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 In
1998, the FIRST LEGO League (FLL), a program
similar to the FIRST Robotics Competition,
was formed. It is aimed at 9-14 year-old students
and utilizes LEGO Mindstorms sets to build palm-sized
LEGO robots. The combination of interchangeable
LEGO parts, computer 'bricks' and sensors, provide
preteens and teenagers with the capability to build
reasonably complex models of real-life robotic
systems.
The Junior FIRST LEGO League is a variation
of the FIRST LEGO League, aimed towards
elementary school children, in which 6-9 year-olds
build LEGO models dealing with that year's FLL
challenge. At least one part of a model has a moving
component. The teams participate in exhibitions
around the country, where they demonstrate and
explain their models and research for award opportunities.
- 14,725 teams
- 147,250 students, ages 9 to 16*
- From 56 countries: Australia, Austria, Bahrain,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia
(Pilot), Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Faeroe
Islands, France, Germany, Haiti (Pilot), Hungary,
Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Japan,
Jordan, Kuwait,Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa,
South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan R.O.C., Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United
Kingdom, United States, and Yemen
- Over 475 Qualifying Events and 89 Championship
Tournaments
- FIRST LEGO League World Festival at
the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, GA,
April 14-17, 2010
- Robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies
*9-14 in U.S. and Canada
Information from FIRST website
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