NL LEGO Robotics 2008 Season

2008 NL LEGO Robotics Competitions:

NL Skills Canada Intermediate Challenge 2008

• Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008
• Location: Brother Rice Junior High, St. John's
• Info: The scopes (guidelines) for the Intermediate Skills Canada Challenge have been released. Check them out here: http://www.skillscanada-nfld.com/ISC.php

NL FLL LEGO Robotics Provincials

• Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008
• Location: Dunne Memorial School, St. Mary's
  
• Info: The guidelines for the FLL competition are located at: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
  

Climate Connections Challenge Revealed!

The Climate Challenge was unveiled by FLL on Friday but it is difficult to find on their web site. Here is the link to it: http://www.firstlegoleague.org/community/fll/overview.aspx

I recommend watching the videos to make sense of the Robot Game Missions.

FLL 2008 - Climate Connections

The First LEGO League (FLL) 2008 season has begun with the opening of registration on May 1, 2008. This year's theme is Climate Connections.

Here are some of the deadlines that teams will need to keep in mind:

May 1, 2008 - Team Registration and Product Sales Open Online (http://www.register4fll.com/)
May - Robot sets, FIRST DVDs and Coaches' Handbooks Begin to Ship
August 1 - Field Set-up kits Begin to Ship
September 5 - International Challenge Announced
September 30 - Team Registration Closes/Last Day to Order Products
October 1-12 - Tournament Applications Accepted
November - December - NL Intermediate Skills Canada Robotics competition and FLL Tournament
April 2009 - FLL World Festival

Below is a summary of the costs to FLL Teams:

Expenses:

• FLL Registration Fee - $235.00
• FLL Field Setup Kit - $78.00

Optional Robotics Kits:

• MINDSTORMS NXT Robot Set - $435.00

Optional Parts - NXT:

• Rechargeable Battery - $70.00
• Transformer - $25.50
• NXT Interactive Motor - $23.00
• NXT Touch Sensor - $22.00
• NXT Light Sensor - $22.00
• NXT Ultrasonic Sensor - $48.00
• NXT Resource Set - $65.00

Optional Parts - RCX:

• RCX Light Sensor - $18.75
• RCX Rotation Sensor - $21.00
• RCX 9V Gear Motor - $19.75