FLL is an international program created by inventor Dean Kamen to promote science, technology, engineering, and math among children ages 9-14. FLL events consist of ​3 components:

• A ​robot game, where team members build and program LEGO robots to ​solve various missions;
• A ​project, where they research a problem of their choice related to the year​'s​ theme​;
• Core Values, where they learn to work as a team and to compete in a spirit of friendly "coopertition."​

​FLL is meant as an opportunity for children to learn science and technology, teamwork, project management, decision-making, and other important tools they'll need to succeed in the professional world. MySTEM Academy focuses on mentoring the children to succeed, not on winning a​n award. Winning is a consequence of how much effort the children invest in solving the ​robot game, conducting and presenting the ​project, and practicing core values.

The BeastBots, the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team  won one of the Champion's Awards at the December 8th Western PA regional championship. The team is now headed to the FIRST LEGO League Razorback Invitational in Arkansas on May 16-19, where it will compete with teams from all over the world. 

Eighty teams from the region participated in the 2-day event, where teams are judged on their robot design, research project, and adherence to FLL's core values; and compete in 4 rounds of a robot game where their robot must solve 18 missions in 2.5 minutes completely autonomously (i.e., without remote control).

This year’s theme, Into Orbit, challenged teams to propose innovative solutions to how we explore, challenge, and innovate  in the vast expanse of space. 

BeastBots collaborated with FLL teams in 16 countries and visited students in 5 different states in USA to share their FLL experience. BeastBots have 1,000 Instagram followers, over 100 Facebook friends, and over 800 YouTube subscribers! 

Click here to watch a video BeastBots share with the robotics community in August 2018.

Congratulations!