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Rockville Robotics. FIRST LEGO League 2013/2014 Organizational Meeting Thursday, June 11, 2012. Rockville Robotics. Experiences with autonomous robotics Focused on middle and older elementary school students Programs Summer Camps FIRST LEGO League Teams Qualifying Tournament.
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Rockville Robotics FIRST LEGO League 2013/2014 Organizational Meeting Thursday, June 11, 2012
Rockville Robotics • Experiences with autonomous robotics • Focused on middle and older elementary school students • Programs • Summer Camps • FIRST LEGO League Teams • Qualifying Tournament
FIRST LEGO League 2010/2011 • Centaurs Team 8543 • Saturday 2-5pm at the Rockville Methodist Church • Biobricks Team 11197 • Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30-5:00pm, at Gaithersburg Teen Center • Cyberkids Team 11327 • Saturdays, 1pm to 4pm at a private home in King Farm • Tournaments • Competed in Maryland FLL Qualifier Tournament at UMBC, January 29 • Team 11197 advanced to the State Tournament at UMBC, February 26
FIRST LEGO League 2011/2012 • Centaurs Team 10125 • Saturday 2-5pm at the Rockville Methodist Church • DynaBrix Team 11465 • Sunday 2-5pm at the Rockville Methodist Church • Biobricks Team 12927 • Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30-5:00pm, at Gaithersburg Teen Center • Brick Heads Team 10124 • Saturdays, 1-4pm at a private home in Rockville • Pokebots Team 10130 • Saturdays, 1-4pm at a private home in Rockville • Tournaments • Maryland FLL Qualifier Tournament at Universities at Shady Grove, January 15 • Teams 10125 and 10124 advanced to State Tournament at UMBC, January 29
FIRST LEGO League 2012/2013 • Vipers Team 15478 and Androids Team 15479 • Saturday 2-5pm at the Rockville Methodist Church • DynaBrix Team 11357 • Sunday 2-5pm at the Rockville Methodist Church • Biobricks Team 15395 • Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30-5:00pm, at Gaithersburg Teen Center • Other Teams Supported • Brohemoths, Pee Wee Pundits, Operation MARS, Redland Tech Team, Insane Creators • Tournaments • Maryland FLL Qualifier Tournament at Universities at Shady Grove, January 13 • Several teams advanced to State Tournament at UMBC, January 19
FIRST LEGO League 2013/2014 • 2013 Nature’s Fury • Release August 27, 2013 • Robotic competition and project • FLL teams will focus on keeping seniors independent, engaged, and connected • build, test, and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions • research, develop, and share their innovative senior solutions • experience teamwork engineering
Resources • Science Center to support 5 teams • Two LEGO Mindstorm Kits and other parts • Two Computers with Mindstorm software • Game parts ($75) • Competition table (8x4ft) • Training sessions for kids and parents • High school mentors • Science Center local qualifying tournament • Team Costs • Team Registration ($225) (Complete by early September) • Tournament Registration ($65) • Facilities
What You Need to Do • Fill out survey to help form teams • Identify a coach • Determine meeting times • Find a meeting location • Plan work sessions in Septemberthrough to January Contact - Bob Ekman robotics@rockvillesciencecenter.org http://www.rockvillesciencecenter.org/robotics/