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Today is shipping day for U.S. FIRST Robotics teams across the country. That means today is the day that more than 600teams of high school students must pack up the robots they've created and ship them off for inspection before regional competitions begin next month. "FIRST" stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." The program was created in New Hampshire to encourage student interest in engineering. NHPR's Doug MacPherson visited the FIRST team at Pinkerton Academy in Derry.