Students to Compete in LEGO Robotics Championship Tournament

| 1/20/2012

Thirty-five teams of 9-14 year olds from N.D. and NW M.N. will compete at the arrive at the "ND FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Championship." The competition, held on Jan. 28 at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks will give the students a chance to show off their science, engineering and technology skills.

North Dakota teams for this year`s competition come from Grand Forks, Hillsboro, Halliday, Devils Lake, Fargo, Cando Bismarck, McVille, West Fargo, Northwood, Leeds, Surrey and Grafton. Minnesota teams are from Hallock, Karlstad, Glyndon, Fisher and Moorhead.

Every year, FLL works with experts in the field to create a challenge that relates to a significant real-world issue. The end result is a two-part challenge that requires research to complete "The Project," as well as science and engineering to master the complex missions of "The Robot Game," which includes the "Missions and the Rules." This year`s robotics and research challenge, "Food Factor" will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination that human food encounters

The competition, which is free and open to the public, is held annually at the UND Memorial Union. The robot competition will begin with the opening ceremony at 9 a.m. and will continue through 1 p.m. Awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m.

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