FIRST® LEGO® League
UK and Ireland
Operational Partner
Ahmed Kotb
FLL Manager
Introducing FIRST® LEGO® League
FIRST and LEGO Group
International robotics competition
Aimed at 9 to 16 year old students
Develop career and life skills
400 teams
FIRST® LEGO® League has three components
FIRST® LEGO® League
What We Do
How We Do It
FIRST® LEGO® League
 Design, Build & Program Autonomous Robots
 Test, Learn and Improve
 Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
FIRST® LEGO® League
 Explore Real World Problems
 Research the Challenge Topic
 Identify a Problem
 Develop Innovative Solutions
 Share Your Findings
FIRST® LEGO® League
 Teamwork
 Good Sportsmanship
 Cooperation
 Respect
 Team Spirit
 Gracious Professionalism™
FIRST® LEGO® League 2013/14
How can FIRST® LEGO® League teams help us
master natural disasters?
In the 2013 Nature's Fury Challenge, children
aged nine to 16 will explore the awe-inspiring
storms, quakes, waves and more that we call
natural disasters.
Teams will discover what can be done when
intense natural events meet the places people
live, work, and play.
Brace yourself for Nature's Fury!
FLL Season Calendar
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September (after the Field Setup Kit arrives)
– Build the mission models
– Read the research project requirements carefully
– Brainstorm research area and pick 2 or 3 ideas; identify experts
– Read the game rules, mission descriptions, and field setup rules CAREFULLY; make sure everyone
understands!
September – October
– Choose team name and T-shirts to wear to events
– Complete the programming, build the robot, practice throughout
– Complete the research, develop solution, select presentation style
November - December
– Get ready for regional by refining project presentation, sharing what you learned, improving the
programming of the robot
– Practice robot runs, rehearse !
Early September
Build Models
7/13/2017
September
Sept – Oct
Nov - Dec
Nov-Jan
1st Feb
April-May
Meet the
Team
Project, Robot
etc
Refine and
Practice
Regionals
UK National
Final
(World Fest,
Open Champ)
9
The Tournament Experience
 25 Regional Tournaments across the UK and Ireland
 November / December / January
 Expecting 4000 students
 Held at various venues across the country
 UK National Final – 1st February 2014
 World Festival / Open European Championships – April / May
Robot Rounds
on a Themed Playing Field
Judging
Robot Design, Project, Core Values
FIRST® LEGO® League - Cost
 £150 + VAT
 The field setup kit (this is the practice field for your robot):
 An exclusive selection of LEGO® bricks, the instructions to
assemble your mission models, and a roll-out field to practice on;
 All supporting rules and guidelines;
 Entry into one of the regional tournaments.
 Teams require a LEGO® MINDSTORM to compete
Any Questions?
Ahmed Kotb
[email protected]
www.firstlegoleague.co.uk
@FLLUK