2011 First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Tournament at Edmond, Oklahoma
December 16, 2011
Edmond hosts robotics competition *Special to The Sun
EDMOND — FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, brings its annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) season to Oklahoma with the 2011 Food Factor Challenge. Ninety-seven teams competed in four qualifying tournaments to win one of 60 slots at the state championship Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe High School.This year’s challenge calls for teams of 9- to 14-year-old children to research and present their own creative applications of solutions to improve people’s lives. Eight weeks of research and design will culminate in the Oklahoma FLL state championship where 60 teams of children and mentors will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship, and sense of community.
The FLL competition is judged in four areas: project presentation; robot performance; technical design and programming of the robot; and teamwork. The highest honor will go to the team that best exemplifies the spirit and values of the program. The top team will go to world finals in April 2012.
“Every FIRST LEGO League challenge helps students discover how imagination and creativity combined with science and technology can solve real-world problems,” said Kamen, FIRST founder.
This year’s focus is on the storage and transportation of food.Each September, FIRST announces the annual challenge to teams, engaging them in authentic scientific research and hands-on robotics design. Using LEGO Mindstorm bricks, motors, gears and software, children work alongside adult mentors to design, build, and program robots to solve real-world challenges. After eight weeks, the competition season culminates at high-energy, sports-like tournaments. The 2011 Oklahoma Championship is being sponsored by The Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma State University and AT&T. The tournament has been organized by the Oklahoma Science and Engineering Foundation
Read MoreEdmond hosts robotics competition *Special to The Sun
EDMOND — FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, brings its annual FIRST LEGO League (FLL) season to Oklahoma with the 2011 Food Factor Challenge. Ninety-seven teams competed in four qualifying tournaments to win one of 60 slots at the state championship Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe High School.This year’s challenge calls for teams of 9- to 14-year-old children to research and present their own creative applications of solutions to improve people’s lives. Eight weeks of research and design will culminate in the Oklahoma FLL state championship where 60 teams of children and mentors will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship, and sense of community.
The FLL competition is judged in four areas: project presentation; robot performance; technical design and programming of the robot; and teamwork. The highest honor will go to the team that best exemplifies the spirit and values of the program. The top team will go to world finals in April 2012.
“Every FIRST LEGO League challenge helps students discover how imagination and creativity combined with science and technology can solve real-world problems,” said Kamen, FIRST founder.
This year’s focus is on the storage and transportation of food.Each September, FIRST announces the annual challenge to teams, engaging them in authentic scientific research and hands-on robotics design. Using LEGO Mindstorm bricks, motors, gears and software, children work alongside adult mentors to design, build, and program robots to solve real-world challenges. After eight weeks, the competition season culminates at high-energy, sports-like tournaments. The 2011 Oklahoma Championship is being sponsored by The Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma State University and AT&T. The tournament has been organized by the Oklahoma Science and Engineering Foundation
