Monthly Archives: December 2012

Champion award earned, advance to Regional Championship

Model Scout Robotics earned the 1st Place Champion’s Award at one of the six North Texas FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional qualifiers on December 8, 2012 at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas. The Champion’s Award is earned by the team that does the best in all four areas of the competition (project, robot design, robot game and core values). The team is very happy and honored. Thirty-three teams participated at the regional qualifier.

Model Scout Robotics is one of 54 qualifying teams that advance and compete at the 2012 North Texas Regional FLL Championship at the Hockaday School in Dallas on January 12, 2013.

MoonBots 2012 The Thrive Award

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The MoonBots 2012 judges have announced the awards. Model Scout Robotics earned

The Thrive Award – For their effort to keep going no matter the personal obstacle. This team has surprised the judges for their completion of the lunar surface and the robot missions. Definitely deserve the ultimate Gold Star Robotics Merit Badge!

Our coach’s wife condition is stable. We look forward to competing in MoonBots 2013 !

Here is a link to the project we built for the competition.

Vote for FLL Founder Slingshot Water Purification Device

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from FIRST LEGO League HQ in Manchester, NH

Check out this short film on FIRST founder Dean Kamen’s Slingshot water purification device, which was produced and directed by FRC Game Design Committee member Paul Lazarus. The film is currently a semifinalist in the Focus Forward Film Competition, and the FIRST family can help name it an “Audience Favorite” by voting for it online. Watch the film, then click the “Vote Now” button that appears at the end – http://vimeo.com/focusforwardfilms/semifinalists/51890022