Moorestown, NJ – Like the game of a child, the gymnasium of the upper primary school was filled with legos. But they were not the ordinary construction blocks with which you grew up.
These were computer robots in autonomous motion.
About 250 students aged 6 to 14 came to show their creations in a first Junior Lego League exhibition. These are children who come from the south of New Jersey who have a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM.
With months of integrated preparatory work, these robots move with the press of a button. Students programmed them using coding, a form of computer language that allows robots to perform specific functions.
The objective of the competition was to demonstrate the ability to solve real problems on a scale of Lego size. For example, the robots necessary to advance automatically to trip a switch which caused a Lego crane to remove an object. Another example involved pushing a Lego disabled person on a swing. Each issue was linked to the theme of the search for solutions for a municipal environment.
The Moorestown Robotics Club hopes to continue to use these events as opportunities for young minds to develop an interest in STEM and become the next generation of problem solvers!
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