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(Wolfville, NS) - Area
students from Halifax to Yarmouth, ages 9 to 17, will compete
tomorrow in two robot programming competitions on Acadia’s campus.
The 2nd Acadia High
School Robot Programming Competition will feature 14 high school
student teams competing with one another to program robots to
complete timed challenges.
The 1st Annual
FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Nano Quest Challenge will
feature 14 teams of students ages 9-14. To successfully complete the
Challenge, teams must build and program a LEGO MINDSTORMS®
robot to explore nanotechnology and the amazing solutions this
newest frontier of science and technology can make possible.
Challenge missions include manipulating individual atoms; clothes
that never get dirty; an elevator to outer space; and cures for
disease. Through hands-on experience and working in teams, students
have a chance to explore a real-world issue through research and
robotic programming to gain an appreciation for and interest in
science and technology.
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*Access to and
interviews with students, teachers, coaches, mentors and local
sponsors are available.
About FIRST
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989, to
inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people.
Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible,
innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life
skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in
science, technology, and engineering. With the support of many of
the world’s most well-known companies, the not-for-profit
organization hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition and
FIRST Vex Challenge for high school students, the FIRST
LEGO® League for children 9-14 years old, and the Junior
FIRST LEGO® League for 6-9 years old. To learn
more about FIRST, go to
www.usfirst.org.
About the LEGO
Group
The LEGO Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in
Billund, Denmark, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of
high-quality, creatively educational play materials for children.
The company is committed to the development of children's creative
and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto
adopted in the 1930s by founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the
best is good enough." For more information, visit
www.LEGO.com
LEGO, MINDSTORMS and
their respective logos are trademarks of The LEGO Group. © 2006 The
LEGO Group.
Acadia University,
in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, has long been recognized as one of
Canada’s premier undergraduate institutions. With its nationally and
internationally recognized research initiatives, small class sizes
and technology-rich teaching and learning environment, Acadia offers
students an experience that includes academic achievement combined
with personal growth and development. For more information about
Acadia, visit our website at www.acadiau.ca.
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