NJ FIRST Featured at Liberty Science Center Engineers Week Exhibition

Liberty Science Center was a New Jersey FIRST robotics playground on the President’s Day, February 15, 2010. As a part the Engineers Week celebration, twelve New Jersey award winning teams invited by the FIRST LEGO League team Landroids #109, came together in one room for an ultimate New Jersey FIRST play date and the annual robotics exhibition.  This event attracted thousands of visitors from the tri-state areas.  Parents were presented with an overview of the FIRST curriculum from K-12; many inquired about where to find a nearby team and how to join or start up a team.  The children got to play with fascinating hands-on LEGO models with many exciting opportunities to operate robots of various sizes.  Meanwhile, all the FIRST teams mingled across the divisions throughout the day, checked out each other’s research projects, robot designs, plus exchanged ideas and training tips. Of course, team members also took an advantage to visit other Liberty Science Center exhibits.  Many will meet again head to head in the upcoming competitions.  However, on this day, it is about showcasing FIRST and the each team’s hard work. It is also about networking and socializing in a relaxed, fun, and non-competitive venue.

Many Hi-Five’s to all the participating FTC, FLL and Jr. FLL teams, and the support from the NJ FTC Committee:

FIRST Tech Challenge:  #3539 Say Watt?, #247 The reVOLT, #248 Fatal Error, and #3415 Lancers.

FIRST LEGO League:  #109 Landroids, #4832 The Atoms Family, #3691 HMS Platinum, #4104 Yobotics, #4764 Bergen Bees

Jr. FIRST LEGO League:  #103 Spongebots, #465 Special Lego Builder, and Red Cedar Robotics

See Team LANDROIDS Facebook for additional event photos.  Click HERE for the  news article.