Based in Oconee county, South Carolina, Team 343 , along with the support of the local community continues in the pursuit of their vision ...
"To expand the value of the exciting world of science and technology to our local community and together inspire our youth to become heroes in science and technology."
Team 343, along with teams from around the world, work with the FIRST organization on the annual challenge.
Founded in 1989, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) provides the organization behind the annual competitions. Click on FIRST for a quick glance at the FIRST organization. The goals of FIRST are best expressed as implementing an environment where particiaption in competitive science and technology challenges is as interesting, fun, and news worthy as any sporting or media event. Click on the FIRST logo to the left for access to the FIRST and FRC (FIRST Robotics Challenge) web site.
