Smithtown Middle Schoolers Compete In LEGO Competition

SMITHTOWN, NY — The middle school robotics teams from Accompsett, Nesaquake and Great Hollow recently competed in the FIRST Lego League Competition at Mineola High School, the Smithtown Central School District announced.

The teams met weekly to work on building their robots as well as their poster for this season's innovation project. The theme was "SUPERPOWERED" presented by Qualcomm Technologies.

The game's objective was to complete as many of the 15 missions on the field map using a robot within 2-and-a-half minutes. The teams used LEGO SPIKE Prime kits to build and program their robot.

The innovation projects had teams identify a specific problem related to improving the energy journey. It involved researching the problem to design an innovative solution that improves energy uses.

At the competition, teams completed missions in front of referees to earn points for the game. The teams then presented their findings and solution for their innovation project to a judging panel of educators, engineers and experts, explaining the impact it has on others.