FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
What is FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL)?
FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) is a program that supports children and youngsters in order to introduce them to science and technology in a sporty atmosphere.
The Objective is to:
Make children and youngsters enthusiastic about science and technology
To equip the participants with the idea of team spirit
To encourage children and youngsters to solve complex tasks in a creative way
The basis of FLL is a robotics tournament in a cheerful atmosphere, where kids and youngsters need to solve a tricky “mission” with the help of a robot.
The kids are researching a given topic within a team, they are planning programming and testing an autonomous robot to solve the mission.
The FLL Teams take the opportunity to experience all steps of a real product development process:
Solving a problem under time pressure with insufficient resources and unknown competitors. FLL is a small microcosm of real business life in all its respects.