CSR Press Release

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Apr. 16 /CSRwire/ - Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and the Motorola Foundation are dedicating $740,000 and 60 employee volunteers to support 158 teams participating in the 2010 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition. Ten of those teams are advancing to the championship round, taking place April 15-17 in Atlanta. FIRST, a nonprofit that seeks to inspire students to get involved in engineering and technology, hosts this annual competition to engage 45,000 high school students from around the world in scientific thinking, designing and building robots.

As part of the competition, participants are given six weeks to create a robot that can perform competitive functions from a common kit provided by FIRST. From more than 1,800 teams, 344 of the most innovative and successful were selected to compete in the annual championship, including the 10 Motorola-sponsored teams and additional special ambassadors from team Haiti who were victims of January's devastating earthquake.

"Inspiring students through hands-on experience demonstrates the connection between the cool technology they use every day and the importance of understanding the math and science concepts they learn in the classroom," said Eileen Sweeney, director of the Motorola Foundation. "We are dedicated to engaging students in challenges like FIRST Robotics that spark excitement and creativity while cultivating the next generation of great innovators -- the pipeline for the technology industry."

For more than 20 years, Motorola has been an avid FIRST supporter, contributing more than $14 million and countless employee volunteer hours to the program. This year, the company sponsored nearly 1,400 students from nine countries. In addition, several Motorola team members are FIRST Robotics alumni who now serve as FIRST volunteer coaches, underscoring the company's dedication to educating and inspiring tomorrow's great inventors and problem solvers.

In 2009, the Motorola Foundation was named a Strategic Partner of FIRST for helping to advance the organization's mission. The company also has contributed to FIRST's global expansion, funding teams and regional competitions across the U.S. and in Chile, Germany and Haiti.

About Motorola Foundation
The Motorola Foundation is the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola. With employees located around the globe, Motorola seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships, fostering innovation and engaging stakeholders. The Motorola Foundation focuses its funding on education, especially science, technology, engineering and math programming. For more information, on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, visit www.motorola.com/giving.

About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22 billion in 2009. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

About FIRST™
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With the support of many of the world's most well-known companies, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high-school students, FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) for children 9 to 14 years old, and Junior FIRST LEGO® League (Jr.FLL) for 6 to 9 year olds. To learn more about FIRST, go to www.usfirst.org.

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