FIRST
An organization dedicated to exposing students to science, technology and engineering in a hands-on, fun way. FIRST is short for “For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology”. FIRST programs are targeted at K-12 grade students.
FLL
FIRST LEGO League.
FLL Jr
FIRST LEGO League Junior.
FRC
FIRST Robotics Competition.
FTC
FIRST Tech Challenge.
NXT
Programmable module that is the central controller of the 2nd generation Mindstorms system. This is the grey Mindstorms controller.
RCX
Programmable module that is the central controller of the RIS/Mindstorms system. This is the yellow original Mindstorms controller.
RIS
Robotics Invention System, LEGO’s family of Technics products that include programmable electronic elements.
STEM
Science Technology Engineering and Math