Teams from Winman Junior High and St. Peter’s School will represent Warwick in the Rhode Island FIRST LEGO League SMART MOVES Robotic Competition this Saturday.
The Warwick teams are two of 50 FIRST LEGO League teams, each comprised of 10 students ages 9-14, hailing from elementary and middle schools around the state. The students have been working together, applying concepts in math and science, to build robots that will compete in action packed two-and-a-half minute game matches on a competition board built out of LEGO elements. Each team will also be required to present a research project to a panel of volunteer experts that highlights what they have learned about transportation issues.
The teams will vie for awards in categories such as Robot Design, Robot Performance, Research Quality and Teamwork. The team who earns the highest cumulative score across all categories will be deemed the FIRST LEGO League Champion’s Award.
Sponsors of the FIRST LEGO League in Rhode Island include: Roger Williams University, McCabe Software, Vector Software, IEEE-Providence Section, Purvis Systems Incorporated, Working Planet, Rhode Island School of the Future, Raytheon, Solidworks, Simulia, Shaw’s and Stop & Shop.
The competition will be held at the Campus Recreation Center, Roger Williams University in Bristol. The opening ceremony begins at 11:15 a.m. and the games will begin at 11:45. Admission and parking for the event is free.
