FLL
To take part succesfully in FIRST LEGO League Tournaments you need the following:
:: FLL Team
:: FLL Coach
:: FLL Robot Set
:: 99,00 € Registration Fee
:: 89,00 € FLL Challenge Set
:: Postage for shipment of materials
:: FLL Tournament Table
:: time
:: team sponsors
FLL Team
A team counts 5 to 10 children.The partcipitants have to be between 10 and 16 years old. The deadline for the age limit is the FLL Kickoff date of the current year: Sept 3rd.
A team counts 5 to 10 children.The partcipitants have to be between 10 and 16 years old. The deadline for the age limit is the FLL Kickoff date of the current year: Sept 3rd.
FLL Coach
The Coach (mimimum age 18) is responsible in all fields of organisation. He or she is allowed to register a team and to order materials. Besides that he or she takes care of the team before and during the tournament day.
FLL Robot Set
To construct and program the robot, a FLL Robot Set is needed. All FLL Τeams should have the same conditions, therefore all have to use LEGO Mindstorms (LMS). In FLL both LMS systems are allowed: the LEGO Mindstorms RCX system and LEGO Mindstorms NXT system. All Systems and versions of LMS are permitted. The lists below show number of electronic parts allowed (max. per team) and the permitted software versions:
To construct and program the robot, a FLL Robot Set is needed. All FLL Τeams should have the same conditions, therefore all have to use LEGO Mindstorms (LMS). In FLL both LMS systems are allowed: the LEGO Mindstorms RCX system and LEGO Mindstorms NXT system. All Systems and versions of LMS are permitted. The lists below show number of electronic parts allowed (max. per team) and the permitted software versions:
| accepted parts | RCX-User | NXT-User | ||
| RCX programmable brick | 1 | - | ||
| NXT programmable brick | - | 1 | ||
| interface | infrared | USB | ||
| motors | 3 | 3 | ||
| light sensors | 2 | 2 | ||
| touch sensors | 2 | 2 | ||
| rotation sensors (maximum 3 exemplars minus number of NXT motors) | 3 | 3 | ||
| LEGO lamp | 1 | 1 | ||
| plus one more touch- or light sensor | 1 | - | ||
| connectors | infinite | infinite | ||
| R6-Batteries | 6 | 6 | ||
| ultrasonic sensor | - | 1 |
| permitted Software | RCX-User | NXT-User | ||
| RIS 1.0 | x | - | ||
| RIS 1.5 | x | - | ||
| RIS 2.0 | x | - | ||
| ROBOLAB 1.0 | x | - | ||
| ROBOLAB 1.5 | x | - | ||
| ROBOLAB 2.0 | x | - | ||
| ROBOLAB 2.5 | x | - | ||
| ROBOLAB 2.9 | x | x | ||
| MINDSTORMS NXT Software | - | x |
Please find further information about Mindstorms at FLL and sources of supply on Facts/Mindstorms at FLL.
99,00 € Participation Fee
The participation fee of 99,00 € is mandatory for preparing and conducting the tournament.
The participation fee of 99,00 € is mandatory for preparing and conducting the tournament.
89,00 € for FLL Challenge Set
The FLL Challenge Set is an obstacle course containing mission models and a field mat that the robot has to cross. The mission models are built from the contained LEGO elements by the teams. The FLL Challenge Set costs 89,00 € for teams particpating in the challenge.The FLL Challenge Set will be send to registered teams shortly before challenge kick-off (end of August), provided that the team invoice has duly been paid.
Postage for shipping materials
For Packing and shipping of the materials (FLL Challenge Set) postage is to be paid.
:: 10,80 Euro for shipping in Germany
:: 18,00 Euro for shipping in Switzerland
:: 19,00 Euro for shipping
in Austria
:: 19,30 Euro for shipping to Hungary
:: Other countries: at the moment, we negotiate to offer the best price to you. The postage will be published at registration start, 1st March 2010, the latest.
FLL Tournament Table
At tournaments the FLL Robot Game is held on a so called FLL tournament table. To prepare for a tournament the FLL Team may set up the FLL Challenge Set
:: on the floor
:: on a self-built FLL Tournament Table
This FLL Tournament Table should correspond the measurements of the field mat (approx. 235 cm x 115 cm) and the playing field should have a black border. Starting with FLL 2009 a fixed light on the table is optional.
Please find a building instruction of the FLL Tournament Table available as download here.
Time
The FLL Missions are announced each year in September. After kick-off teams get approx. 8 weeks to build, construct and program the robot and to prepare their solutions for the FLL Research Project. Additionally there is one day needed (in November) to take part in a FLL Regional Tournament, where the teams and their robots step into competition with other participants and present their knowledge about the FLL Research Project to a jury.
The registration for FLL Body Forward is open. There are 637 teams registered for FLL 2010.
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