Proud Non-Profit Supporter of these STEAM programs and teams:
Robotics Inspiring Science and Engineering (RISE) is a 501c3 non-profit based in and serving students and institutions in the Southern California region by creating and funding Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) partnerships and opportunities.
RISE began as a non-profit organization designed to fund FIRST FTC activities in San Diego in 2008. In that year, 20 FIRST FTC teams competed in San Diego and each year since, RISE works to expand the number of FIRST FTC teams and STEAM opportunity in the region. By 2010, RISE expanded sponsors and non-profit's vision to create new STEAM opportunities for students and schools managing the 54 FIRST FTC teams in San Diego. Today, RISE is a resource available to FIRST Lego League as well as the 70+ FIRST FTC teams in San Diego County.
Some of our programs include:
- San Diego FIRST Tech Challenge program and teams
- The PhyzAI Project
- Robosub Teams
- FIRST Lego League Teams
- Various smaller Arduino, 3D printing programs and other challenges
