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What is FIRST Lego League
The FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL), considered the "little league" version of the FIRST Robotics Competition, is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation. In 2007, over 60,000 children worldwide participated on more than 6500 lego league teams! Using Lego Mindstorms Robotics Inventions System technology, young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group. Using LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears, teams gain hands-on experience in engineering and computer programming principles. Teams compete based on two categories: the research, which requires the team to create a presentation on a topic related to that year's challenge, and the robotic aspect which involves building a robot to solve a given set of missions. Teams consisting of 5-10 students have 3 months to strategize, design, build, program, test, and refine their robot before entering their robot and presenting their research at local, state, and possibly international tournaments. There are four judging categories: the research presentation, the robotic challenge, robot design, and teamwork. Teams win awards in each of these categories. See the official FIRST Lego League (FLL) web site and the links below for more information and resources on FLL and Mindstorms robot competitions. FLL is considered the "little league" version of the famous FIRST Robotics Competition.
FIRST Lego League Teams (from our robot club)
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FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit organization founded in 1989. 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.
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