FIRST Lego League (FLL) is Titan Robotics Club’s middle school program which runs from September to December.

Our school has 3 FLL teams: 2200, 2201, and 12320. Each year, a new real-world challenge is released, followed by a ten-week build season. Teams of middle school students, assisted by high school mentors and adult coaches, design, build, and program autonomous robots using LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime technology to complete tasks on an 8’ x 6’ playing field.

Teamwork is an important part of the process: each team member must collaborate to design and build a robot together. Programming is fairly simple, aiming to teach the fundamentals of loops, functions, and conditional logic. Robots can use sensors such as light sensors to follow lines, ultrasonic to measure distance, touch sensors, and more. Teams must research the real-world problem on which the challenge is based and present their findings. In December, teams compete against other teams at a regional where their robots, research presentations, and sportsmanship are tested. All skill levels are welcome to participate and it is a great introduction to Titan Robotics Club.