It's a great weekend to be a robot fan! St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley will host two great FIRST events this weekend. All events are FREE and open to the public. Just look for the FIRST signs on campus.
Saturday 12/3 is the first qualifier event for FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) in Missouri
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• 34 high school teams from all over Missouri (KC to Hannibal to St. Louis to Cape Girardeau) will attend
• Their robots must fit in a 30" cube and run on a 12' sq. mat on the ground
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• The game this year is Bowled Over! and they will be moving racquetballs and bowling balls with their robots
• The event runs 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• The best time to come watch robots in action is noon - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 12/4 is the Eastern Missouri Championship for FIRST LEGO League (FLL)
• 40 teams have advanced from 7 qualifier events
• Team members are ages 9-14
• They run LEGO Mindstorms robots on a 4' x 8' table
• They all have researched food safety and have an innovative solution to share
• The event runs 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• The best time to come watch robots in action is 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Teams from Wildwood will be participating in both events.