Join us on Saturday February 24, 2018 for the Official Calgary FIRST® LEGO® League Championship and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. Expo at the Aldred Centre in SAIT!
Students aged 10-14 will compete for a spot at the FIRST LEGO League International Open at LEGOLAND California! And come meet a couple of our newest FIRST LEGO League Jr teams and see their Team Models built from their Aqua Adventure Challenge.
Volunteers power FIRST® at every level, impacting thousands of young people around the world each year. They are the heart of our programs, and it is our amazing volunteer community that makes our world-class events a success. Volunteering is a highly rewarding experience, allowing you to interact and help bright young students achieve their dreams. Taking on a volunteer role at an event is a great way to get involved with FIRST on a short term basis, and we have many technical and non-technical roles available.
On February 24th we will be hosting the 2018 Alberta Provincial FIRST® LEGO® League Championship and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. Expo. We are significantly short on volunteers this year and are asking anyone interested, to please contact Craig Maynard at craig@frcwest.com.
On behalf of FIRST Robotics Society, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support of our organization as well as for your time and dedication as a volunteer. It is your contribution and enthusiasm that has shaped what FIRST has become and what our students will bring with them as they become our next generation of innovators and leaders.
The FIRST® LEGO® League Saskatchewan Provincial Championship Tournament will be held at the University of Regina on Saturday, February 3, 2018.
Judging will happen in the morning and the public is invited to the robot game competition that will take place in the afternoon, in the Education Auditorium.
Everyone is invited to attend in the afternoon, and to share this event with others. It is FREE and open to the public.
A detailed schedule will be posted here on the Facebook event listing closer to the event.
Volunteers to help the event run smoothly are also appreciated.
For those travelling out of town, rooms are available on campus for $59/night
Parking is free in lots 4 & 6, you can download a map for this event here.
If you have any questions or if you can volunteer for this event, please contact Daryl at daryl@frcwest.com
FIRST® LEGO® League and FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. brought their A-game to NAIT, Edmonton, Alberta this past Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Image credit to Fred Rushworth at skinny_skier@yahoo.ca2018 FIRST LEGO League Champions – JunioTech Nanosharks
Junior teams had a blast in this non-competitive learning based AQUA ADVENTURESM Challenge. They showed off a variety of water journey’s to their chosen water use such as skating rinks, swimming pools and plumbing. Team Models were built, programmed and ready to be presented to a Reviewer with their Show-me Board!
Image credit to Fred Rushworth at skinny_skier@yahoo.ca
FIRST® LEGO® League teams were heard chanting through the halls of NAIT on route to their scheduled HYDRODYNAMICSSM themed competition. Their robots needed to complete a series of water related missions to score points. First Place was awarded to JunioTech Nanosharks from Calgary, Alberta and Second Place was awarded to Panthéres from École Joseph-Moreau of Edmonton, Alberta.
Global News and CBC Radio-Canada were on location to catch the action. Check out their links below:
Congratulations to all teams who participated and special thanks to our sponsors NAIT, DOW and the Government of Alberta for their contributions in making this event a success!
Have you ever wondered how you get the water you use in your daily life? Whether it’s to brush your teeth, quench your thirst, cook your food, or even take a swim – all of us need water! Does it come from the ground, a river or a lake? How do you make sure it’s safe to drink, and what happens when it goes down a drain? In this season’s AQUA ADVENTURE and HYDRO DYNAMICS Robot Game, we’ll explore these questions and many more, and we’ll get to learn about the amazing engineering used to protect our most precious liquid asset – water!!
Location: NAIT, Main Campus, Edmonton, Alberta
Date: Saturday, January 20th, 2018
Time: Opening ceremonies at 8:30am
A quick note about parking. This year the areas at NAIT where you can park for free during the Tournament have been changed. Unlike last year, you can no longer park anywhere. Parking is limited to lots A/B and D ONLY. If you park in another lot you must pay or you will be ticketed.
On December 2nd, 2017 FIRST Robotics Society hosted the first ever Auto-Nation Invasion practice competition at SAIT in Calgary, Alberta. This event included all four levels of FIRST®.
FIRST® LEGO® League Jr. showcased their AQUA ADVENTURESM progress on their Team Model and Show Me Board. Thank you to Ultra Master Water Surfers (Team 11227) and Ultra Mega Golden Dragons (Team 12225) of Calgary, Alberta for coming out and showing off their surfing simulator and dog park fountain. Fantastic innovations on both projects!
FIRST® LEGO® League teams began their very first challenge of the HYDRO DYNAMICSSM season. LEGO® EV3 bots navigated throughout an exciting field of challenges such as pipe removals, man-hole covers, water treatment, collection and applications. What an incredible turnout with 10 teams! Thank you to Aqua Narwhales, MicroWave, Prehistoric Programmers, Nose Creek Kodiaks, Bragg Creek Robotics, University of Calgary The Spray and Unicorns of the Sea, Okotoks Waterlords, Blue Tech & H20 for your participation!
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
Four teams with FIRST® TECH Challenge came to test their robots in this head to head challenge. SWAT Bots, Data Wolves, Canmore OLS & Xplorobotics showed off their Relic Recovery skills by scoring glyphs into the cryptoboxes and completing rows,
column, and ciphers, transferring relics to the recovery zone, retrieving jewels, parking their robot on the balancing stones, and navigating to specific parts of the playing field!
The highlight of the day was the FIRST® Robotics Competitions BetaBots Challenge. Teams competed against each other in this first ever Pollen Action event. Thank you to all teams who came out to compete, and Congratulations to Team 5630, the Nomads on winning first place this unique competition!
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
Quality Award for superb execution went to Team 6351, Rundle College whose machine was built with an exceptionally thought out and detailed plan in mind.
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
Innovation in Control Award went to Rookie Team 7277, Mandela Robotics for solid programming, innovating while addressing the game’s challenge and building a reliable robot able to withstand the stress of competition.
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
Creativity Award went to Team 1482, Grandin Ghosts. This team created this device/strategy rather than discovering it once the robot was built. This team was also the highest ball shooter of the day.
(Photo by Lydia Sobschak/SAIT)
Judges Award went to Team 4733, Scarlett Robotics whose perseverance shined when it came to troubleshooting their robot. This circumstance showed that the team fully embraced the principles of FIRST®, thereby catching the judge’s attention.
Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy this incredible event! A very special thank you to our sponsors DOW, SAIT & the Government of Alberta, whose generous contributions continue to help us to inspire young people to become the science and technology leaders of tomorrow!
Special thanks to our Sponsors DOW and the Alberta Government, and to SAIT for hosting our event and for being on ongoing supporter of FIRST Robotics!
