FIRST Lego League

FIRST LEGO League is a miniature version of FIRST robotics meant for younger students. Participants build and program a robot using the Lego Mindstorms kit. The members of Team 461 act as mentors to our LEGO League teams. Every year, middle and junior high school students ages nine to 14 are given the opportunity to design, build, and program a robot using LEGO bricks, sensors, motors, and gears. This gives the team members hands-on experience in basic engineering and computer programming.

FIRST LEGO League International, consisting of several different tasks to be completed by each team's LEGO robot, gives a new challenge out every year. Each team has two minutes and thirty seconds to make their robot do as many tasks as possible, with each task worth a predetermined number of points. An award is given to the top-scoring team, as well as to teams who excel in other categories.

FIRST LEGO League is a fast-growing event. As of 2009, there were 14,600 teams participating in almost 500 FIRST-sanctioned tournaments all over the world. These competitions culminate in the FIRST LEGO League World Festival, held in conjunction with the FIRST Robotics Championship Event in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome.

Game

On September 3, 2009, FIRST revealed the FIRST LEGO League challenge for this year, called "Smart Move." In this game, teams will construct LEGO robots to put up warning beacons, secure a passenger, bring insulation to a house and complete many other tasks to deal with safe and efficient transportation. A full list of missions in "Smart Move" can be found here. Through "Smart Move," FLL participants will be exposed to science and technology and will learn about real-world problems and solutions.

More Information

• Official FIRST LEGO League Website
• FLL Resource Center
• Event Listing
• Lego Devils History