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Inventika SensorON and Tehnoz Lightning Bolts to represent Romania at WPI First LEGO League US Open

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First LEGO League (FLL) teams Inventika SensorON and Tehnoz Lightning Bolts will represent Romania at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute First LEGO League US Open (WPI FLL US Open), held in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, from June 7 to 9, according to the event website, www.roboticsforevery.one/first-lego-league/fll-open.

This competition brings together the most talented First LEGO League teams from around the world, giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their technical skills and innovation in robotics.

 

Photo: TehnoZ Lightning Bolts / Linkedin.com


The Tehnoz Lightning Bolts team from Zinca Golescu Collegiate High School in Pitesti qualified for the US competition after winning the national First Lego League Challenge runner-up title in early March.

Photo: Inventika Place / Facebook.com


The second team, Inventika SensorON, from the Inventika Place club (https://inventikaplace.ro/) in Bucharest, has won numerous awards at local and national competitions.

First LEGO League is an international competition that challenges young people to think like engineers and scientists. The program is designed for children aged 9 to 16 and encourages teams to work together to solve real problems using LEGO technology. The competition encourages participants to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) areas through a hands-on experience. This program combines the dynamism of sports competitions with the seriousness of science and technology.AGERPRES (RO - editor: Codrut Balu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

 

* Head photo source: www.wpi.edu 

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