KC Weekend - January 19-21

Why not just lego this weekend?

THIS sounds like some geeky fun! Checkout the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Tournament! Park University if bringing it to Kansas City for the first time ever! According to their website:

For the first time in Kansas City, Park University is bringing the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics Tournament to the metro area on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the MCC-Business & Technology Campus in Kansas City, Mo. The event is funded by a grant from the Kauffman Foundation.

FIRST LEGO League is an international robotics program for students nine to 14, and serves to ignite their enthusiasm for discovery and engagement in science and technology. This annual event presents new, adventurous challenges each year based on the current issues of the day. Each team consists of a team coach, mentors and the students who work to:

1. Research and solve a real-world issue based on the year’s challenge theme
2. Present the research and solutions
3. Build an autonomous robot using engineering concepts to perform missions

The Kansas City FLL Challenge theme for this year is Nano Quest, and there are 29 teams with up to 10 members on each team registered for the tournament on Jan. 20.

posted by B.G. Roberts @ 12:42 PM