FLL First Lego League Hydrodynamics Challenge 2017

Organisation : FLL India
Competition Name : First Lego League (FLL) Hydrodynamics Challenge 2017
Registration here : https://indiastemfoundation.org/
Website : https://indiastemfoundation.org/

First Lego League :

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is a unique STEM based robotics competition for students of age group 9 to 16 years. Students in a team of 2-10 members guided by one or two adult coaches are eligible to participate in the competition.

Related : WRO 2018 World Robot Olympiad : www.contest.net.in/35008.html

FLL is an opportunity to immerse children in the real-world science & technology challenges through a fun-filled exploration journey alongside enhancing their life skills.

Robot Game & Design:
Teams have to design, build & program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTOMRS technology to solve missions on a scientific theme based table-top playing field. Teams get 1-2 rounds of 2.5 minutes each to solve missions on the competition day. Teams must also talk about their design thinking, strategy of solving missions, structural elements of the robot etc. in a 5 minute interview with judging panel.

Teams shall procure the challenge playfield and LEGO MINDSTORMS technology under the value pack section.

Research Project:
Teams have to explore/research a problem aligned with the scientific theme of playing field and analyze existing solutions if any. They need to either identify an improvement to existing solution or develop their own innovative solution for the chosen problem.

They shall share their findings with their friends, neighboring community, corporates who will be interested at such solutions etc.

During the competition day, teams have to display their work (Models, Show Me Posters, and Prototypes etc.) and present it to the judging panel during a 5 minutes interview session.

Core Values :
FIRST LEGO League is unique in a way that it doesn’t only assesses what teams have done (robot game, research project) but it also emphasizes on how they have been able to do it as a team. Teams have to uphold the importance of discovery than winning, honor the spirit of friendly competition, stay together as a team, display Gracious Professionalism & Coopertition and have unlimited FUN!

Teams should always remember the following FLL core values:
** We are a team.
** We do the work to find solutions with guidance from our coaches and mentors.
** We know our coaches and mentors don’t have all the answers; we learn together.
** We honor the spirit of friendly competition.
** What we discover is more important than what we win.
** We share our experiences with others.
** We display Gracious Professionalism® and Coopertition® in everything we do.
** We have FUN

PARTICIPATION RULES :
Like other team activities, FIRST LEGO League has basic ground rules. Failure to abide by these rules could result in ineligibility for awards at a tournament or other consequences deemed necessary by judges, referees, tournament organizers

General Rules:
** A team must have a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of ten (10) children. A team with more than ten (10) children will not be eligible for awards at an official tournament.
** No team member may be outside the maximum allowed age (9 to 16 Years) prior to January 1 of the year the Challenge theme is released.
** All teams must be officially registered and paid before the officially declared registration date to participate in the competition.
** Team members must make all decisions and do all the work on the Robot Game and Project. Coaches, Parents, Mentors should only teach new skills, handle logistics for the team, ask questions to get team members thinking, help them understand the rules etc.
** Teams should read through and abide by all the rules related to Robot Game, Project, Judging rubrics etc.
** Adults are strictly prohibited from directing team members or interfering with the judging process or robot rounds in any way

Awards Related Rules:
** Teams must participate in all elements of the competition including Robot Game, Research Project and judging sessions to be eligible for any Core Award
** With exception of Robot Performance Award, all other awards are determined by a deliberation process formulated by a panel of judges based on teams’ performance in each category
** If a team does not exhibit Core Values at a tournament, they may be disqualified from winning any awards – including Robot Performance, no matter how well they scored
** No team is allowed to win two awards, unless one of the awards is for Robot Performance. Robot Performance is the only category based solely on score.