FLL World Class℠ is Starting!

Registration is now open in Canada.  Click here to register your team today! The 2014-2015 challenge was released on August 26th, 12:00 pm ET.   What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League…

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International Lego robot competition at U of T

Sarah Casson wasn’t yet in middle school when she discovered a love of robots. Her interest was sparked in 2010 when her mother and other parents in Long Island, New York…

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FLL in Canning/Scott’s Bay community notes June 17

Flying Manatees First Lego League Robotics Team earned 460 points at the International Open in Toronto, placing them in the top third of some of the best teams in the…

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Youth gain cultural experience with Lego competition

‘The social aspect of it was simply amazing’ TRURO – Heading to an international competition, members of the Trurobotics walked away with more than they could have imagined.   “It…

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Humber Valley school wins at Canadian robotics competition

Judges find research into ice storms’ impact on power lines ‘well researched’ and has ‘potential for true implementation’   The concept of insulating power lines against destructive ice storms with…

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Robot team a big success

Thousands of students cross the border this time every year — for a huge robotics championship that invites kids from all over the world. And it’s a tough competition —…

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Students off to St. Louis for robotic world championship

A team of St. Mary's students are pitting their robotagainst some of the world's top competitors this week.   For this year's FIRST Robotics world championship, being held in St.…

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St. Mary robotics team competing at World Championships

The St. Mary Catholic Secondary School robotics team is competing against the best in the World – at the FIRST World Championships in St. Louis, MO.   The team, made…

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Technology: The Ford Moment for Windsor-Essex Youth

One-hundred-and-ten years ago, Henry Ford established the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor, Ontario.  In time, other companies, such as Chryslter and General Motors followed, which accelerated the conversion…

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