Turning Legos into robots, complete with sensors and computer hard drives, has become a popular weekend pastime for a growing number of young students in the Washington region and beyond. Ten years ago, the Manchester, N.H.-based educational organization known as FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) joined forces with Lego to establish the FIRST Lego League competition. This year, 135,000 children were expected to compete in about 40 countries. The regional tournament leads to a state championship in December and a world competition in Atlanta in the spring.
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Kids Fuse Legos and Robotics at Competition - washingtonpost.com
This reminded me immediately of the boyfriend. Something tells me our kids will end up doing stuff like this…along with space camp and piano lessons. They will be nerds. There’s no getting around it.
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