Teams of children aged nine to 14 have spent months building and programming Lego Mindstorm® robots
Teams of children aged nine to 14 have spent months building and programming Lego Mindstorm® robots, and will compete with them tomorrow at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) West Ontario Championships at the University of Waterloo.
Assignments include pushing a lever to open a door to learning, completing a sports-based task, moving an idea outside the box, adapting a model by rotating it, loading a model with knowledge and skill loops, and reverse engineering a unique structure. Teams will also present projects where they apply creativity and science to develop new approaches to improve the learning experience and share their ideas with others.
"It is so exciting to be part of the energy and excitement of FIRST Lego League, an event that inspires kids to build, have fun and test engineering at work,” said Professor Mary Wells of the Faculty of Engineering at Waterloo. "These types of competitions allow young minds to explore new solutions to robotics questions.”
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Physical Activities Complex, University of Waterloo
Admission is free. The event is open to the public.
