For a robot, climbing a 7 1/2 -foot pyramid can be a daunting task -- and that's the point. In this year's FIRST robotics challenge, Ultimate Ascent, robots have the opportunity to score up to 30 ...

Last month, inventor Dean Kamen commenced the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season with the kickoff of a new game called Ultimate Ascent. Nearly 51,000 high-school students in 81 cities around ...