The First LEGO League
Filed in: Technology — April 27th, 2005
Joining some 25,000 high school students who compete separately, hundreds of budding mad scientists from ages 9 to 14 each hope their mechanical monsters will win an award.
But a lesson in science and teamwork is certain.
The monsters are toy-sized robots made with the famous LEGO plastic building blocks, which have been around for decades. But unlike the traditional toys, these LEGOs are programmable computers on wheels, designed to perform nine tasks ranging from opening gates to climbing stairs.
Students compete by operating their robots in tiny, table-top arenas, where each robot must complete the nine tasks before time runs out.
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I always want to buy the LEGO robotics set, but hardly find such LEGO packages in Malaysia, especially Johor. It would be fun to build and program your own toy!
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