Our high-school robotics team, the LigerBots, hosts the annual Newton Qualifier FIRST LEGO League (FLL) competition, this year on November 17, 9AM-3PM, at Newton North HS.  It’s free and open to the public and a blast to see.  About 25 FLL teams in Grades 4-8 will compete, using LEGO robots that they have designed, built, and programmed for this year’s competitive game. The event will also feature the FLL teams’ presentations on their solutions to real-world problems related to this year’s theme, “Into Orbit.” There will also be a maker fair with hands-on STEM activities, as well as demonstrations of robots built by older grade levels of FIRST.

And on December 15, the LigerBots will host a similar event, the FIRST LEGO League Eastern MA State Championship, with about 48 FLL teams from eastern Massachusetts.