FIRST LEGO League Open Championships
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FIRST LEGO League Open Championships are robotics
competitions held and managed by FIRST LEGO League
(FLL) Partners to bring FLL teams from many states, regions and countries together to complete in host cities around the world. These are the highest level of FLL competitions that are managed by organizations other than FIRST
. The FIRST-managed global competition for FLL is FLL World Festival.
There have been three Open Championships, FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship, FIRST LEGO League Open Asian Championship, and FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship.
The theme for the competition was Nano Quest
to challenge participating teams to research and design new solutions using nanotechnology
. It also had a standard FLL tournament for the teams to compete. There were many awards in the competitions including FLL OEC Champion's Award, Research Award, Presentation Award, Robot Design Award, Programmers Award, Innovative Design Award, Robot Performance Award, Coach/Mentor Award, Teamwork Award, Against All Odds Award, and Team Spirit Award.
. The event followed standard FLL championship with a tournament and presentation. There were many awards in technical, project presentation, and special recognition categories. The highest award was FLL OEC Champion's Award. Fifty five teams from 29 countries and states around the world presented their solutions in two groups, Climate Connections and Climate Actions. The participants also enjoyed a visit by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark.
Haliç Congress Center contains four different types of buildings. These buildings are; Cinema Building, Concert Hall, Theatre Building and Exhibition Hall. All of them are equipped with the latest technology. The center is located in the inner area of Haliç (Golden Horn).
, Netherlands. 67 teams competed at the event held at the Delft University of Technology
. The competition theme was Body Forward
, on the topic of biomedical engineering
.
The following awards were given:
campus in Dayton, Ohio
. It was the first national level competition of FIRST LEGO League in the United States not organized by FIRST. The event was organized by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
and Wright State University. There were 60 teams around the country each of which was the Championship's Award winner of each state/region. Each team completed 9 tasks on a competition table in a 2.5 minute robot round. Teams also meet with judges for evaluation of their robot design, programming and their problem-solving strategies, and their research project, which is tied to the Challenge theme. There were many award categories with the top three winners receiving Champion's Awards.
. 76 teams competed at the event held at LEGOLAND California
. The competition theme was Body Forward
. The awards given were:
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
competitions held and managed by FIRST LEGO League
FIRST Lego League
The FIRST® LEGO® League is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students ....
(FLL) Partners to bring FLL teams from many states, regions and countries together to complete in host cities around the world. These are the highest level of FLL competitions that are managed by organizations other than FIRST
First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one.First or 1st may also refer to:* First , minor summit below the Schwarzhorn in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland* First , mountain in Bernese Alps in Switzerland...
. The FIRST-managed global competition for FLL is FLL World Festival.
There have been three Open Championships, FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship, FIRST LEGO League Open Asian Championship, and FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship.
2006 EINDHOVEN
The 2006 FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship was held May 6,7 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The venue was the Technical University of Eindhoven(TU/e). 84 teams from 27 countries competed for the Awards in this year's season "Ocean Odyssey".2007 BODØ
The 2007 FIRST LEGO League Open European Championship was held from May 16 to 21 in Bodø, Norway. There were 66 teams from Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.The theme for the competition was Nano Quest
Nano Quest
Nano Quest was name of the 2006-07 challenge theme of FIRST Lego League. It revolved around the emerging field of nanotechnology.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying an application of nanotechnology, see where current research stands and creatively improve upon it...
to challenge participating teams to research and design new solutions using nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
. It also had a standard FLL tournament for the teams to compete. There were many awards in the competitions including FLL OEC Champion's Award, Research Award, Presentation Award, Robot Design Award, Programmers Award, Innovative Design Award, Robot Performance Award, Coach/Mentor Award, Teamwork Award, Against All Odds Award, and Team Spirit Award.
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 / Nano Quest Nano Quest Nano Quest was name of the 2006-07 challenge theme of FIRST Lego League. It revolved around the emerging field of nanotechnology.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying an application of nanotechnology, see where current research stands and creatively improve upon it... |
FLL OEC Champions Award | Amaze Robinho | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Project Award | RISbotics | Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Research Award | Amaze Robinho | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Presentation Award | Widcombe Wrobotiers | Bath, United Kingdom |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Robot Design Award, 1st place | RISbotics | Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Robot Design Award, 2nd place | JunkYard Babies | Borlänge, Sweden |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Programmers Award | Nano-X-Titus | Pekin, IL, United States |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Innovative Design Award | Widcombe Wrobotiers | Bath, United Kingdom |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Robot Performance Award, 1st place | Compass | China |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Robot Performance Award, 2nd place | First Edition | Borlänge, Sweden |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Coach/Mentor Award | Yellow River Children | China |
| 2007 / Nano Quest | Teamwork Award | Super Hyper Quantum Kangaroos | Portland, OR, United States |
2009 COPENHAGEN
The open championship for 2009 was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from May 1 to May 3. The event was called Children's Climate Call with teams answering a call to address the global issue of climate changeClimate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
. The event followed standard FLL championship with a tournament and presentation. There were many awards in technical, project presentation, and special recognition categories. The highest award was FLL OEC Champion's Award. Fifty five teams from 29 countries and states around the world presented their solutions in two groups, Climate Connections and Climate Actions. The participants also enjoyed a visit by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...
of Denmark.
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 / Climate Connections Climate Connections Climate Connections was the 2008-09 FIRST Lego League competition. Its theme was understanding of the effects of climate and climate change.-Project:... |
FLL OEC Champion's Award | NXT Generations | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Robot Performance Award, 1st place | Equipe Terradróide | Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Robot Performance Award, 2nd place | Jiangzhe united team | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
2010 ISTANBUL
The 2010 First Lego League Open European Championship was held June 2,3 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey. 56 teams competed for the Awards. The venue was the Haliç Congress Center which has a rich historical background. In the old etchings, the area of center can be seen as a slaughterhouse. The building took its recent neoclassic form in the 1920's.Haliç Congress Center contains four different types of buildings. These buildings are; Cinema Building, Concert Hall, Theatre Building and Exhibition Hall. All of them are equipped with the latest technology. The center is located in the inner area of Haliç (Golden Horn).
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Smart Move Smart Move (FIRST) Smart Move is the name of the 2009-10 FIRST Lego League challenge, released September 3, 2009. It is centered around transport and how to make new and more efficient forms.-Project:... |
FLL OEC Champions Award | Team Singapore | Singapore |
| 2010 Smart Move | Project Award | DAS | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010 Smart Move | Robot Performance Award, 1st place | Integra | Turkey |
| 2010 Smart Move | Robot Performance Award, 2nd place | MCGBots | Germany |
| 2010 Smart Move | Teamwork Award | Integra | Turkey |
| 2010 Smart Move | Robot Design Award | Superboom | South Africa |
| 2010 Smart Move | Research Award | Techno Future | Egypt |
| 2010 Smart Move | Programming Award | Toin Robotics Jr. | Japan |
| 2010 Smart Move | Team Spirit Award | C-Force | China |
| 2010 Smart Move | Innovative Solution Award | Die See | Turkey |
| 2010 Smart Move | Innovative Design Award | RobotixTreme | Switzerland |
| 2010 Smart Move | Creative Presentation Award | Caro Aces | Germany |
| 2010 Smart Move | Against All Odds Award | Van Gölü Canavarlai | Turkey |
| 2010 Smart Move | Coach / mentor Award | Olleh Korea!!! | South Korea |
| 2010 Smart Move | Jury Award | Argonautes | Spain |
2011 Delft
The 2011 FLL Open European Championship was held June 2-4 in DelftDelft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, Netherlands. 67 teams competed at the event held at the Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
. The competition theme was Body Forward
Body Forward
Body Forward is the 2010-11 FIRST Lego League competition. The project and missions revolve around biomedical engineering.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying a problem that can occur in the human body and creating an inventive solution...
, on the topic of biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
.
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 / Body Forward Body Forward Body Forward is the 2010-11 FIRST Lego League competition. The project and missions revolve around biomedical engineering.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying a problem that can occur in the human body and creating an inventive solution... |
Champion's Award 1st Place | AttraktivUndPreiswert | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| 2011 / Body Forward | Champion's Award 2nd Place | Infinity | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
| 2011 / Body Forward | Champion's Award 3rd Place | Al-Xavier | Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
2008 TOKYO
The 2008 FIRST LEGO League Open Asian Championship was held from April 27 to 29 in Tokyo, Japan. The event was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. There were 55 teams from Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States that joined the competition in the theme of Power Puzzle.The following awards were given:
- Teamwork Award - St. Geralds Castlebar Clan (Ireland)
- Team Spirit Award - Young Girls CJD (Germany)
- Quality Research Award - The Flaming Blades (Singapore)
- Innovative Design Award - 7 de sec+2 (Spain)
- Creative Presentation Award - Sunny (China)
- Innovative Solution Award - DAS Important Penguins (Saudi Arabia)
- Robot Dependability Award - NARA Education University JHS (Japan)
- Technical Award - Lego Extrem (Norway)
- Robot Performance 3rd Award - Winning Eleven (China)
- Robot Performance 2nd Award - Jolly Roger (Sweden)
- Robot Performance 1st Award - icNRG (The Netherlands)
- Judge's Award - TECNO Wurth (Brazil)
- Total Presentation Award - GO ENASON (Malaysia)
- Champions Award - Jolly Roger (Sweden)
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | FLL OAC Champion's Award | Jolly Roger | Skövde, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Robot Performance Award, 1st place | icNRG | Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| 2008 / Power Puzzle | Robot Performance Award, 2nd place | Jolly Roger | Skövde, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
2010 KAOSHIUNG
The 2010 First Lego League Open Asian Championship was held May 6-8 2010 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 64 teams from 24 countries competed for the Awards. The venue was the Kaohsiung Arena. The Kaohsiung Arena is located at the intersection of Bo’ai Road and Sinjhuangzai Road. It extends over a total area of 56,000 square meters. This state-of-the-art and multifunctional sports arena, with a seating capacity of 15,000, is also known to the citizens of Kaohsiung as 'Xiaojudan'.| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, State/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Smart Move | Champion’s Award | Attraktiv Und Preiswert | Germany |
| 2010 Smart Move | Team Spirit Award | chakkham | Thailand |
| 2010 Smart Move | Against All Odds Award | Junior Kids | Faroe Islands |
| 2010 Smart Move | Teamwork Award | Power Kings | Malaysia |
| 2010 Smart Move | Coach / Mentor Award | Stars Lego Sesi | Brasil |
| 2010 Smart Move | Creative Presentation | SS501 | Taiwan |
| 2010 Smart Move | Innovative Solution Award | NXT Generation | Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| 2010 Smart Move | Research Quality Award | Team Brick Howes | USA |
| 2010 Smart Move | Robot Performance Award | Auto Rubik | Taiwan |
| 2010 Smart Move | Innovative Design Award | Jedi White | Singapore |
| 2010 Smart Move | Programming Award | MXT Israel | Israel |
| 2010 Smart Move | Robot Design Award | Westside | USA |
| 2010 Smart Move | Local Award | Auto Rubik | Taiwan |
| 2010 Smart Move | Judge’s Award | the Sun’s Descents | Taiwan |
2009 DAYTON OH
FIRST LEGO League United States Open Championship was held for the first time from May 7 to 9 at Wright State UniversityWright State University
Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,...
campus in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. It was the first national level competition of FIRST LEGO League in the United States not organized by FIRST. The event was organized by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties in the state of Ohio. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is located approximately...
and Wright State University. There were 60 teams around the country each of which was the Championship's Award winner of each state/region. Each team completed 9 tasks on a competition table in a 2.5 minute robot round. Teams also meet with judges for evaluation of their robot design, programming and their problem-solving strategies, and their research project, which is tied to the Challenge theme. There were many award categories with the top three winners receiving Champion's Awards.
| Year / Theme | Award name | Team | City, Stat e/Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Champion's Award 1st Place | Landroids | Livingston, NJ |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Champion's Award 2nd Place | Cougars | Columbus, OH |
| 2009 / Climate Connections | Champion's Award 3rd Place | Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies | Portland, OR |
2011 Carlsbad CA
The 2011 FLL North American Open Championship was held May 21-22 in Carlsbad, CaliforniaCarlsbad, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...
. 76 teams competed at the event held at LEGOLAND California
Legoland California
Legoland California is a theme park located in Carlsbad, California, focused on Lego bricks. It opened on March 20, 1999. It is the third Legoland park to open, and the first Legoland outside of Europe...
. The competition theme was Body Forward
Body Forward
Body Forward is the 2010-11 FIRST Lego League competition. The project and missions revolve around biomedical engineering.-Project:Teams were tasked with identifying a problem that can occur in the human body and creating an inventive solution...
. The awards given were:
- Champion
- Robot Performance
- Robot Design
- Project
- Core Values
- Judges’ Awards