Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Inspires Next Generation of Innovators as Silver Supplier of the FIRST® Robotics Competition

PRESS RELEASE: Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc. has joined forces with FIRST®^{(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, as a Silver Supplier of the} FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®)^.

The FIRST Robotics Competition Silver Supplier level designates a contribution between $10,000 and $50,000. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc provided lead screws and anti-backlash nuts for the 2010 FRC Kit of Parts which was distributed to more than 1,800 teams of high-school students on January 9, 2010.

By providing components for the competition, FIRST suppliers are putting the latest technology in the hands of students, giving them the opportunity to apply the same tools used by professional scientists and engineers and ultimately helping them learn real-world skills they will carry into the workplace.

-Edited by Kelsey Anderson