SPX24 LEGO robotics, and so much more...

BONUS LENGTH EPISODE...!!!   
Joe and Michael interview Oliver and Jim Yue about LEGO robotics and learn that the FIRST LEGO robotics program is about SO much more than just building a cool robot.  The info was so good we couldn't cut it down any further.  Enjoy the world of LEGO robotics clubs and competition and the amazing values it teaches our youth.

Show Notes:

FIRST is the company behind the LEGO leagues. - The mission of FIRST^® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.

More info here.

 

Oregon State Championship tournaments are scheduled for January 18th and 19th, 2020 at Liberty High School in Hillsboro - info here: https://ortop.org/fll/fll-team-resources/fll-tournaments/.  

RESULTS for Columbia Gorge competitions in December 2019:

• Overall 1st Place Champions: RoBobs from Hood River; The Snackateers from Wildwood Academy.
• Overall 2nd Place Champions: Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun! from Wy’east Middle; Gear Spinners from Goldendale Middle School.
• These additional top teams advanced to the state tournament: 256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle; City Sisters from Wy’east Middle; Wizards of Laser Forks from Hood River Middle; Fire Breathing Ducks from Wasco County 4-H; Finer Things Club and Sunshine Shapers from Klickitat School; Astro Boys from Wy’east Middle; MACS Robotics Team!
• MACS Robotics from the Gorge is also going to state!
  
  

Additional top awards for outstanding performance:

• Core Values Award: City Sisters from Wy’east Middle; Sunshine Shapers from Klickitat School.
• Project Award: Wizards of Laser Forks from Hood River Middle; Fire Breathing Ducks from Wasco County 4-H.
• Robot Design Award: 256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle; The A-Team from Klickitat School.
• Robot Performance Award: S256 Block Limit from Hood River Middle; Astro Boys from Wy’east Middle.
• Rising Star Award: Robotic Rats from Trout Lake School; Cookie Monsters from Wasco County 4-H.

Mentioned in the episode:

ROBOT TURTLES - The very fun coding "game" for preschool children to enjoy coding without knowing that's what it is. And by the way, our 4th graders still like it.

See their website here.    Also, I think its creator, Dan Sapiro deserves a shout out because he's cool and doing things for the right reasons. He also crowdfunded a really cool laser called GlowForge. We have one, it's fantastic.  :-) 

Portmanteau:  a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’): podcast is a portmanteau, a made-up word coined from a combination of the words iPod and broadcast.

 

Coopertition^®  is a portmanteau used by the FIRST company.  Coopertition^® produces innovation. At FIRST, Coopertition is displaying unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce competition. Coopertition is founded on the concept and a philosophy that teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete.

Coopertition involves learning from teammates. It is teaching teammates. It is learning from Mentors. And it is managing and being managed. Coopertition means competing always, but assisting and enabling others when you can.

 

Gorge Tech Alliance- GTA - crgta.org. The Gorge Tech Alliance connects, supports and develops the tech community of the Columbia River Gorge.

Wildwood Academy - wildwood-academy.org

Swift programming language: SWIFT.

Ready Player One:  Good movie viewing, and a portion of the living concept upon which our guest, Oliver, and his team, likened their project to. READY PLAYER ONE

 

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Music:

All music from this episode written and performed by Duncan Krummel. You owe it to yourself to listen to him play, and his compositions played by others.

Check out his accomplishments and compositions at duncankrummel.com.

 

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The STEMPunX Podcast is hosted and produced by Joe Garoutte.

CoProducers: E. Michael Friend and John Hardham

Editing by Joe and Michael.

 

 

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