Gnome Games and FIRST Robotics Present East Town Mall's Robotic Demonstration Day
What is FIRST?
(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
The varsity sport for the mind, FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 student or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team "brand," hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It's as close to "real-world engineering" as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team.
There is also FIRST Tec (smaller robots but high school age competitions) and FIRST Lego League where students ages 9-14 build robots out of lego's and compete. There is also a Jr FIRST Lego League for ages 5-8. Last year 8 different Lego Leagues were funded through local contributions and students from local teams took on the roles of teachers and mentors to the younger kids.
Each year the competition is different and is released early in January. Teams then have 6 short weeks to build a robot designed specifically for the competition.
Come Join Us And Meet the Whole Team Saturday, August 21st Gnome Games East Town Mall 11:00am - 3:00pm
Meet our local team, the N.E.W. Apple Robotics! Talk with the student inventors! See their robots in action!
N.E.W. Apple Robotics The N.E.W. Apple Robotics Team consists of students from all three Appleton public high schools; North, East, and West, hence the NEW. They have been competing nationally in high school robotics for the past 12 years.
For more information email us at questions@gnomegames.com or visit any of our locations and we'll help you find your game!
