Math, science, engineering and teamwork skills were put to the test in Brooklyn today as students competed using LEGO robots. Our Bree Driscoll has the story. <\/p>\n
10-year-old PS 57 student Isabel Silva has been learning about robots for the past three years. But this year, she is exploring a whole new aspect of the technology. <\/p>\n
\"Well I have never used a sensor for a robot but I am learning about it and you need to program the sensor so the robot can stop and it is really hard to learn because I have never used a sensor on a robot before,\" Sliva said. <\/p>\n
Silva is one of more than 250 students from around the city competing in the 2017 First Lego League Brooklyn Qualifiers. Teams have been working for five months on building a robot that is designed to do complex tasks. The goal is to put their science technology engineering and math skills to the test. <\/p>\n
\"It's putting it into practical terms so they can turn from playing with a robot on a competition field to Years from now programming the Canadarm Two on the international space station,\" said Norm Sutaria, director of programs for NYC FIRST. <\/p>\n
\"It really encourages them and makes them feel a part of something,\" said Daron Burrows, with the city's Department of Youth and Development. \"Part of a community. It makes them feel cool and appreciated and smart.\" <\/p>\n
This year's competition challenge is called Animal Allies it asks teams to explore and research how people and animals interact, something students are really identifying with. <\/p>\n
\"Because they are really amazing creatures. Birds with mouths, beaks that can chop wood off,\" said Adryan Torres, a student at PS 100. \"That is really amazing. We can't do that. We don't have beaks we have mouths.\" <\/p>\n
\"Dolphins they communicate using vibration sounds in the ocean so water pollution caused by humans can actually effect the sound in the ocean,\" said Melodie Whiting, a student at Young Women's Leadership School of Queens. <\/p>\n
From here, winning teams will move on to the semifinal competition in early March. <\/p>\n
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