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 # Ingersoll Rand Connects with Local Communities by Supporting FIRST® Robotics Competitions

 

##### Fosters interest in STEM careers amongst high school students 

 

 

 Jul 19, 2013 12:20 PM ET

  

[Ingersoll Rand and FIRST Robotics Competition](http://www.cees.ingersollrand.com/CEES_documents/Robotics_IR_final.pdf)

As part of Ingersoll Rand's support of STEM initiatives, employees collaborate with the next generation of innovators - high school students - in the annual international *FIRST*® Robotics Competition. For the last few years, employees have mentored and worked with students to design and build functioning robots that do things such as shoot basketballs. [Continue reading about the robotics competitions...](http://www.cees.ingersollrand.com/CEES_documents/Robotics_IR_final.pdf)

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