NEWSLETTER 2013 The FIRST ® LEGO ® League: 2013 CHALLENGE “SENIOR SOLUTIONSSM offers FLL teams the opportunity to gain a new understanding and respect for the process of getting older and the challenges that come with it, but also the Can FIRST ® LEGO ® League (FLL ® ) benefits that come with it.” teams improve the quality of life for seniors by helping them continue to be Dr. William Gage independent, engaged, and connected Assistant Professor in their communities? In the 2012 York University, Alliance SENIOR SOLUTIONS SM Challenge, over In Graceful Aging 200,000 children, ages 9 to 16, * from Steering Committee more than 60 countries, will explore the topic of aging and how it may affect a person’s ability to maintain his or her SOLUTIONS Challenge, lifestyle – solving issues like getting these kids will develop around, keeping in touch, or staying fit. a new appreciation for *9-14 in the US, Canada, and Mexico their elders and be a little more understanding and SENIOR SOLUTIONS FLL teams will: appreciative of restraints Missions Include: Q Find a senior partner. that they might have and, Q Fix a chair as a result, have a greater Q Identify and learn about a problem faced connection with them.” Q Use balls to knock bowling pins down by seniors. Q Lift a weight as high as possible Q Research obstacles and then suggest Patti Drelick ways to improve the quality of life for the Q Select the correct medicine seniors affected. President New Hampshire Q Turn stove burners off Q Share their problem and solution Association of Senior with others. Centers, Ingram Q Make use of video call screens Senior Center Q Teams will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS ® to solve a set of missions on an obstacle course. HOW IT WORKS FIRST ® LEGO® League ( FLL® ) created through a partnership between FIRST ® ( For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology ) and The LEGO Group, inspires future scientists and engineers. FLL Children: Ŷ Learn teamwork skills Ŷ Build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills Ŷ Research challenges facing today’s scientists Ŷ Design, build, and program autonomous robots ® Ŷ Use LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies Ŷ Engage with their community Ŷ Compete in tournaments and present their solutions to a panel of judges How FLL Works: Ŷ Teams of up to 10 children, ages 9-16 Ŷ Adult coaches and mentors 2011/12 FACTS: Ŷ Schools, home schools, churches, civic groups, neighborhood groups Ŷ 198,000 children worldwide Ŷ Parents, teachers, community volunteers Ŷ 19,800 teams Ŷ Corporate sponsors Ŷ 57 countries Ŷ New real-world game challenge each year Ŷ Food Factor Challenge Ŷ Sports-like tournaments with judges and awards Ŷ 8-week design, build, What FLL Offers: and research period Ŷ Discovery of the fun in science and technology Ŷ 50,000+ volunteers Ŷ Real-world application of science and math concepts Ŷ Over 1000 sponsors Ŷ Hands-on problem solving Ŷ 560 Qualifying Tournaments Ŷ Programming experience Ŷ 117 Championship Tournaments Ŷ Research presentation project Ŷ 1 World Festival Ŷ Adult role models Ŷ Ŷ 3 Open Championships Team activities guided by FLL Core Values Ŷ Self-esteem and confidence THE FIRST ® LEGO® LEAGUE: TEAMS FIRST ® LEGO® League ( FLL® ) puts children in charge. Teams mix curiosity and imagination with LEGO® bricks, sensors, motors, and gears to invent unique, autonomous robots capable of completing various missons. FLL Teams: Ŷ Investigate, strategize, design, build, program, and test their robotic inventions Ŷ Search the web, talk to scientists, visit the library, and develop compelling research presentations which relate to a problem or opportunity facing the world today Ŷ Develop employment and life skills including critical thinking, time manage- ment, collaboration, and communication while becoming more self-confident Ŷ Compete with peers in high energy sport-like tournaments Getting Started Ŷ Team registration can be done by filling up the registration form requested, and send back to Sasbadi before 31 January 2014 Ŷ The annual Challenge is revealed in early September Who can form a team?: Ŷ A school classroom, after-school program, extracurricular group, learning centre, home school, neighborhood group, club or civic organization Ŷ Up to 10 children, ages 9-16, and at least one adult coach TEAM ACTIVITIES Ŷ Build autonomous robot Ŷ Program robot Ŷ Research real-world challenge Ŷ Deliver presentation project Ŷ Compete at sportslike tournament THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS FULL OF... CHEERS! FUN! RRESEARCH!ESEARCH! TEAMWORK! STATISTICS Date : 5th to 7th July 2013 Venue : UCSI University, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (South Wing) 600 120 150 40 Participants Coaches Volunteers Judges AWARD WINNERS JS FLAWLESS ( SMJK JIT SIN, PULAU PINANG ) Robodes (SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth, Pulau Pinang) SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUSSUS ((SM SMJKSM CHUNG LING, AYER ITAM, PULAU PINANG ) BEST CORE INSPIRATION VALUES AWARD AWARD THE OPTIMUS PRIME SEMERBAK EXTROVERTEES ( KOLEJ TUNKU KURSHIAH, NEGERI SEMBILAN ) ( SMK SERI GOMBAK, SELANGOR ) TEAMWORK GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISMTM AWARD AWARD NOT SO SENIOR JCBOT ( ROBOWIS, SELANGOR ) ( SK CONVENT INFANT JESUS 1, MELAKA ) BEST ROBOT PERFORMANCE AWARD ( CHAMPION ) AVENGER ( CR8 PENANG, PULAU PINANG ) BEST ROBOT PERFORMANCE AWARD BEST ROBOT PERFORMANCE AWARD ( 1ST RUNNER-UP ) ( 2nd RUNNER-UP ) SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS PRECISION PHOENIX ( SMJK CHUNG LING, AYER ITAM, PULAU PINANG ) ( CREATIVE MINDS, WP KUALA LUMPUR ) BEST PROJECT RESEARCH AWARD AWARD MAXIMUS TRIPLE B ( SM SAINS HULU SELANGOR, SELANGOR ) ( SMK SERI MANJUNG, PERAK ) INNOVATIVE PRESENTATION SOLUTION AWARD AWARD LEGEND GHEETAH KLINIK PAKAR KANAK-KANAK JUNINA ( KUEN CHENG HIGH SCHOOL, WP KUALA LUMPUR ) ( SMK ST.JOHN, SELANGOR ) BEST ROBOT MECHANICAL AWARD DESIGN AWARD TEAM ALPHA SEMERBAK IRONHIDE ( INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF KUANTAN, PAHANG ) ( SMK SERI GOMBAK, SELANGOR ) STRATEGY & PROGRAMMING INNOVATION AWARD AWARD MENTARI PROJECT WISSENSCHAFT ( CREATIVE MINDS, SELANGOR ) ( HIN HUA HIGH SCHOOL, SELANGOR ) RISING STAR AGAINST ALL AWARD ODDS AWARD HEX-INCEPTION AMAZING 10 ( SMJK KEAT HWA, KEDAH ) ( SJKC MIN SIN, PULAU PINANG ) THANKS TO ALL TEAMS LIST KLINIK PAKAR ROBOCOM Team Alpha [A]lliance KANAK-KANAK JUNINA SMK SEAFIELD KLINIK PAKAR ROBOCOM SOLUTION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL KANAK-KANAK JUNINA OF KUANTAN ACDC Kuantan Salted Fish Robodes Team R2U SMKA AL-IRSHAD TECHTRONIC DISTRIBUTORS SMJK CHUNG LING ROBOTS2U LEARNING CENTRE BUTTERWORTH HIGH SCHOOL AMAZING 10 LEADERS ROBOFREE TECHNOTEENS SJKC MIN SIN SK BUKIT MINYAK SMK PENANG FREE SMK PENANTI Asrama 1Malaysia Legend Cheetah RoboMindz THE MINDSTORM TEAM ASRAMA 1MALAYSIA KUEN CHENG HIGH SCHOOL CREATIVE ROBOTICS BUKIT RIMAU TECHTRONIC DISTRIBUTORS ATOMIC POWER LUCKY BOT SEBIANZ THE OPTIMUS PRIME SJKC KWANG HWA SMK BERAPIT SM SETIABUDI KOLEJ TUNKU KURSHIAH Avenger MAXIMUS SEMERBAK EXTROVERTEES TRIPLE B CR8 CREATIVE ROBOTICS SM SAINS HULU SELANGOR SMK SERI GOMBAK SMK SERI MANJUNG LEARNING CENTRE Buzzer Beaterz Mentari Project SEMERBAK IRONHIDE ULTRAHEARTPIECE CREATIVE MINDS CREATIVE MINDS SMK SERI GOMBAK SMK TINGGI BATU PAHAT Enigma Mustaffa's Family SKTM RAPTORS Vencedora CREATIVE ROBOTICS CREATIVE MINDS SK TAMAN MEGAH KOLEJ YAYASAN SAAD MELAKA EDUCATION SDN BHD EVOLUTION NGFORCE Sky Hunters Voltronz SMK BUKIT JELUTONG, SMK MENGKUANG SMI VENTURES PARTNERS SDN BHD CREATIVE MINDS SHAH ALAM Future Architect Not So Senior Sri Sempurnians VORTEX SJKC YUK CHAI ROBOWIS SDN BHD SEKOLAH MENENGAH SMK DAMANSARA UTAMA SRI SEMPURNA Hex-inception Paritonics SS TITAN Wissenschaft SMJK KEAT HWA MRSM PARIT SMK DATUK HAJI AHMAD BADAWI HIN HUA HIGH SCHOOL Infinite Blitzer PEARL ROBOTZ SUPERB DIAMOND KINGDOM HEART SMJK CHAN WA, SEREMBAN SK PERMATANG TOK MAHAT SMK TINGGI BATU PAHAT SMJK CHAN WA, SEREMBAN INVADERS Precision Phoenix SUPER-BOT ACE JB ALPHABOT SMK TAMAN TASIK CREATIVE MINDS SMK TINGGI BATU PAHAT MRSM JOHOR BAHRU JCBOT RADICAL Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious JS FLAWLESS SK CONVENT INFANT JESUS 1 MALAY COLLEGE KUALA KANGSAR SMJK CHUNG LING, AYER ITAM, SMJK JIT SIN (SKK) PULAU PINANG Road Runners SUPERIOR SPADE SMI VENTURES PARTNERS SDN BHD SMK TINGGI BATU PAHAT WELL DONE AND MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY NEXT CHALLENGE Can FIRST® LEGO® League Teams Help Us Master Natural Disasters? In the 2013 NATURE’S FURYSM Challenge, over 200,000 children ages 9-16* from over 70 countries will explore the awe-inspiring storms, quakes, waves, and more that we call natural disasters. Teams will generate innovative solutions for what can be done when intense natural events meet the places where people live, work, and play. Brace yourself for NATURE’S FURY! *9-14 in the US, Canada, and Mexico How to Participate Fill up the registration form and fax it to +603-6145+ 1199/+603-6156 9080 The registration closes on 31 January 2014. For further information, please contact: Noor Faiz Bin Zulkiflee : m | +012-579 6886 t | +603-6145 1029 w | lego.sasbadi.com e | [email protected] Organiser Strategic Partner & Venue Sponsor Strategic Partners Supporting Partners n Scie ce C g o n u a n n c i e l P nspirin I g Innovation To find out more, visit us at : WWW.SASBADI.COM WWW.FIRSTLEGOLEAGUE.ORG WWW.USFIRST.ORG SASBADI SDN. BHD. (139288-X) LOT 12, Jalan Teknologi 3/4, Taman Sains Selangor 1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: +603-6145 1029 Fax: +603-6145 1199 Website: lego.sasbadi.com email: [email protected].