X PRIZE Foundation Board Visits FIRST Robotics Competition Finals

(Marc Mathieu, Peter Diamandis, Erik Lindbergh (back), Larry Page, Anousheh Ansari, Amir Ansari (back), Hamid Ansari)

On April 19th, the X PRIZE Foundation Board of Trustees, Vision Circle members and guests visited the FIRST Robotics Competition Finals in Atlanta. See highlights on our YouTube Channel.

April 25th was DNA Day! The Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, with the St. Louis Science Center, helped to educate students about the basic code of life. Students learned about genetic traits of dogs with the breeder of Uno, the beagle who won "Best in Show" at the 2008 Westminster Dog Show.

On Thursday, March 20 at the New York International Auto Show, the X PRIZE Foundation and Progressive (NYSE:PGR) jointly announced the company’s Title Sponsorship of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition and its funding of the $10 million prize purse.

See Video of the Announcement Press Conference at the New York Auto Show: Part One; Part Two; Part Three