2014-2015 Season (Think Tank)

The Expo
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The LRC Jr.FLL Expo (co-hosted by Spongebots and Exit 5A Robotics) was held on May 23, 2015. The theme for the season was about places and tools for learning. There were 30 teams from 16 towns in 9 counties: Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex , Morris, Somerset and Chester Pennsylvania.
The participants enjoyed the following activities:
- With the theme of places and tools for learning, we set up our 3D Printer Village to show the tools, 3D printers. There were DIY and open source printers built by students. The exhibiting printers including: Kossel Mini, Prusa i3, Ultimaker Original, and TETRIX printer.
- Jr. FLL teams (ages 6-9) presenting their “Think Tank” projects and LEGO models that incorporate motors and computer programming.
- FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robot demonstration by Spongebots and Exit 5A Robotics
- FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robot demonstration by Exit 5 Robotics
- Family friendly activities including a petting zoo, art & craft, face painters, a giant blow-up obstacle course and slides, adopt-a-pet, and a chalk walk, food and music among others.
The Results
In additional to the medal that each team member received at the Expo, the members may request a copy of the certificate as well. Click here for a copy of the certificates. It’s a PowerPoint file with 16 slices. Choose the award that your team received, put your team # and name on, and print that slice out for your team members.
Team# | Team Name | Town | Award |
89 | Lego Blasters | Skillman | Construction Innovation |
467 | Fun Explorers | Secaucus | Awesome Machine |
634 | Robocrafters | Livingston | Construction Innovation |
844 | Science Crusher | Secaucus | Excellent Research Project |
1505 | Smartbots | Tenafly | Excellent Research Project |
1678 | The Midknight Mini’s | Plainsboro | Awesome Machine |
1976 | RoboBlast | Plainsboro | Gracious Professionalism |
2163 | Robotics Express | Laurel Springs | Complexity and Decoration |
2171 | Lego Crafters | Montclair | Construction Innovation |
2505 | Shark Tank | Secaucus | Inquiring Minds |
2530 | Curious Bots | Glen Rock | Most Explosive |
2878 | Avenger | Glen Ridge | Team Spirit |
3014 | The Electrons | Livingston | Cool Programming |
3103 | Pratt Lego Geeks | West Chester, PA | Super Researchers |
3105 | Lego Crushers of Elmwood Park | Elmwood Park | Most Explosive |
3144 | Atlantis | West Windsor-Plainsboro | Effort and Learning |
3160 | Lego Super Starz | Parsippany | Innovative Programming |
3305 | LEGO Ice Cream Builders | Livingston | Innovative Programming |
3367 | Lego Crushers of Princeton | Princeton | Super Sensor |
3454 | RoboRocks | Livingston | Complexity and Decoration |
3657 | Lego Bot Builders | Edison | Effort and Learning |
3722 | Flaming Tigerz | Livingston | Effort and Learning |
3723 | Blue LEGO Warriors | Livingston | Gracious Professionalism |
3724 | Minecraft TNT’s | Livingston | Complexity and Decoration |
3725 | Blue Dragons | Livingston | Amazing Robot Design |
3889 | Robotics Thunder | Parsippany | Inquiring Minds |
3930 | Ninjabots | Livingston | Awesome Machine |
3931 | Cyberbots | Livingston | Innovation |
3941 | Fastest LEGO Builders!!! | Short Hills | Innovation |
3957 | RoboStorms | Livingston | Amazing Robot Design |