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"New Canaan Student Wins Robotics Competition"
"Eighth grader Arjun Dayal has won top honors at two Westchester First LEGO League (FLL) Competitions.
From New Canaan Country School:
New Canaan Country School eighth grader Arjun Dayal has won top honors
at two Westchester First LEGO League (FLL) Competitions. His team,
Robochaps, took first place in four categories—robot performance, robot
design, project idea and team core values—at the Hudson Valley
qualifying tournament held in Tarrytown, NY on Jan. 28. This qualified
the Robochaps to advance to the national FLL semi-finals. There, they
won first place in two of the four categories, just shy of what was need
to qualify for the finals.
“It may sound strange, but I really like the chaos of robotics and problem solving,” said Arjun when asked what he enjoys most about robotics competitions. “You have to push through until you get past a hurdle.”
As part of the competition, the team’s robot was required to perform several challenges of increasing difficulty. The team worked two hours a day for nearly three months to get their robots ready.
They also had to come up with a solution to a problem in the local community based on this year’s FLL theme “Animal Allies.” Arjun and his teammates created the prototype of an app that would alert people of coyote sightings called “Coexisting Safely with Coyotes in the Urban Areas.”
“We chose coyotes as our project because they are local and affect our residents,” said Arjun.
Since the competition, Arjun has taken the lead on building the Coyote sighting app using Xcode and Objective C, computer languages that he has taught himself. The team recently met with the School Superintendent in Chappaqua, NY to discuss the app and how to promote it within their community; a rural area frequented by coyotes..."
Read the full article at its source: http://patch.com/connecticut/newcanaan/new-canaan-student-wins-robotics-competition
Unfamiliar with FIRST Lego League? - OR - Want to understand better how it can be part of your STEM program?
Getting Started with LEGO Robotics. Anyone who works with kids can do LEGO Robotics, a rich and highly motivating platform for important STEM Learning! (surprisingly affordable, too) This books explains it all!
“It may sound strange, but I really like the chaos of robotics and problem solving,” said Arjun when asked what he enjoys most about robotics competitions. “You have to push through until you get past a hurdle.”
As part of the competition, the team’s robot was required to perform several challenges of increasing difficulty. The team worked two hours a day for nearly three months to get their robots ready.
They also had to come up with a solution to a problem in the local community based on this year’s FLL theme “Animal Allies.” Arjun and his teammates created the prototype of an app that would alert people of coyote sightings called “Coexisting Safely with Coyotes in the Urban Areas.”
“We chose coyotes as our project because they are local and affect our residents,” said Arjun.
Since the competition, Arjun has taken the lead on building the Coyote sighting app using Xcode and Objective C, computer languages that he has taught himself. The team recently met with the School Superintendent in Chappaqua, NY to discuss the app and how to promote it within their community; a rural area frequented by coyotes..."
Read the full article at its source: http://patch.com/connecticut/newcanaan/new-canaan-student-wins-robotics-competition
Unfamiliar with FIRST Lego League? - OR - Want to understand better how it can be part of your STEM program?
Click on book cover for information
Getting Started with LEGO Robotics. Anyone who works with kids can do LEGO Robotics, a rich and highly motivating platform for important STEM Learning! (surprisingly affordable, too) This books explains it all!
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