Minnetonka Community Education

Have you ever wanted to design your own robot? Now you can! Work with a team to build, test and program a robot using LEGOs to solve missions and problems.

**PLEASE NOTE: Practice times/days will be determined by the volunteer coach & team members at the start of the season.**

Ages 8-14

What is FIRST® LEGO® League?

FIRST® LEGO® League is an international LEGO® program in which children work in teams to design, build and program a robot to complete missions. FLL challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers. Teams will build, test and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. They will also choose and solve a real-world question in the Project. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of core values. For the FLL Basics see the link here: FLL Basics or check out this YouTube Video: What's FIRST® LEGO® League?

Why Challenge?

FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge in Minnesota (MN FLL Challenge) is part of a global robotics program that includes more than 480,000 kids in 110 countries. High Tech Kids, in partnership with FIRST®, has been bringing FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge to Minnesota since 1998.

Teams collaborate to build and program an autonomous robot to score points on a thematic playing surface (the Robot Game) and create an innovative solution to a problem correlating to the yearly theme (the Innovation Project), all guided by the FIRST® Core Values. These elements make up what is called The Challenge.

The theme of The Challenge changes every year and is based on a real-world scientific topic. Past challenges have included topics such as space, nanotechnology, biomedical, climate change, recycling, and transportation.

FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge is a stepping stone to FIRST TECH Challenge.  This program involves coding and robot construction.

Quick Facts:

• Teams consist of 3-6 members.
• Teams meet 1-2 times each week Sept.-Dec. to work on their challenge.
• Teams will compete in a regional tournament in late November through early Dec.
• Team meeting dates and times will be set according to the coaches' and participants' schedules once teams are formed.
• All required materials (robot kit, software, field setup kit) and tournament registrations are included in the course fee.
• Each participant will receive a FIRST® LEGO® League t-shirt.

Minnetonka FLL Season Outline:

• Global FLL Challenge Released: TBD
• Registration Deadline: Friday, September 5th
• Minnetonka Teams Released: Tuesday, September 9th
• Coaches Trainings: Linked Here
• FLL Regional Tournaments: Linked Here
• FLL Section Tournament (if advancing): Typically Mid-January

FIRST LEGO® League

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Parents: We need volunteer coaches. Please indicate your desire to coach on the registration form. We will provide you with all the materials you need, training, resources and support.