2009 Smart Move

2009 Smart Move Teaser

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 moves!

2009 Smart Move Season Schedule

2009 Smart Move Pricing

Wyoming FLL Championship Awards

The 2008 Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship took place on December 6th, 2008. The award winning teams are listed below.

Casper Star Tribune Coverage 2

Casper Star Tribune Coverage 1

Champions Award:

1st Place: Mean Green Machines - Lusk (Lusk Elementary)

2nd Place: SAM's Rappers - Casper (St. Anthony's)

3rd Place: Laser Blazers - Casper (Oregon Trail)

Robot Design Award:

1st Place: The NXT Generation of Eagles - Gillette (Sage Valley JH)

2nd Place: RoboEagles - Casper (Centennial JH)

3rd Place: Robo Joes 2.0 - Laramie (Snow Range Acad.)

Teamwork Award:

1st Place: Geek Squad - Buffalo

2nd Place: Nerd Herd - Casper (CCA)

3rd Place: The Purple Herder Robotic Stampede of Lightning Fury - Glenrock

Research Quality Award:

1st Place: CO2s - Casper (Park)

2nd Place: Environmental Einsteins - Casper (CY JH)

3rd Place: Technical Difficulties - Jackson (Jackson MS)

Innovative Solution Award: 

1st Place: Terabyte Tigers - Casper (Paradise Valley)

2nd Place: Spiderbots - Casper (Poison Spider)

3rd Place: Fire Blazers - Pinedale

Creative Presentation Award:

1st Place: Beetlebots - Casper (Manor Heights)

2nd Place: Flying Monkeys - Casper (CCA)

3rd Place: Mission Possible - Gillette (Sunflower Elementary)

Robot Performance Award:

1st Place: The NXT Generation of Eagles - Gillette (Sage Valley JH)

2nd Place: Flying Polar Bears - Jackson (Journeys School)

3rd Place: Techno Spartans - Clearmont

Team Spirit Award:

1st Place: Rocky Wolves - Casper (Frontier MS)

2nd Place: LEGO Legends - Kemmerer (Kemmerer MS)

3rd Place: Biodroids - Casper (Pineview)

Outstanding Volunteer Award: Carrie Gomez

Young Mentor Award: Leland Hepworth

Adult Mentor Award: Kristi Hibbert

Final Schedule

Wyoming FLL Championship
Friday, December 5th and Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Casper Events Center


Friday, December 5th
6:00 PM Dan Stiehl; MIT Media Lab
Guest Speaker
7:15 PM Practice Round (1 hour 15 minutes)

Saturday, December 6th
7:00 AM Registration Opens
--setup continues

7:30 AM Meetings:
Judges
Coaches
Volunteers Job assignments

8:15 AM Judging Begins
Session 1 8:15 – 8:30
Session 2 8:30 – 8:45
Session 3 8:45 – 9:00
Session 4 9:00 – 9:15
Session 5 9:15 – 9:30

9:30 AM BREAK

9:45 AM Judging Continues
Session 6 9:45 – 10:00
Session 7 10:00 – 10:15
Session 8 10:15 – 10:30
Session 9 10:30 – 10:45
Session 10 10:45 – 11:00
10:30 AM Referee Meeting

11:00 PM Lunch Break

11:45 AM Opening Ceremony

U.S. Senator John Barrasso

U.S. Senator Mike Enzi

Dan Stiehl MIT Media Labs

12:30 PM Robot Rounds
Round 1 12:30 – 1:45
Round 2 1:45 – 3:00
Round 3 3:00 – 4:15
12:30 PM Judges Award Meeting

4:30 PM Closing Ceremonies
Award/Trophy presentations

Wyoming FLL and Wyoming PBS Partner to promote STEM!

Check out the Wyoming PBS TV promo for Wyoming FIRST LEGO League.

Wyoming PBS and FIRST are working together to keep science, technology and math fun and engaging. Watch Fetch! and Cyberchase after school. Tune in to NOVA and Nature weekly. And check out the games at PBSKids Go!

Wyoming FLL Special Guest Speaker

To Kickoff the 2008 Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Championship we will have a Special Guest Speaker, Dan Stiehl, from the MIT Media Lab. He will be speaking on Friday Evening, December 5th, at 6:00 p.m. prior to the practice robot rounds. I have attached a flyer you can use to promote the event. All Wyoming FLL teams and the general public are invited to attend this high interest presentation. The session should help students on all of our Wyoming FLL teams to experience additional real world application of robotics technology.

(click image to download PDF Flyer)

Wyoming FIRST LEGO League Presents -
Special Guest Speaker:
Dan Stiehl
MIT Media Lab

Designing Personal Robotic Companions:
Engineering with Character
Humans have always been fascinated with anthropomorphized machines and robotics. Today, the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab is creating new types of robotic companions for a wide variety of applications.† ur approach combines engineering, science, and art to develop machines which are designed to interact with people in very clear and engaging ways. In this talk, Dan will describe an overview of the research that has been conducted in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab under his advisor Prof. Cynthia Breazeal with specific emphasis on his current research in developing the Huggable, a personal robotic teddy bear for education, healthcare, family communication, and entertainment.

Friday, December 5, 2008
6:00 PM
Casper Events Center
Doors open at 5:00