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Re: Robotics in Afterschool Programs?
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Originally Posted by Freddy Schurr
Yes, I know about FIRST Lego League but I don’t it really works through construction, programming, and a developing robot.
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Our team has hosted and organized an FLL Regional for the last 2 seasons, and I have judged at the state level as well as served as Judge Advisor for both our tournaments. I personally judged Robot Design at the tournaments. These kids do as much and sometimes more design and testing with their LEGO robots than we do with our FRC bot. This goes for both base design, attachment design, fixtures, programming. You would be very surprised how much design and engineering can go into these tiny little robots. This past season I saw teams using torque and friction calculations in order to determine what type of wheels to use to limit the robot slip on the mat. You should look into it more and speak to coaches from your area before just blowing off FLL.
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Lakota Robotics - FRC Team 1038
2013 - Crossroads Team Spirit,Quarter-Finalists - Queen City WFFA - Paul George,Quarter-Finalists - Ohio FRC State Championship Champions
2012 - Queen City Volunteer of the Year,Team Spirit,Finalists - Smoky Mountains Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalists
2011 - Pittsburgh Semifinalists - Buckeye Engineering Excellence Award,Coopertition Award,SemiFinalists
2010 - Pittsburgh Judge’s Award,Quarterfinalists - Buckeye Industrial Design Award,Finalists - IRI Mentor Round Champions
2009 - Buckeye GM Industrial Design,Champions
2008 - Midwest Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalist - IRI Semifinalist
2007 - Pittsburgh Motorola Quality,Finalist - Buckeye Rockwell Automation Innovative Controls,Finalist - Championship Newton Quarterfinalist
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