News in 2021

• 7/8 Livingston’s Exit 6 Robotics Wins Innovative Robot Award at 2021 Virtual Open Invitational, (archive), TAPInto Livingston
• 3/30 Livingston Robotics Club Teams Earn Top Honors at State Championship, (archive), TAPInto Livingston

Events

The strength of LRC is our comprehensive outreach programs all done by volunteers, parents and members of LRC teams. Please browse through this page to see all of our past events and outreach activities, and follow or like our Facebook page to stay informed of future events. For details on our largest event, please check out the FLL Explore Expo page.

News Archive

2020

• 7/12 Youth: The Hope and Future of Our Planet, (archive), Budmen Industries News
• 4/30 Robotics Club Designing, Printing Face Shields, (archive), West Essex Tribune
• 4/15 All the help that’s fit to print: V teamers bring their 3D printers to the fight against COVID-19, (archive), Inside Verizon
• 4/12 Livingston Teens Make and Donate Hundreds of Face Masks to Essential Workers, (archive), TAPInto Livingston
• 3/12 Domo Arigato Livingston Robotics Club, (archive), Esco Optics

2019

• 5/31 Two Awards for Exit 5A Robotics At Detroit FLL World Festival, (archive), Livingston Patch
• 5/22 50 Teams Participate in Livingston Robotics Club’s 10th Annual K-4 Robotics Expo (archive), TAP Into Livingston
• 4/27 FIRST® Youth Robotics Teams and Global Brands Celebrate Innovation and STEM Inspiration at Record-Breaking Event in Detroit, (archive), FIRST (Coach/Mentor Awards for FIRST LEGO League)
• 3/25 Children Wowed by STEM Exploration at Livingston Makers Day Event, (archive), TAP Into Livingston

2018

• 4/26 All-Girls Robotics Team From Livingston Earns Award At US Tourney (archive), Livingston Patch
• 2/17 Clifton-based STEM girls have it down to a science (archive), Northjersey.com (on Exit 5 Robotics)

2017

• 12/9 BASF Toastmasters Mentors Livingston Students in Leadership (archive), TAP Into Livingston
• 12/6 Livingston Robotics Club’s Team Promethio Presents Water Conservancy Project (archive), TAP Into Livingston
• 5/24 Nationally Recognized All-Girls Robotics Team Honored at Livingston Council Meeting (archive), TapInto.net
• 2/23 Livingston Kids Know Their Robots, Earn Freeholder Commendation (archive), Livingston Patch
• 2/12 Essex County Freeholders Honor Livingston Robotics Club Teams (archive), TapInto.net
• 1/2 Livingston Robotics Club Team Wins at State Championship (archive), TapInto.net

2016

• 10/8 Livingston Robotics Club Team Receives Editor’s Choice Award at World Maker Faire, TapInto.net
• 10/4 LMR at World Maker Faire 2016, Let’s Make Robot Blog
• 6/23 Inventor Dean Kamen to Reveal Student Invention Winners of Sixth Annual FIRST®LEGO® League Global Innovation Award presented by XPRIZE®, FIRST
• 6/19 All-Girls Livingston Robotics Team Receives Commendation from Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, TAPInto.net
• 6/9 I want people to be excited about inventing because…, FIRST LEGO League
• 5/24 Livingston Residents Flock to the Oval for Family Festival Day Despite the Forecasted Rain, TAPInto.net
• 5/5 Livingston Robotics Club Team Chosen to Represent Northern New Jersey at Washington, DC Competition, TAPInto.net
• 5/16 Bellevue Girls Redefine Robotics Gender Norms, Nebraska Manufacturing Advisory Council

2015

• 10/15 Robotics Teams Compete in U.S. WRO Nationals; High School Team Places First With Perfect Score, West Essex Tribune
• 9/10 Robotics Team In National Tournament, West Essex Tribune
• 5/25 Youth Appreciation Week Celebrates Annual Family Festival Day at the Oval, TAPInto.net
• 2/26 Local robotics team takes part in Liberty Science Center expo, Wayne Today

2014

• 12/30 Livingston Robotics Club Teams Receive Multiple Awards, TAPInto.net
• 10/27 Meet the Teen Girls Busting the Biggest Stereotype in Science and Tech, News.Mic
• 7/7 Young Local Roboticists Take an Excursion to Boston Area, The Alternative Press
• 6/16 The 25 Finalist Teams Have Been Found!!, Moonbot 2014 (Exit 5 Robotics team was among the 25 finalists in global competition)
• 6/12 All-Girls Exit 5 Robotics Team Among Top Contenders in Championship, Livingston Patch
• 5/29 Westfield Kids Participate in Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo,  The Alternative Press
• 5/28 State-Wide Junior FIRST LEGO League Robotics Expo Held in Livingston, The Alternative Press
• 3/18 Livingston’s Exit 5 Robotics Wins Third Consecutive NJ State FLL Champion’s Award, The Alternative Press

2013

• 10/3 Legendary Musicians, Robots & 500,000 Moms – 3rd Annual Healthy Green Halloween, Metro Mom Network (Exit 5 Robotics in the event)
• 6/20 Robotics Programs Inspire Children with Special Needs, The Alternative Press
• June Exit 5 Excels in Robotics, Livingston Public Schools Monthly News
• 6/4 Exit 5 Robotics Wins 2nd Place Award at 2013 North American FLL Finals, Livingston Patch
• 5/25 Family Festival, Stuff the Bus, Town Campout and More This Weekend, Livingston Patch
• 5/3 Exit Is the Way In: All-girls competitive team excels in robotics, IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine
• May Background on the Exhibits, Students and Competitions at the White House Science Fair, (Karlin Yeh, 17 Livingston Senior High School, Livingston, New Jersey), White House
• 2/7 The Exit 5 Robotics Team Qualifies for the FLL North American Championships, Livingston Patch
• Feb A New Holiday Tradition: Robotic Surgery is Comin’ to Town, Healthcare Marketing Advisor (Landroids was mentioned by Dr. Michael D. LaSalle from Saint Barnabas Medical Center on their collaboration with NJIT in an educational program)
• 1/29 Livingston Robotics Returns to World Championship, Livingston Patch (FTC World Championship in St. Louis)
• 1/21 Students’ Robots Play Tic-Tac-Toe, York Daily Record (Philly.com)

2012

• 12/8 Livingston Unites for Sandy Relief, Livingston Patch (“Warm Nights, Warm Heart” fundraising effort)
• 10/26 Livingston Robotics Club Teams Participate in “RoboFest” 2012, West Essex Tribune
• 7/25 Livingston Landroids Honored By Essex County Freeholders, Livingston Patch
• 7/12 Livingston Landroids Robotics Team Wows freeholders With a Demonstration of Its Award-Winning Robot, Essex County Press Release
• 5/28 Jr. Robotic Teams Wow at FLL Expo, Livingston Patch
• 5/7 North Brunswick High School Creates Robot That Can Play Basketball, Huffington Post (Landroids mentioned for #1 Inspire Award)
• 5/2 Livingston Wins World Championship at FIRST Robotics, Livingston Patch
• 4/28 2012 FIRST Championship Celebrates Science, Technology and Robots, FIRST Press Release (Landroids wins  the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Inspire Award)
• 3/26 S.T.E.M. brings hands-on science fun to Morristown’s Thomas Jefferson School, Morristown Green
• 3/24 Over 200 Attend T.J.’s Inaugural STEM Night, Morris Township – Morris Plains Patch
• 3/6 Livingston Robotics Team Wins Awards, Livingston Patch

2011

• 12/11 Shoppers ‘Test-Drive’ Surgical Robot at the Mall, Montclair Patch
• 12/10 Township Robotics Teams Wins Awards and Advances in Contest, Livingston Patch
• 12/3 Jersey City team competes in First Lego League robot competition at Liberty Science Center, The Jersey Journal
• 10/6 Shell and X Prize, Shell Press Release (“Additional special guests included Team Landroids of New Jersey, a group of five 8th-grade neighborhood friends who participate in various science competitions and robotics challenges.”)
• 8/9 MoonBots Reloaded, Google Lunar X PRIZE Blog
• 7/16 Livingston Robotics Club Offers Robotic Aid for Children with Special Needs, Azorobotics
• 7/14 Robotics Offered for Children with Special Needs, Livingston Patch
• 6/5 Surgeons Inspired Children at Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo, The Alternative Press (the article was also included in the FIRST Newsletter, June 2011 Edition)
• 4/30 2011 FIRST Championship Celebrates Science, Technology and Teamwork, FIRST Press Release (Landroids wins Rockwell Collins Innovate Award at FTC World Championship)
• March Amazing Kids! of the Month – March 2011 – Robotic Engineers!, Amazing Kids Magazine
• 3/2 Google Features Landroids in Documentary Film, West Essex Tribune
• 2/24 A Star is Born: NASA Inspires Robotics Club as Discovery Readies for Launch. With their curiosity, these kids could end up flying to Mars, Livingston Patch
• 1/13 Google Showcases MoonBots 1st Place Team Landroids at Global Science Fair Kick Off, The Launch Pad – XPRIZE Foundation
• 1/12 14-year old FIRST LEGO League programmer sets off the Google Science Fair!, LEGO Mindstorms
• Google Science Fair Opens Universe of Possibilities, The Epoch Times

2010

• 12/26 Robotics Team Qualifies for State Championships, Madison Patch
• 12/16 Young Students Do ‘The Robot’, Springfield Patch
• 12/16 Livingston Robotics Club Teams are Among Award Recipients at the 2010, The Alternative Press
• 12/3 Learning with Legos, (an LRC team), The Central Record
• 10/28 Livingston Robotics Club Showed Full Range of FIRST Programs at NJ RoboFest 2010, The Alternative Press
• 10/26 Science Engineering Festival Embraces MoonBots Teams, The Launch Pad – XPRIZE Foundation
• 10/11 First Place Winning MoonBots Team Takes the PRIZE, The Launch Pad – XPRIZE Foundation
• Sept How Do You Turn One FIRST Team Into 12?, FIRST Newsletter
• MoonBots, FIRST Newsletter
• 9/7 LEGO MoonBot From New Jersey Wins Competition, TechNewsDaily
• 9/2 Kids prove they’re MoonBot masters, Cosmic Log on msnbc.com
• 9/1 Results of the MoonBots Challenge Announced — Houston, We Have a Winner!, WIRED Magazine
• And the Winners of the MoonBots Challenge Are….., The Launch Pad – X PRIZE Foundation
• X PRIZE Foundation and LEGO Group Announce Winners in “MoonBots” Educational Contest, Moonbots.org
• June Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) features our youngest scientists and engineers in action, FIRST Newsletter
• 6/28 Army awards scholarships to eCYBERMISSION national winners, U.S. Army
• 6/23 MoonBots Announce Phase One Winning Teams, X PRIZE Foundation
• 6/3 Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo Came to Livingston, The Alternative Press
• April Engineering Week 2010: Celebrating Volunteerism, American Society of Civil Engineer – New Jersey Section, page 5
• 4/27 Landroids Wins eCYBERMISSION Regional Award, The Alternative Press
• 3/16 Three Livingston Robotics Teams Presented at Liberty Science Center Exhibition, The Alternative Press

2009

• Dec Student Presentation, Communiqué Newsletter, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
• 12/23 Landroids and Thunderclan Win First and Second Place Robot Design Awards in NJ State Championship, The Alternative Press
• 12/11 Two More Livingston Robotics Club Teams Advance to State Tournament, The Alternative Press
• 11/30 All Three Livingston Robotics Club Teams Win First Place Awards, Advance on to State Tournament, The Alternative Press
• 5/18 Livingston students come for the robots, they stay for the science, The Star-Ledger
• 5/17 Team Landroids US Open Results, The Alternative Press
• 5/15 Battelle-Sponsored Robotics Competition Engages Students in Engineering, Battelle

2007

• 12/8 NJ State Tournament, MORT in a Minute

Events Archive

2019

• 6/8 The Thin Green Line: Journey to FLL World Festival and Beyond
• 5/18 FLL Jr. Expo
• 2/24 Meetup: Find, Form, Grow a Robotics Team
• 2/18 Liberty Science Center Engineers Week
• 1/27 Meetup: Find, Form, Grow a Robotics Team
• 1/26 FLL Junior Open House
• 1/13 LRC Presents: Coaching a Successfully Fun FLL Team

2018

• 10/14 Exit 5A Robotics “Ask Me Anything” on FLL
• 9/23 Video conference with Mr. Rodrigo Romo Program Director of PISCES Hawaii
• 6/24 FTC Outreach Scrimmage
• 5/19 FLL Jr. Expo
• 3/10 NJ Makers Day at Livingston Public Library
• 2/19 LSC E Week
• 1/27 FLL Jr. Open House
• 1/14 LSC Presents: Wild Wide World of Competitive Robotics

2017

• Sep-Nov Toastmaster Youth Leadership Program
• 11/8 FLL Expert Panel Presentation
• 9/23 Human Water Cycle Presentation by Nocile Wiley, Sr. Engineer from American Water
• 9/16 Field trip to Livingston Water Department
• 9/10 Cooperman Pavilion Opening Ceremony at St. Barnabas
• 5/20 FLL Jr. Expo
• 4/26 WeDo 2.0 Workshop
• 2/20 LSC E Week

2016

• 11/5 Mini Maker Faire at Barnes & Noble, Livingston
• 10/20 Field trip to Essex County Environmental Center
• 10/1 World Maker Faire in New York City
• 9/27 Expert Panel from the Seeing Eye Institute
• 5/21 FLL Jr. Expo
• 2/21 LSC E Week
• 2/13 FLL Jr. Open House

2015

• 11/7 “Trash Trek” project presentation to Livingston Township
• 10/2 Export presentation on harvesting renewable energy from solid waste
• 9/19 Field trip to Giordano Company’s recycling plant
• 5/23 FLL Jr. Expo

Outreach

Shining Star

This was an initiative to help children with special needs to participate in FIRST robotics programs. See the Shining Star page for details.

Robotics Club Incubator

We have been helping people in other areas to form their own local club to participate in FIRST programs. See the Robotics Club Incubator page for details.

Outreach Activities by FIRST Division

• Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) for ages 6-9
• FIRST LEGO League (FLL) for ages 9-14
• FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high-school ages