First Lego League--Team NITE

Nate and three of his best buddies are participating in the First Lego League competition this year. It's a robotics program for 9 to 16 year olds, which is designed to get children excited about science and technology -- and teach them valuable employment and life skills. They program an autonomous robot (using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot set) to score points on a thematic playing surface and create an innovative solution to a problem as part of their project. It's been a crazy amount of work, some of it very difficult, but they are all learning tons. They have learned some computer programming because they have to program the robot to do certain obstacles. They've all used their Lego building skills. They've had to do research and interviews, including meeting with experts in the field of Geriatrics, to complete the project portion of the challenge. This year's challenge is to improve the quality of life of seniors. Team NITE (Nate, Ian, Tommy and Elliot) has decided to take on the issue of loneliness among the elderly for their project. I'm amazed by the work they've done, the time they've spent, and the dedication these four nine/ten year olds have.