FIRST team 1492 is known as the "Arizona Community Robotics Team" because it is not affiliated with any particular high school in the Phoenix metro area. Membership is open to any student who wishes to join FIRST but does not have a local team to join.

In addition to hands-on experience with science, technology and project management, Team Caution is uniquely situated to create opportunities for high school students to collaborate with people outside their immediate environment by bringing students and mentors together valley wide.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a multinational nonprofit organization, which aspires to transform culture while making science, math, engineering and technology as cool for kids as sports are today.