Visit these links to learn more about robotics:

FIRST LEGO League - Here's the homepage for our robotics competition

LEGO MINDSTORMS - An area for young inventors to explore LEGO's hands-on robotics technology.

FIRST - a nonprofit organization whose mission is to generate an interest in science and engineering among today's youth. Currently, their primary means of accomplishing this goal is through their annual robot competitions.

Tech Museum of Innovation - This is a special robotics section at San Jose's Tech Museum.

Robotics School Report Information - This site is maintained by Roger Arrick of Arrick's Robotics.

 

 

 


Robotics

Los Alamitos is a pioneer in the area of elementary school robotics.  Teams of 4th and 5th grade students are participating in the international robotics FIRST LEGO League.  These teams are led by parent volunteers who serve as coaches and mentors.  This is NOT a school-based program nor a school supported program but is solely sponsored by our PTA. Registration is closed for the Fall 2008 season, but will open again in May 2009, for the Fall 2009 season.  Third graders, start forming your teams for 2009!

Come support your Los Alamitos teams at the 2008 tournament, and see what the FIRST Lego League is all about.

Philip Graves robotics@losalamitos.org is our PTA Robotics Chairperson

What is FLL?

"The FIRST LEGO League (FLL), considered the "little league" of the FIRST Robotics Competition, is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation.

With the help of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robotics Invention System™ technology, young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group. Using LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears, teams gain hands-on experience in engineering and computer programming principles as they construct and program their unique robot inventions."