{"id":10776,"date":"2012-12-07T16:26:43","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T16:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2015-04-09T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T20:00:43","slug":"event-300-students-compete-in-first-lego-league-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/event-300-students-compete-in-first-lego-league-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"300 Students Compete in FIRST LEGO League Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>36-Teams Compete to Build the Best Bot during 8th Annual Tournament<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVWqsPXNbUc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong>\u00a0Thirty-six robots constructed of LEGO pieces will be put through their paces on Sunday, Dec. 9, during the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/enrollment.rochester.edu\/admissions\/precollege\/FLL.shtm\">Finger Lakes\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0LEGO League Championship Tournament<\/a>hosted by the URochester.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME, DATE, PLACE:<\/strong>\u00a08 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Goergen Athletic Center on the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½&#8217;s River Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 a.m. to noon:<\/strong>\u00a0Morning activities include judged presentations from each team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 to 3:30 p.m.:<\/strong>\u00a0The tournament continues with the robotic competition, which may provide the best photo and video opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 to 5 p.m.:<\/strong>\u00a0Closing ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0Can\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00ae LEGO\u00ae League teams improve the quality of life for seniors by helping them continue to be independent, engaged, and connected in their communities? In the 2012 SENIOR SOLUTIONS Challenge, teams will explore the topic of aging and how it may affect a person&#8217;s ability to maintain his or her lifestyle\u2014solving issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.<\/p>\n<p>Teams will research obstacles and then suggest ways to improve the quality of life for the seniors affected. Teams will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using a LEGO MINDSTORMS\u00ae robot to solve a set of missions on an obstacle course. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL&#8217;s core values.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE:<\/strong>\u00a0The FLL, a partnership between\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0and the LEGO Company, was created to inspire children ages nine through 14 to celebrate science and technology. Students work alongside adult mentors, learning how to build and program robots that can solve real-life challenges. 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