BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa High School’s FIRST Robotics Team 3044 recently hosted a regional First LEGO League (FLL) 2013 Qualifying Tournament at the Ballston Spa High School. The district’s seven FLL teams competed with over 20 teams from schools throughout the region.
This year’s challenge, Nature’s Fury, required the students to design a LEGO robot that can be programmed to operate independently on the competition table and accomplish several weather related tasks. The teams were judged based on the robot’s performance, design, core values and a weather related project which they presented to judges. There were a total of five schools and organizations competing at the Junior FLL level and five at the Senior FLL level. The FTC team, System Overload, served as volunteers at the tournament.
The Scottie Warriors team from Ballston Spa Middle School earned first place in Robot Performance, first place in Robot Design, and finished in second place overall. They will now compete at the Hudson Valley FLL Championship Tournament at Dutchess Community College on Saturday, February 22.
The team from Wood Road Elementary School, Motors in Action, received first place in Core Values. Additional results included the Project award going to S.M.A.R.T from St. Mary’s and the Champion of the Day going to Shen Super Storm, Gowana Middle School.
