Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, today announces its continued sponsorship of FIRST® Robotics Competition, which inspires innovation and fosters well-rounded skills in tens of thousands of young people every year. Mouser will be a major sponsor of the upcoming FIRST in Texas UIL State Championship, taking place April 15 – 18 at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. Additionally, Mouser will be the registration sponsor of the FIRST Championship, planned for April 29 – May 2 in Houston, where Mouser will exhibit in the Innovation Faire and feature live demonstrations from the Mouser-sponsored BattleBots competitors, Team HUGE.

"Mouser is dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in engineering, especially through STEM education," said Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Mouser Electronics. "We are proud to sponsor the FIRST Robotics Competition, which provides a platform for students to innovate and solve real-world engineering challenges while building self-esteem."

Since 2014, Mouser has been a major supporter of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a leading youth-serving nonprofit advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through hands-on robotics programs. Mouser proudly supports FIRST Robotics teams in its local community as well, providing grants for high school teams across Tarrant County, Texas.

The FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules and limited time and resources, student teams are challenged to build industrial-sized robots to play difficult field games in alliance with other teams while also fundraising to meet their goals, designing a team brand and advancing respect and appreciation for STEM within the local community.

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