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CNF FIRST LEGO® League

The FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) is a team based competition for kids ages 9 -14 utilizing the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robotics kits. Each year, the FIRST organization (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) releases a science themed challenge for the teams to work on. The challenges consist of a table-top LEGO® course for the MINDSTORMS® robots to work through as well as a research project for the team to investigate, develop ideas, and then present in a creative presentation. The theme for the 2008 season is:

 

 

From the FLL web site:

"Can FIRST LEGO League teams transform the way we look at transportation? The key to the 2009 “Smart Move” Challenge is accessing people, places, goods and services in the safest, most efficient way possible. In this journey, teams will consider many modes of transportation beyond their daily routine and streamline their options by making smart moves!"

Team registration now open! Challenge released September 3rd!

The season culminates in a tournament, where the robots are run through the LEGO course and the teams creative presentations are graded. Awards are given and the top team can move on to further events including the FIRST World Festival! The regional FLL competition is held at the University of Rochester in late November.

The general timeline for the season is:

May -  Mid September - Team registration (Registration ends when all the kits are sold)

This is when teams should be formed up, registered, and preliminary work on learning the MINDSTORMS® system and general research on the challenge subject should be done by the teams. 

September 3rd - The  Smart Moves challenge is released.

At this point the team should be meeting regularly working on the MINDSTORMS® challenge, researching the challenge problem, and preparing their creative presentation.

Late November - January - Tournaments are held

April - FIRST World Festival in Atlanta, Georgia

More information on the league and how to form a team can be found in the links below, on the official FLL web pages, or by contacting Dan Woodie.

FLL Promotional Video (Quicktime, Windows Media)

Who is FIRST? 

Junior FIRST LEGO League (for kids ages 6-9)

 

 



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