ImageOn February 13th, four Rotarians (Paul Buchanan, Jim Listabarger, Lou Charobee, and me) assisted at the First Lego League (FLL) Tournament. FLL is a robotics group for young adults aged 9-14. Using Lego pieces as building blocks, teams build robots, learning about science and engineering and gaining skills that will make them employable in the future as they discover life lessons. The teams then meet for competitions to see which robot can perform set tasks the best. This league is a sort of "farm team" system for the Robotics team that Dublin A.M. has sponsored for many years.

ImageWe helped to set up for and judge the competition. The kids had a great time and also experimented and learned as they programmed their robots to solve the tasks best. We also had a good time helping them out, mentoring a bit, and enjoying the competition. As future competitions occur, there will be other opportunities to volunteer to help young minds and contribute to strengthening our country's science and technology future. I'll make announcements as opportunities arise. Please consider helping out!