Nearly 30 First Lego Robotics teams from across the region will take part in the annual UCS ThunderQuest on Saturday, November 16 from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Henry Ford II High School, 11911 Clinton River Rd. in Sterling Heights. Twelve of the teams will be from Utica Community Schools.
First Lego Robotics introduces younger students (ages 9-14) to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface.
FLL teams also annually compete under a theme, with this year’s challenge being “Nature’s Fury.” Students will identify a problem that results from a natural disaster and create an innovative solution that helps people prepare, stay safe or rebuild.
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The ThunderQuest tournament will feature several competitions, including a tech presentation where students create an autonomous robotic vehicle that will follow a course on a 4X8 table. Students also compete in teamwork challenges and a display project that describes their solution for issues identified in the Nature’s Fury theme.
The top eight teams will advance to the state tournament this December. The program is open to the public.
