What is FIRST LEGO League? FLL is the result of an exciting alliance between FIRST and the LEGO Group.
From the official FLL website, firstlegoleague.org:
How does one describe something so indescribable?
"The best way to summarize FIRST LEGO League is to say that it is a robotics program for 9 to 16 year olds (9 to 14 in the US and Canada), which is designed to get children excited about science and technology -- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. FLL can be used in a classroom setting but is not solely designed for this purpose. Teams, composed of up to ten children with at least one adult coach, can also be associated with a pre-existing club or organization, homeschooled, or just be a group of friends who wish to do something awesome."
"Each Challenge has two parts: the Robot Game and the Project. Teams of up to ten kids, with one adult coach, participate in the Challenge by programming an autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot Game) and developing a solution to a problem they have identified (Project)."
From the official FLL website, firstlegoleague.org:
How does one describe something so indescribable?
"The best way to summarize FIRST LEGO League is to say that it is a robotics program for 9 to 16 year olds (9 to 14 in the US and Canada), which is designed to get children excited about science and technology -- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. FLL can be used in a classroom setting but is not solely designed for this purpose. Teams, composed of up to ten children with at least one adult coach, can also be associated with a pre-existing club or organization, homeschooled, or just be a group of friends who wish to do something awesome."
"Contrary to popular belief, our coaches DO NOT
need any technical experience. In FLL, the children do the work! And the work is
programming an autonomous robot (using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot set) to score
points on a thematic playing surface and create an innovative solution to a
problem as part of their research project. These two elements - the Robot Game
and Project - make up what we call our yearly Challenge.
Like any other organized “sport”, teams also fundraise, create a team identity,
and go on field trips."
"Each Challenge has two parts: the Robot Game and the Project. Teams of up to ten kids, with one adult coach, participate in the Challenge by programming an autonomous robot to score points on a themed playing field (Robot Game) and developing a solution to a problem they have identified (Project)."
