Werner Robotics Team
Werner's robotics team under the direction of Mr. Ross Shannon competed in First LEGO League (FLL) Poudre Robotics Qualifier Tournament on Saturday, November 13. Carter, Deionus, Justin, Scott, and Spencer did a superior job. Below are a few photos taken at the event:
Hundreds of children ages 9 to14, and their robots, will compete in the First LEGO League (FLL) Poudre Robotics Qualifier Tournament, Saturday, Nov. 13, at Poudre High School, 201 Impala Dr.
The robots, made out of LEGO bricks with a programmable robot “brick”, motors and sensors, will perform missions that require precise autonomous navigation. Some robots will execute the missions with efficiency and grace. Others may fall apart as they inadvertently run amok on the competition tables.
Free and open to the general public, the most exciting competition will occur between noon and 4:00 pm. During the tournament, teams will allow their robot to compete in a two-and-a-half-minute challenge and complete as many objectives as possible.
Student teams worked hard for eight weeks to build and program autonomous robots that can accomplish extremely difficult missions. The teams programmed their robots to accomplish tasks similar to those that real scientists and engineers work on every day.
Participants also explored the world of Biomedical Engineering, inspired by this year’s theme, Body Forward. The FLL Challenge will include two parts – a robot challenge course and a project, in a sport for the mind, where students demonstrate remarkable perseverance and creativity in the unique robots each team designed.
However, all robots and teams will fulfill the mission of FLL, which is to introduce students to the excitement of thinking like engineers and scientists, developing problem-solving, math, teamwork, presentation, and gracious professionalism skills, and learning about real world technology challenges.
In addition to the robot event, teams submit research projects, perform technical design reviews and improvise in a teamwork activity. Through the 2010 Body Forward™ Challenge, FLL teams will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximize the body's potential.
The highest performing teams will go on to compete in the Colorado championship tournament.
The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League program is growing worldwide, and Colorado is no exception. This year, there are well over 200 teams in Colorado competing at seven qualifier tournaments in November. Top ranking teams from these qualifiers will advance to the Colorado Championship Tournament in December.
For more information, contact Courtney Goeltzenleuchter, tournament director, at
204-9025, 898.4961, or 443.2461(cell), or at courtney_g@comcast.net, or courtney@coloradofirst.org.
Below are photos taken of 2009-2010 team members.
FIRST LEGO League Poudre
Robotics Qualifier Tournament Competition
When: Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Poudre High School
This year's challenging theme is "Smart Move"
The Coloradoan published the following on November 12, 2009:
"For this year's Smart Move challenge, the teams embark on an exploration of the world's difficult transportation problems. Their challenge this season is to look at their communities and discover how to transport people, animals, information and other items more safely and more efficiently.
With missions that require the robot to perform crash testing, keep passengers safe, and avoid obstacles with precise autonomous navigation, teams have programmed their robots to accomplish tasks similar to those that real scientists and engineers work on every day.
Teams are judged on the presentation of their research project, the performance of their robot, the design and construction of their robot and their teamwork." Werner LEGO Robotics Team 2009
To learn more about the challenge visit the First Lego League website: http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/default.aspx?id=970
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