works is done on the  robot year round. CHAOS has also gone to all nine Battle Cry @ WPI competitions and participated in ten Mayhem in Merrimack events as well as helping found River Rage and competing in every one since then.