(03/02/2001) --- Robots, controlled by student teams, vie for points on the playing field during the NASA/KSC FIRST Southeastern Regional event held March 1-3, 2001. Three are KSC joint-sponsored teams: numbers 493, 386 and 168. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) events are held nationwide, pitting robots against each other and the clock on a playing field. Many teams are sponsored by corporations and academic institutions. There are 27 teams throughout the State of Florida who are competing. KSC, which sponsors nine teams, has held the regional event for two years