Altair has expanded its relationship with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and Altair technology is now available to all teams in FIRST®? Robotics CompetitionKit of Parts. More than 3,500 high school teams competing in the 2024 season of FIRST Robotics Competition will have free access to Altair's leading technology, including premier solutions like Altair®?

RapidMiner®? and Altair®? Inspire??.

Altair's collaboration with FIRST will bolster students' technical skills and support a diverse community of students by building citizenship, self-esteem, and leadership through hands-on experiences and project-based learning. Access to Altair's technology will give students the chance to become Altair Real-World Ready with best-in-class industry-grade tools before they start their professional career. Students can utilize Altair's design, simulation, and data solutions to build better robots faster.

By using Altair technologies, students will understand why the coming together - or convergence - of simulation, data, and digital twins in engineering, including principles like rapid prototyping, AI, topology optimization, will be critical to their future and professional development.