Dec 16, 2009

2010 FLL Challenge Body Forward

Can FIRST® LEGO® League Teams improve our quality of life? Through the 2010 Body Forward&trade Challenge, 9 to 14 year olds will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximize the body's potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.

Dec 6, 2009

2009 Wyoming FLL Awards

The 2009 Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship award winners

Event Photos
Team Pictures

Champions Award
1st Place: Never Sweat Bots - Dubois
2nd Place: Technical Difficulties - Jackson (Jackson Hole Middle School)
3rd Place: Robots-R-Us - Big Piney/LaBarge

Robot Performance Award
1st Place: NXT Generation of Eagles - Gillette
2nd Place: Robots-R-Us - Big Piney/LaBarge
3rd Place: Blazin Bandits - Buffalo (Clear Creek Middle School)

Creative Presentation Award
1st Place: Blue Moon Robo Riders - Clearmont (Arvada/Clearmont Elementary)
2nd Place: Pinedale Gladiators - Pinedale
3rd Place: Big Brains - Evansville (Evansville Elementary)

Innovative Solution Award
1st Place: Transportation T.I.G.E.R.S. - Lusk (Lusk Elementary/Middle School)
2nd Place: Incredibots Force 10 - Thermopolis (Lights on Afterschool Program)
3rd Place: LC4H Robot Royality - Cheyenne (Laramie County 4-H)

Research Quality Award
1st Place: Automaton Lords of Laramie - Laramie (Laramie Area Progressive Homeschoolers)
2nd Place: Flying Monkeys - Casper (Casper Classical Academy)
3rd Place: STARS - Casper (St. Anthony's Tri-Parish School)

Teamwork Award
1st Place: Cyclonic Robots - Casper (CY Junior High)
2nd Place: LEGO Dragons - Casper (Crest Hill Elementary)
3rd Place: ThermopSEEK - Thermopolis (Ralph Witters Elementary)

Robot Design Award
1st Place: Laser Blazers - Casper (Oregon Trail Elementary)
2nd Place: Wolverines - Evanston (Evanston Middle School)
3rd Place: Terabyte Tigers - Casper (Paradise Valley Elementary)

Judges' Award
Transbots - Casper (Woods Learning Center)

Rookie Team Award
Super Nova Destruction - Green River

Team Spirit Award
Roboxsters - Guernsey

Adult Mentor Award
Rick Sanchez - Buffalo

Young Adult Mentor Award
Sean Cometto - St. Anthony STARS

Outstanding Volunteer Award
Cathy Bisiar - Natrona County Schools
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Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo Awards
Jr. FLL is a robotics program for students 6 to 9 years old

Amazing Movement Award - Southridge Scientists (Southridge)
Gracious Professionalism Award - LEGO Dragons (Crest Hill)
Complexity and Decoration Award - We like to move it, move its (Paradise Valley)
Most Explosive Award - Big Brains (Evansville)
Robust Design Award - Starbots (Sagewood)
Construction Innovation Award - RoboTots (Bar Nunn)
Teamwork Award - Team Midwest (Midwest)
Inquiring Minds Award - Machine Warlocks (Woods)
Out of the Box Award - Movin' and Grovin' (Park)
Master Builders Award - NanoKings (Verda James)

2009 Wyoming FLL Award Pictures

Dec 5, 2009

Wyoming FLL Championship Today

The Wyoming FLL Championship is underway. Here is today's schedule.
• 7:00 AM Team Registration Opens
• 8:00 AM FLL Judging Begins
• 9:30 AM Jr. FLL Expo Registration Begins
• 10:00 AM Jr. FLL Expo
• 11:30 AM Lunch Break
• 12:15 PM FLL Opening Ceremony including Jr. FLL Expo awards
• 1:00 PM Robot Rounds
• 5:00 PM Closing Ceremonies (Award/Trophy presentations)

Wyoming FLL Setup

Dec 4, 2009

Guest Speaker and Practice Rounds Tonight

The Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship events begin tonight at 6:00 p.m. with the Special Presentation by John Wright of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Robot practice rounds will begin at 7:15 p.m.