Leominster Youth Robotics FLL teams for the 2012-2013 season:
Wild Circuits
Lego Lords

Leominster Youth Robotics FLL teams for the 2011-2012 season:
O.W.A.G.A. (Organization Without A Good Acronym)
Pink Devils
Blue Thunder
RoBo ReBeLs
150 Seconds or BUST

Leominster Youth Robotics FLL teams for the 2010-2011 season:
Wild Horses                     RoboKids                                        ThunderBotZ
OWAGA                          Roaring Dragons of Flame          Robo Hawks
Spartan Robots              Bionic Battlebots                           Tough Guys Wear Pink
Lego Pants                      Cybernetics without Borders

Leominster Youth Robotics FLL teams for the 2009-2010 season:

Leominster Youth Robotics FLL teams (partial list) for the 2008-2009 season:

Award Descriptions:

Project Award-

FLL presents the Project Award to the team whose quality research, innovative solutions, and
creative presentation best reflect an in-depth understanding of the various scientific disciplines and issues involved with the Challenge project.  Only teams that complete all three parts of the Project assignment will receive consideration for awards.

Judges look for the team’s ability to have as many team members as possible participating in
the presentation. Judges assess how your team does the following:

• Clearly defines a question to guide its research

• Clearly and accurately outlines and understands all aspects of the problem

• Addresses the potential impacts if the problem is not resolved

• Captures the judges’ attention with the team presentation

• Presents the team solution and shows how it assists in resolving the problem

• Shows creativity and innovation in its solutions

• Shares its project with others

• Presents within the parameters of each year’s project
  

Teamwork Award -

Teamwork is critical to succeed in FIRST LEGO League and is the key ingredient in any team effort.  FLL presents this award to the team that best demonstrates extraordinary enthusiasm, an exceptional partnership, and the practice of FLL values. The team receiving this trophy
demonstrates the following attributes to the judges:

• Confidence, energy, and enthusiasm

• Group problem-solving skills

• Understanding of and respect for others

• Positive team interaction and group dynamics

• Demonstrated interest in science and/or technology

• Ability of team members to fill each other’s roles when necessary
  

Robot Design Award -

Judges look for teams whose work stands out for innovation, mechanical design, programming, understanding of the design process and overall quality. To assess innovation, the judges watch the robots work, looking for things that make them say “Wow!” They interview team members to reveal the less obvious unique and inventive ideas. To assess mechanical design, understanding of the design process and overall quality, the judges interview the teams to learn what solid principles and best practices were used to reduce variability and errors, with preference to robots that are best able to “back it up” throughout the matches.  To assess programming, judges review the teams programming strategies, efficiency and effectiveness.

Robot Performance Award -

This award goes to the team whose robot achieves the best score on the competition field or in the elimination round. There are several options judges use to determine the winner:

1.  If no elimination round is held, the team with the highest score from a single round receives the trophy.

2.  If elimination rounds are held:  a. the team(s) whose robot achieved the highest score in the elimination round receives the trophy or b. the highest scoring team using high score between two teams as the factor for advancement to the next round receives the award.

Champions Award -

The Champion's Award is the most prestigious award that any team can win. It celebrates the ultimate success of the FIRST mission and FLL values. It measures how the team members inspire and motivate others about the excitement of science and technology, solve problems, and demonstrate respect and gracious professionalism to everyone involved in the competition.

To be considered for the Champion's Award, teams must perform highest overall in four categories.

The weight value for each of the categories is as follows:

• Team technical knowledge                    16.67%

• Robot Performance at the tables         16.67%

• Research project presentation              33.33%

• Teamwork                                                     33.33%

Once judges select teams for consideration, they convene and review the results of the teams’ FLL values assessment and their overall impressions of each team’s performance and participation at the tournament. Using these additional parameters for determination, judges decide which team receives this highest honor.