Part 4 of the FLL summer orientation “Documentation & Robot Performance” held on 7/30/09 discussed the importance of note taking, how to prepare a team information sheet and team brochure, plus many tips on compiling checklists to be well-prepared for the robot performance competition. Teams got quizzed on how much information they retained by just [...]
Posts Tagged ‘FIRST LEGO LEAGUE’
August 5th, 2009
FLL Orientation – Part IV Documentation & Robot Performance, 7/30/09
Posted in FLL, Outreach 
Tags: 2009, Docmentation, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Livingston, NJ, orientation, Robot Performance 
Comments OffJuly 29th, 2009
FLL Orientation – Part III Teamwork & Robot Mission Strategy, 7/23/09
Part III of the FLL summer orientation “Teamwork & Robot Mission Strategy” on 7/23/09 was again an interactive evening with team activities. During the first half of the workshop we talked about the importance of teamwork and acted out several common “blamestorming” scenarios, which got some good laughs. Each team then was to build the [...]
Posted in FLL, Outreach Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Livingston Robotics Club, mentoring, Mission, NJ, orientation, strategy, summer, teamwork, workshop Comments OffJuly 21st, 2009
FLL Orientation – Part II Project Research, 7/16/09
Part II of the FLL summer orientation “Project Research” covered 10 steps on how to do a research project, from pre-season all the way to the competition. In a fun and interactive way, teams learned to understand the FLL requirements, brainstorm and summarize findings, and
develop an innovative solution and create their own presentation styles. [...]
Posted in FLL, Outreach Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Livingston Robotics Club, New Jersey, orientation, project research, summer Comments OffJuly 10th, 2009
FLL Orientation – Part I Robot Design & Programming, 7/9/09
The NJ FLL summer orientation series is on!
Part I for “Robot Design and Programming” was held on 7/9/09. Landroids’s lead designer and programmer, Karlin, prepared and conducted a 2-hr presentation discussing various types of platforms, gears, gear ratios, wheels, and sensors, plus a live demonstration of NXT-G and Robolab programming short cuts and [...]
Posted in FLL, Outreach Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL orientation, Landroids, NJ, Robot Design & Programming Comments OffJuly 1st, 2009
NJ Qualifying Events (Rowan, Sparta)
[ December 5, 2009; ] Rowan (12 teams)
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro NJ 08028
(for Delaware Championship)
Sparta (12 teams)
Pope John XXXIII Regional High School
28 Andover Rd., Sparta NJ 07871
July 1st, 2009
NJ Qualifying Event – Metuchen
[ November 14, 2009; ] Metuchen (24 teams)
St. Joseph Regional High School
145 Plainfield Ave.,
Metuchen, NJ
July 1st, 2009
NJ Qualifying Events (Hamilton, Hillsborough, Bergen)
[ November 21, 2009; ] Steinert (24 teams)
Steinert High School
2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton NJ 08690 US
Hillsborough (24 teams)
Hillsborough High School
466 Raider Blvd
Hillsborough NJ 08844 US
Bergen (12 teams)
Emil A. Cavallini Middle School
392 West Saddle River Rd.
Upper Saddle River NJ 07458
June 12th, 2009
FLL Promo Videos
Check out Landroids in these latest FLL Promo videos (on vimeo.com)
FLL 2009 Promo 001, FLL 2009 Promo 002
June 6th, 2009
Free Summer FLL Orientation Sessions
If you are new to the FIRST LEGO League, this 5-week free summer training is designed for the FLL rookies (students and coaches).
Starting on 7/9/09, each Thursday evening from 7 pm to 9 pm, the Landroids members will present a 2-hour FLL training session to give an overview of the FLL preparation and competition.
Week 1: Robot Design and Programming [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, first-year, Landroids, Livingston Robotics Club, rookies, sessions, Smart Move, summer, training Comments OffMay 19th, 2009
Landroids’ Press and Photos
It has been an exciting week coming home from Ohio. First, we had to make up all the missing homework, tests and final exam. Then there were many hours spent with the reporters. In between, some of us managed to squeeze in a fishing tournament, while all of us got to munch on the [...]
Posted in Competitions, FLL Tags: Alternative Press, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, HCHY, Landroids, Livingston, NJ, Ohio, Star Ledger, US Open Comments OffMay 11th, 2009
Landroids won 1st Place Champion’s Award at 2009 FLL US Open!
Team Landroids, represented New Jersey, competed in the 2009 FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship held in Dayton, Ohio from 5/7/09 – 5/9/09 (results, 5 pages), winning teams. With 9 months of hard work and dedication, our team of five 7th graders took home:
Landroids at 2009 FLL US Open
1st place Champion’s Award, which is the most prestigious [...]
Posted in Competitions, FLL Tags: Battelle, beach erosion, Champion, Dayton, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Founders Award, Iolani Roboraiders, Landroids, Livingston, New Jersey, Ohio, robot alliance, US Open, Wright Paterson Air Force Base Founder's Award, ZBOTs Comments OffApril 29th, 2009
Get Ready to Make the Move
Transforming Transportation
The FIRST LEGO League Smart Move team registration starts on May 4, 2009, at 12 noon Easter Time. You can set up an user account now.
Landroids will be team #109 for the 2009-10 season, we can’t wait to learn about transporation.
Can FIRST LEGO League teams transform the way we look at transportation? The key to [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: 2009-10, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Landroids, registration, Smart Mover Comments OffApril 15th, 2009
The Heat is On!
Starting this week, the 2009 FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival, Open European Championship and US Open Championship are in full swing!
World Festival
(4/16/09 – 4/18/09, Atlanta, GA USA. 84 teams)
An international FLL competition takes place along side with the FTC and FRC teams all compete at Georgia Dome.
European Open Championship
5/1/09 – 5/3/09, at [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: 2009, Atlanta, Demark, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Landroids, Ohio, Open European Championship, US Open Championship, World Festival Comments OffApril 2nd, 2009
Livingston FIRST LEGO League Information Session, 5/4/09
[ March 4, 2009; ] Get ready for the new FIRST LEGO League season 2009-10 Smart Move! It is never too early to think about FLL, especially when the FLL team registration starts on May 4.
A FIRST LEGO League (FLL) information session will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Livingston Public [...]
Posted in Events, FLL, Outreach Tags: April, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, information session, Landroids, Livingston Robotics Club, LRC, NJ Comments OffFebruary 27th, 2009
LRC FLL Information Session
[ April 18, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Livingston Robotics Club (LRC) will hold an information session for parents and students who are interested in participating in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) for the 2009-10 season. You get to meet and greet with the current FLL team members, team parents and coaches. Get together with other parents with children of similar age to form new teams. Free admission, [...]
Posted in Events, FLL Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, information session, Livingston Robotics Club Comments OffFebruary 17th, 2009
FIRST LEGO League at Liberty Science Center 2/16/09
How do you get six NJ top FLL teams in one room for an all-day play date?
At Liberty Science Center FIRST LEGO League Exhibition on 2/16/09, these teams were proud to present their Climate Connections research projects to hundreds of visitors, and had multiple aliance races.
(2009 FLL photos, Eweek volunteers photos, Legomaster photos).
Granted, it usually took more [...]
Posted in FLL, Outreach Tags: 2009, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Landrias, Landroids, Liberty Science Center, Roboinvaders, Robot Rangers, Say Watt?, SciBoTechs Comments OffJanuary 3rd, 2009
2009 NJ FRC Championship Tournament
[ February 28, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] NJ FIRST Robotics Competition
February 26-28, 2009
Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
Landroids’ FLL Exhibition, Saturday 2/28/09, 10 AM – 4 PM
Posted in Events Tags: 2009, Exhibition, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FIRST Robotics Competition, FLL, FRC, Landroids, NJ, Sovereign Bank, Trenton Comments OffJanuary 2nd, 2009
FLL Exhibition at LSC
[ February 16, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Landroids is again hosting the 2009 Engineer Week FIRST LEGO League Exhibition at Liberty Science Center (LSC) in Jersey City, NJ. The top NJ FLL teams are invited to join us for a play date on 2/16/09 at LSC. Confirmed teams are as follow:
Morning Session 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM:
Robo Invaders
Landrias
SciBoTechs
Afternoon Session 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM:
Robot Rangers
Say Watt?
Posted in Events Tags: 2009, Engineer Week, Exhibition, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Liberty Science Center, LSC Comments OffDecember 16th, 2008
2009 FLL Challenge
Transforming Transportation
Can FIRST LEGO League teams transform the way we look at transportation? The key to the 2009 “Smart Move” Challenge is accessing people, places, goods and services in the safest, most efficient way possible. In this journey, teams will consider many modes of transportation beyond their daily routine and streamline their options by making smart [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: 2009 Challenge, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Landroids, NJ, Smart Move, Transportation Comments OffDecember 14th, 2008
2009 FLL World Festival
[ April 15, 2009 to April 18, 2009. ] FIRST LEGO League World Festival (84 teams from 29 countries)
Georgia Dome,
Atlanta, GA
Posted in Events Tags: 2009, Atlant, championship, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Georgia Dome, international, World Festival Comments OffDecember 14th, 2008
FLL US Open
[ May 7, 2009 to May 9, 2009. ] 2009 FIRST LEGO League US Open Championship, May 7 to 9, 2009
A 3-day event and competition, 1 team per each Championship Tournament from each State (60 teams)
The Wright State Univeristy and Wright Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
Posted in Events Tags: championship, Dayton, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Ohio, The Wright State University Campus, US Open Comments OffOctober 16th, 2008
NJ Local Event Registration Due 11/1/08
Reminder – Registration form and a $50 fee for participating in the NJ local tournament are due November 1, 2008. Individual event organizers will send out the team lists around first week of November.
Posted in FLL, Journal Tags: FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, Landroids, NJ, regional tournaments, registration Comments OffOctober 7th, 2008
Landroids’ FLL Table
Due to popular demand, we are sharing the Landroids FLL table build instructions. We bring our own FLL play table to all tournaments and exhibitions, and share it with other teams as a practice table. People often asked how it was made, some took pictures, and some crawled underneath to get a closer look. Well, [...]
Posted in FLL, Journal Tags: FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, instructions, Landroids, portable, sectional, table Comments OffSeptember 29th, 2008
NJ FLL Local Event Registration Starts 10/1/08
The NJ FLL local events are now posted on the FIRST website and listed below. The NJ event registration will start on 10/1/08, use the new website link (not nycnjfirst.org) to sign up during 10/1/08 to 10/14/08.
11/15/08 Hillsborough 24 Teams
11/16/08 St. Joe’s, Metuchen 24 Teams
11/22/08 Hamilton/Mercer County 12 Teams
12/6/08 Montclair 24 Teams
12/6/08 Rowan 8 Teams*
12/6/08 Jersey City (Jersey City Public [...]
September 5th, 2008
“Climate Connections” is Here!
FIRST LEGO League has introduced its new website and announced the Climate Connections missions and project in details today. Click here to download a PDF copy of the Missions, Project, Rules and Field Setup.
August 18th, 2008
“FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide”
New book release: A very useful and comprehensive resource about FIRST LEGO League, compiled by a former Built On The Rock member, Jonathan Daudelin, and best-selling LEGO NXT author, Jim Kelly. According to Amazon.com:
“FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide explores the complex workings and structure of the FLL competition, including its four key components: Robot Game, Technical [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: Amazon, book, Built on the Rock, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, FTC, Landroids, The Unofficial Guide Comments OffJuly 16th, 2008
New Middletown Area FLL Members Wanted!
Landroids is assisting and mentoring a new Middletown, NJ area team for the First LEGO League (FLL) 2008-09 season. FIRST LEGO League is a volunteer base event to inspire children’s interest in science and engineering.
Qualifications for new team #1324 members:
LEGO Mindstorm enthusiast age 9 to 14, no prior experience necessary;
Willing to learn building and programming [...]
Posted in Journal Tags: 2008, Climate Connection, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Middletown, new members wanted, NJ Comments OffApril 20th, 2008
2008 Power Puzzle World Festival
First Lego League team Landroids, is the 2nd place Robot Quality Design and 3rd place Robot Performance awards winner at the Power Puzzle World Festival, which was held at the Georgia Congress Center/Dome at Atlanta , GA from April 17 to April 19, 2008. (Watch video)
Out of 82 FLL teams from around the world, Landroids which comprised [...]
Posted in Competitions, FLL Tags: 2008, Atlanta, Award, FIRST LEGO LEAGUE, FLL, Landroids, Livingston, NASA, NJ, Power Puzzle, Robot, team, Video, webcast, World Festival Comments Off
