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Liberty High School, Hillsboro, Oregon • January 18 & 19, 2014OREGON ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT AND OUTREACH PROGRAM • www.ortop.org

Intel Oregon FIRST® LEGO® League 2013 Championship Program

Bruce SchaferDirector of K-12 STEM CollaborationsOffice of the Chancellor, Oregon University System

Welcome to the Intel OregonFIRST LEGO League 2013Championship

Welcome to the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League 2013 Championship.

The magic of FIRST LEGO League is created by our sponsors and the many hundreds of people including

tournament volunteers, coaches, mentors and parents. Thank you for supporting the teams and their members. Through your efforts they have the opportunity to learn about science, technology and engineering at the same time they learn how to work as members of creative teams. This year our young people investigated how engineering can help plan for and recover from natural disasters.

Congratulations to all of you and all of our teams for what we have learned and accomplished together. We

can look forward to the great things they will accomplish in the future using the new skills they develop through programs like FIRST LEGO League.

Bruce Schafer Director of K-12 STEM Collaborations Office of the Chancellor Oregon University System

Volunteers

We wish to acknowledge and thank all of our ORTOP FLL Volunteers who made the 24 Qualifying Tournaments and these Championship Tournaments possible. We especially thank all of the coaches and mentors for the countless hours they have spent teaching, facilitating and encouraging students in the program.

Your contributions will continue to have a lasting impact on Oregon’s “engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs of tomorrow”.

People Behind ORTOP

Co-Event ManagersRoger Swanson

Jim Ryan, Intel

DevelopmentBruce Schafer

Head Judge AdvisorWalt Mayberry

Head Robot Design JudgeTerry Hamm

Co-Head Project JudgesBen Manny

Rosi Marshall,

Innovation Frameworks

Head Core Values JudgeRobert Swider,

Swider Medeiros Haver, LLP

Head RefereesJason George, Mentor Graphics

Jim Settlemyer, Stoel Rives

ORTOP 2013 FIRST LEGO LeaguePLanning COmmittee

FLL Championship Tournament Team

Oregon FLL Operational PartnersBruce Schafer, Oregon University SystemCathy Swider, Oregon University System

ORTOP Qualifying Tournament Committee

Roger Swanson, Chair • Jim Ryan, Intel

ORTOP Workshop Committee

Roger Swanson, Chair Jim Ryan, Intel • Dale Jordan • Terry Hamm

Ken Cone, Oregon University System

ORTOP Outreach Program

Cathy Swider, Chair, Oregon University System Janet Rash, Intel

Julia Barrett, VISTA Diana Stephens, VISTA

Hospitality ManagerHeather Rubicam

Pit Administrator

Thomas Francis, Intel

Practice Table LeadDavid Newhouse

Registration ManagerCindy Oubre, Amazon

Technical TeamKen Cone

Ceremony DirectorScot Brees, High Desert Makers

Security ManagerLeroy Nuckles, Intel

VIP Guest ServicesJanet Rash, Intel

Volunteer CoordinatorsCaryn Camp, Oregon University System

Cindy Oubre, Amazon


8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Opening Ceremony

WelcomeNational Anthem

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Table Competition & Judging Sessions

FIRST Tech Challenge Scrimmage (in Rotunda)

2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Break from activities

3:45 p.m.– 4:15 p.m.Awards Ceremony

Guest Speaker:Jill Eiland, Intel Corporate Affairs Director, Northwest Region

Recognition of Coaches and MentorsDistribution of FLL Medals

Recognition of Judges, Referees and Volunteers

4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Trophy Presentation

FIRST LEGO League Core ValuesWe are a team.

We do the work to find solutions with guidancefrom our coaches and mentors.

We know our coaches and mentors don’t haveall the answers; we learn together.

We honor the spirit of friendly competition.What we discover is more important than what we win.

We share our experiences with others.We display Gracious Professionalism™ and

Coopertition™ in everything we do.We have FUN!

Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19, 2014

Other 2014 FIRST Events in Oregon

FIRST® Tech ChallengeOregon FTC Qualifying Events

“Block Party” December 14, 2013 – Glencoe HS, Hillsboro

January 11, 2014 – Hood River Valley HSJanuary 11 & 12, 2014 – OMSI

January 25, 2014 – Summit HS, BendJanuary 25 & 26, 2014 – Tigard HS

February 8, 2014 – Oregon State UniversityFebruary 8 & 9, 2014 – Evergreen Space Museum,

McMinnvilleFebruary 15, 2014 – Armand Larive MS, Hermiston &

Oaklea MS, Junction City February 22, 2014 – Glide HS, Glide &

S. Meadows MS, Hillsboro

Oregon FTC ChampionshipBenson Polytechnic High School, Portland

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Junior FIRST® LEGO® League ExpoMarch 8 & 9, 2014 – OMSI

March 15, 2014 – Evergreen Space Museum

FIRST® Robotics CompetitionDistrict Events “Aerial Assist”

March 7-8, 2014 – Jackson Campus, Oregon CityMarch 21-22, 2014 – Wilsonville HS

April 4-5, 2014 – Oregon State University

Pacific NW District ChampionshipApril 10 -12, 2014 – Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Schedule of Events

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Presenting Sponsor

Congratulations to all of the participants in the Intel Oregon FIRST LEGO League Championship Tournaments. We know that you learned a lot of new skills, had fun, and made new friends. We are happy to help you celebrate your well-deserved successes. You have all demonstrated that you can solve problems and create solutions in a team environment and that you stick with it despite the many challenges.

At Intel, we believe that’s how we all learn to be successful, and we applaud your hard work. The skills you learned will allow you to work well on all types of teams in the future, and we hope you will consider a career that includes the application of the science, technology, engineering, and math skills you have acquired through robotics.

In addition to making new friends and learning new skills, you have also highlighted your leadership capabilities to your peers, teachers, mentors, and parents. The efforts you put forth are very impressive, and you should all be as proud of yourselves as we are of you.

All of us at Intel wish you the best of luck today and thank you for your energy and participation. Please keep innovating!

Jill EilandIntel Corporate Affairs DirectorNorthwest Region

Title Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors

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Our thanks to the following individuals for their donations to ORTOP

Don DomesEileen LentoDick Knight

James and Rebecca Settlemyer

No food or drinks may be taken outside of the commons area/cafeteria. Please do not bring food or drink items into the gym.

Teams will be reporting to designated rooms at specific times for the Robot Design, Project and Core Values Judging. Team coaches

received a master schedule of these times upon registering. Times were also noted on the ORTOP website days before the Championship tournament for the convenience of teams and their guests.

The Project Judging is open to teams, coaches, mentors and parents of the team members. Very young children will not be

allowed into the Project judging room. Parents should ask at the ”Families-of-Teams“ table at the end of the Judging hall for more information. Robot Design & Core Values Judging is open only to teams and coaches.

Parents and Guests are kindly asked not to enter the Pit practice areas. They are reserved for teams, judges and event staff.

Community Partners

AttentionDonors

The Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program wishes to thank our Community Partners for their support of the FIRST LEGO League, Junior FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs. Staff members and volunteers from these organizations have contributed time, energy and ideas to improve the delivery of the FIRST programs. They also share our mission to open the doors to the worlds of science and technology for all of Oregon’s youth by being inclusive of students who may not otherwise participate in FIRST LEGO League.

ORTOP values our collaboration.

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Our thanks toRobert Swider, Molly Slough and Shannon

Whitaker for contributing photographs to the FLL Championship program.

Acknowledgements


Qualifying Tournaments

Catlin Gabel School Portland – 12/14 & 12/15

Qualifying Tournament DirectorPaul Andrichuk

Tournament Host Catlin Gabel School

Columbia GorgeQualifying Tournaments

The Dalles - 12/7 & 12/8 (canceled due to weather)

Hood River – 12/14 & 12/15Qualifying Tournament Directors

Jessica MettaTournament Hosts

Hood River County School District N. Wasco County School District

Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande - 12/7 & 12/8

Qualifying Tournament DirectorRichard Croft

Tournament Host Eastern Oregon University

Evergreen Aviation & Space MuseumMcMinnville – 12/7 & 12/8

Qualifying Tournament DirectorsLarry Wood & Hilda Pereyo

Tournament HostEvergreen Aviation and Space Museum

Hillsboro High SchoolHillsboro – 12/14 & 12/15

Qualifying Tournament DirectorWalt Mayberry

Tournament HostHillsboro School District

Intel Jones Farm Conference Center Hillsboro – 12/7, 12/8, 12/14 & 12/15Qualifying Tournament Director

Tom FrancisTournament Host

Intel Oregon

Memorial Middle SchoolAlbany – 12/14 & 12/15

Qualifying Tournament DirectorJohn TL Lee

Tournament HostGreater Albany Public Schools

Mentor Graphics CommonsWilsonville – 12/14 & 12/15

Qualifying Tournament DirectorJason George

Tournament HostMentor Graphics

Mountain View High SchoolBend – 12/15

Qualifying Tournament DirectorLance Kasari

Tournament Host Bend LaPine School District

ORTOP thanks our QualifyingTournament Directors and their

planning comittees for their time,energy and hard work to implement

24 qualifying events for our472 FIRST LEGO League Teams.

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Poynter Middle SchoolHillsboro – 12/7

Qualifying Tournament DirectorChris Steiner

Tournament HostHillsboro School District

Salmon Creek ElementaryVancouver – 12/7 & 12/8

Qualifying Tournament DirectorsMorley Knoll & Sandy Kirkpatrick

Tournament HostVancouver School District

St. Mary’s School Medford – 12/14

Qualifying Tournament Director Jamie Kaufman

Tournament Host St. Mary’s School

Stephens Middle School Salem – 12/14 & 12/15

Qualifying Tournament Directors Michelle Fleener & Lauren Jones

Tournament Host Salem Keizer Education Foundation


Teams • Saturday, January 18, 2014 Team # Team Name Coach Team Affiliation City

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116 The FLOODS Timothy Brown Woodland Middle School Woodland

750 Knights of the LEGO Table Joe Ohama Felida Neighborhood Vancouver

1197 Average Joes Andrew Gallagher Mountain View Middle School Newberg

1859 The Epic Robots Mandy Mock Ainsworth Portland

2053 Precocia Jeff Sorensen 4-H Columbia County Rainier

2217 RoboLions Mistalyn Batten Liberty Middle School Camas

2498 BrickEinsteins Vijay Kodithyala Findley and friends Portland

2889 Troutdale Tigers Mark Stevens Troutdale Elementary School Troutdale

3467 Wacky Oregon Robotics Kids Shirley Ma Friends Team Portland

3696 Zombie Bots Ramesh Balasubramanyan Candelaria Neighborhood Salem

3877 PNW GEARS Qisong (Kent) Yu ACCESS Academy Portland

3962 The Xploding RoboWheels Lillian Oppenheimer Lake Oswego School District Lake Oswego

4184 EV3 Empresses Tony D’Silva Stoller Middle School Portland

4221 Brick Busters Rajan Madhusudan Bethany Neighborhood Portland

4470 Argonauts Kent Dauterman St. Mary’s School Medford

4544 Dawg Bytes Deanna Christiansen Sherman Elementary Grass Valley

4602 Disaster Destroyers Jean Craig Queen of Peace School Salem

4775 LEGO Einsteins Avinash Sodani Neighborhood Team Portland

4956 lollipop league Steve Denny Candalaria Elementary School Salem

5100 Yellow Rubber Duckie Engineers Cheryl Martin 4-H Yamhill County McMinnville

5988 Dragon Ninjas Prasad Divekar Bauer Highlands Bannister Creek Portland

6019 NOOGEL Wan-Shu Lu Lake Oswego Neighborhood Lake Oswego

6658 TechnoMonkeys Eric Hempel Pacific Terrace Neighborhood Klamath Falls

7188 Epic LEGOnians Ananth Sankaranarayanan Neighborhood Team Portland

7296 The Antlophobics Kirk Lalwani Neighborhood Team Portland

7333 Clockwork Shannon Frysinger Three Rivers Charter School West Linn

7622 Blazing Bots Carl Degner 4-H Cowlitz County Longview

7866 The Bobbleheads Kevin Koga Beaverton Neighborhood Team Beaverton

8505 Lil’ Bots John Reiersgaard East/West Moreland Neighborhood Portland

8887 Fabulous LEGO Ladies Laurna Shively Farmington View Elementary School Hillsboro


Teams • Saturday, January 18, 2014 Team # Team Name Coach Team Affiliation City

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9309 Whiteaker Wolverines Shep Earl Salem-Keizer Educational Foundation Keizer

9379 Monrobots David Beatley Monroe Grade School Monroe

9383 Golden Knights David Beatley Monroe Grade School Monroe

9650 Short Circuits-Brick Bombers Bradley Biery Talmadge Middle School Independence

10223 Mechanical Anthem liqiong wei Bethany Neighborhood Portland

10298 Shockwave Nathan Beste Bethany Neighborhood Beaverton

10596 EBT - Elemental Bionics Team Jacqueline Luna MESA Gaiser Middle School Vancouver

10780 G.I.R.L.S. Jennifer Owens Rosemont Ridge Middle School West Linn

10800 Brookwood Bobcat Builders - T2 Wendy Dougan Brookwood Elementary Hillsboro

10814 Element 79 Michael Baker Memorial Middle School Albany

11191 LEGOBots Chad Riddle Wascher Elementary Lafayette

12215 WHAT? Robin Hobbensiefken Avum, Inc. Albany

12260 Red Bananabots Greg Poor Union High School Union

12265 Bro Bots 2.Oooh Greg Poor Union High School Union

13229 Epic Nerds Kelli Garcia Salem-Keizer Education Foundation Salem

13239 Leslie LEGO Lions Terry Carstensen Salem-Keizer Educational Foundation Salem

13734 Henkle Team #1 Michael Hannigan Henkle Middle School White Salmon

13735 Henkle Team #2 Mike Hannigan Henkle Middle School White Salmon

13738 Henkle Team #3 Mike Hannigan Henkle Middle School White Salmon

13811 Waves of Fury Jennifer Holycross Goldendale Middle School Goldendale

13867 Rainbow Tigers Louise Kozec Hood River Middle School Hood River

14087 Melting Plastic Kerry Sovde Three Rivers Charter School West Linn

14397 Faster Than LEGOs Lisa Lau 4H - Deschutes County Bend

14412 Robo Monkeys Karen Nelson Highland Park Middle School Beavertoh

14563 Technologeeks Seth Hedberg The Dalles Middle School The Dalles

14977 KFC (Kids’ Fire Clan) Helle Ruddenklau 4H-Yamhill County Perrydale

15455 The Hurricanes Phil Simpson Colonel Wright Elementary The Dalles

15496 The T.E.A.M. Team Laura Meyer High Desert Middle School Bend

17413 Team MSB Ben Defnet Montessori School of Beaverton Beaverton

17514 Athey Creek Engineering Superstars (A.C.E.S.) Brian LeBlanc Athey Creek Middle School Tualatin


Teams • Sunday, January 19, 2014 Team # Team Name Coach Team Affiliation City

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124 Newport Futuristic Brick and Gear Builders Kim Repp South Beach South Beach

266 Thinker Worms Angela Obery Neighborhood Team Salem

412 LEGO Megos Timothy Manes Rosemont Ridge Middle School West Linn

710 Awesome Aliens Russ Wilson Neighborhood Hillsboro

1344 Anything is Possible Edwin Parks Jackson School Neighborhood Hillsboro

3072 Hexabots Laxmi Karumbunathan Neighborhood Portland

3152 LEGO Cyborgs Ramachandra Sunkara Bethany Neighborhood Team Portland

3873 Furious Five Piggies Bryan Tunstill Alameda Neighborhood Portland

3969 LEGO Robo Warriors Sam Madrid Felida Neighborhood Vancouver

4266 Windy Warriors Fran Barth Hayhurst Neighborhood School Portland

4352 Catlin Gabel Starstruck Dale Yocum Catlin Gabel School Portland

4572 Don’t Panic and Always Carry a Towel Esther Schaezler Lake Oswego Junior High School Lake Oswego

5099 Klamath Coyotes Betsy Neuman Eagle Ridge High School Klamath Falls

5135 Nano Stars Ruifeng Guo Portland-LakeOswego-Wilsonville Portland

5555 Squeaky Wheelz Heather Castillo Canyon Creek-Wilsonville Neighborhood Wilsonville

6097 Born 2 Build Mahesh Wagh Stoller Neighborhood Portland

6277 LEGO Extraordinaires(Lexors) Naveen Bohra Neighborhood Portland

7193 Neon Girls Rashmi Nath V-Cube 4-H club Portland

7268 BrainStormers Ryan Kirkpatrick Candelaria Neighborhood Salem

7428 Team Twister Robert Morehead EagleRidge High School Klamath Falls

7667 Molalla Minions Blane Lazar Molalla River School District Molalla

8514 LEGO Dragon Sandeep Khamesra Jacob Wismer Elementary School Portland

8719 LEGO Droids Saurabh Kulkarni Bethany Neighborhood Portland

9133 LEGO Warriors Jennifer Cummins Educating Albany Responsibly Albany

9147 Girls On Fire! Molly Slough 4H - Deschutes County Bend

9156 Tsunami Riders Michelle Portera Southside Youth Outreach Corvallis

9333 Fastidious LEGO Llamas Jeff Lovinger NE Portland Neighborhood Portland

9375 N.E.R.D.S. Newport Extreme Robotics DesignSquad Vicki Krutzikowsky Newport Intermediate School Newport

9421 Radioactive Raging Robots Mark Boucher Lake Oswego School District Lake Oswego

9580 LEGO Shockwaves Mike Lee Bethany Portland


Teams • Sunday, January 19, 2014 Team # Team Name Coach Team Affiliation City

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9805 The Raging Robots Peter Schraner Milwaukie Neighborhood Team Milwaukie

9946 S.H.I.E.L.D. Jim McDaniel Timber Ridge School Albany

9947 The LEGO Legos Donald Whittaker Timber Ridge School Albany

10137 Team NFL: Nerds For Life Sharad Mishra Portland Neighborhood Portland

10579 Camas Mechanikids Jeff Hendricks Neighborhood Team Camas

10724 Eaglebots Elizabeth Tardif Englewood Neighborhood Salem

11198 Robo Monsters Stephen Gerber Yamhill County 4H McMinnville

11602 LEGO Legends Ram Alluri Kids Group Portland

11769 Eagles Technical Division Hosanna Broderick Kings Valley Charter School Philomath

12014 iTeam Thomas Bury Bend Home School Bend

12296 Unicorns of Fury Pam Chambers C.S. Lewis Academy Middle School Newberg

12339 ACCESS LEGO Ninjas Kalla Anand ACCESS Academy Portland

12936 Robo Crafters Michele Engle Monument School Monument

13754 The 8 Disasters Lia Davidson Whitson Elementary School White Salmon

13794 Robo Dragonz Tom Dalbey May Street Elementary School Hood River

13798 RD2 Steve Olson May Street Elementary Hood River

13879 Robo Mafia Tria Bullard Dallesport/The Dalles Neighborhood Dallesport

13881 Catlin Gabel Team Quantum Dale Yocum Catlin Gabel School Portland

14606 4Faith Jodene Summers Keizer Neighborhood Keizer

14947 F.U.L.L S.T.E.A.M. Jessica Wagner Wilsonville Wilsonville

15035 TEAM THUNDER Himanshu Sinha Farmington View Elementary School Hillsboro

15236 Flaming Nachos Matthew Dong Lake Osego Robotics Lake Oswego

15526 Knights of the Squared Table Nancy Vrijmoet Kennedy Middle School Eugene

16025 NET Boys Horton Beirne Rosemont Ridge Middle School West Linn

16343 Fire Vikings Brenda Green Dry Hollow Elementary The Dalles

17376 Redmond Twisters David Pardo Redmond Parks and Rec Redmond

17668 LEGO Leaders Hormuzd Khosravi Bethany Neighborhood Team Portland

17726 Neon Sparks Mark Gullickson Timber Ridge School Albany

17967 LEGO Warriors Deborah Welder NW Portland Portland

18384 The Wild Things Elise Tickner Parkdale Elementary School Parkdale


Tournament Challenge

Can FIRST LEGO League teams help us master natural disasters? In the 2013 NATURE’S FURY Challenge, over 200,000 students from over 70 countries will explore the awe-inspiring storms, quakes, waves and more that we call natural disasters. Teams will discover what can be done when intense natural events meet the places people live, work, and play. Teams will also build, test and program an autonomous robot using a LEGO MINDSTORM® robot kit to solve a set of missions on the obstacle course. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set of Core Values. Brace yourself for NATURE’S FURY!

The Robot Game

In the Nature’s Fury Robot Game, teams face natural disaster issues related to preparing, being safe and rebuilding impacted communities. Robot missions in the FLL Challenge Robot missions in the FLL Challenge include landing a fire fighting plane, navigating over debris fields, reuniting people with pets and emergency supplies, testing buildings for potential earthquakes, removing fallen limbs from power lines, launching a tsunami and many more.

The Project

For the Nature’s Fury Challenge teams were asked to select a community that could

Nature’s Fury: Prepare. Be Safe. Rebuild.

be impacted by a natural disaster, and a specific natural disaster, identify a problem not yet solved related to their chosen natural disaster, and find an innovative solution to their problem. Finally, they shared their solution with others prior to the tournament. The team created a five minute presentation summarizing all that they’ve learned and presented this to a panel of judges today.

Table Competition

The table competition is the center-piece of the tournament competitions. Each team has three scheduled opportunities to run their robot through the Challenge. Each time, the robot will have a total of 2.5 minutes to complete as many missions of the Challenge as possible. The highest of the three point scores they achieve is counted towards the Robot Performance Award and the lower point scores are ignored.

Robot Design Judging

Team robots are assessed for mechanical design, programming, innovation and strategy. During a 10-minute session, a panel of judges interview team members for the Robot Design Award. The judges ask questions about the technical hurdles the team faced in their design, the robot they designed, and the programs they developed for the robot. Teams bring copies of their programs to the Robot Design interview as examples of their work.

Core Values Judging

During the Core Values judging, the teams will do a surprise teamwork activity and will make a 1-minute presentation of their FLL Core Values Poster outlining how their team embraced and implemented the FLL Core Values throughout the season. Judges will assess the team on their teamwork, their Gracious Professionalism™, and how well they exhibit enthusiasm and mutual respect for each other and others in the FLL community.

Project Judging

FLL is not just about building and competing with robots. FIRST encourages well-rounded teams because any successful engineering project requires a wide variety of skills. Through the project research, teams learn more about the science behind the Challenge theme and better understand the work of professionals in that field. A judging panel will hear each team’s five minute presentation based on the challenge Project. After the presentation, the judging panel interviews team members about details of their project to evaluate their work for research quality, innovative solution and creative presentation.

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Awards

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Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19

Champion’s Award

The Intel Oregon Champion’s Award is the most prestigious of the awards. It encompasses the aspects of the Robot Design Awards, the Project Awards, and the Core Values Awards and a team that ranked in the top 40% of the Robot Performance Scores at today’s event. First Place winner of the Champion’s Award will advance to the FIRST LEGO League World Festival or North American Open Championship.

Robot Performance Award*

The Rockwell Collins Robot Performace Award is based on the number of points the team’s robot achieves in the performance rounds on the competitive field during the tournament. The highest number of points scored from the three rounds is entered for the Robot Performance Award.

Robot Design Awards

Tektronix Mechanical Design Award – recognizes a team that designs and develops a mechanically sound robot that is durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenge missions.

Vernier Software & Technology Award – recognizes a team that utilizes outstanding programming principles, including clear, concise and reusable code that allows their robot to perform challenge missions autonomously and consistently.

IBM Strategy & Innovation Award – recognizes a team that uses solid engineering practices and a well developed strategy to design and build an innovative, high performing robot.

Project Awards

Google Data Center Research Award – recognizes a team that utilizes diverse resources to formulate an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the problem they have identified.

Google Data Center Innovative Solution Award – recognizes a team’s solution that is exceptionally well-considered and creative, with good potential to solve the problem researched.

Google Data Center Presentation Award – recognizes a team that effectively communicates the problem they have identified and their proposed solution to both judges and other potential supporters.

Core Values Awards

Garmin Inspiration Award – recognizes a team that is empowered by their FLL experience and displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit.

Oregon University System Teamwork Award – recognizes a team that is able to accomplish more together than they could as individuals through shared goals, strong communication, effective problem solving and excellent time management.

BPA Gracious Professionalism Award – recognizes a team that shows each other and other teams respect at all times. They recognize that both friendly competition and mutual gain are possible, on and off the playing field.

Young Team Award

The ORTOP Young Team Award is given to a team made up of children in fifth or lower grades who has demonstrated outstanding work in all competition and judging areas.

Rookie Team Award

The ORTOP Rookie Team Award is given to a team made up of children who are participating in an FLL tournament season for the first time and has demonstrated outstanding work in all competition and judging areas.

*A team can be awarded the Robot Performance award and another award.


About FIRST®

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester,NH, FIRST is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. FIRST is supported by a strong network of sponsors and volunteers.

FIRST provides the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) for high-school students and the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) for 9 to 14 year-olds. FIRST also offers the Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr.FLL) for 6 to 9 year-olds and the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), a mid-level robotics competition that offers students in 7th – 12th grade a more affordable and accessible opportunity to participate in FIRST. For more info, visit www.usfirst.org.

About The LEGO® GroupThe LEGO® Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high quality, creatively educational play materials for children. For more information, visit www.LEGO.com.

LEGO, MINDSTORMS and their respective logos are trademarks of The LEGO Group.

ORTOP is proud to be the FIRST Affiliate Partner for Junior FIRST LEGO League, FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge in Oregon.

FIRST Tech Challengefor students in 7th – 12th Grade

The FIRST Tech Challenge program (FTC) is students in 7th – 12th grade.In the 2013/2014 season there are 178 Oregon FTC teams participating in the “Block Party” Challenge. You can watch FTC teams scrimmage in the Liberty High School 1st Floor Rotunda during today’s event. FTC takes kit engineering skills to a new level with the Tetrix or Matrix Robot Systems embellished by parts fabrication. Students expand programming skills to Robot C and LabVIEW. The Robot game includes teams in 2-team alliances competing in a fast paced autonomous and remote controlled game. Teams document their journey in an engineering notebook required for robot design judging. FLL Team members and the pubic are invited to watch the FTC Oregon Qualifying and Championship Events in January and February 2014. For more information about FTC in Oregon visit: www.ortop.org/ftc

The FIRST Robotics Competitionfor high school student

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week time frame using a standard “kit of parts” and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee of engineers and other professionals.

FIRST redefines winning for these students because they are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building partnerships that last.

FLL Team members and the public are invited to watch the Oregon’s 42 FRC teams compete in “AERIAL ASSIST” at District events in Oregon and the Pacific NW Regional District Championship. For more information about FRC in Oregon visit: www.oregonfirst.org

FIRST College ScholarshipsFTC and FRC juniors and seniors are eligible for over $18 million in FIRST Scholarships offered by numerous universities. For more information about the FIRST Scholarship program visit: www.usfirst.org.

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

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CODE CONSTRuCTION Multi-story building is in the

pink region made ofbuilding segments only.

(5 points for each section)

Nature’s Fury Challenge Missions

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SuPPLY TRuCkTruck is in the yellow region with wheels touching mat.

(25 points)

TREE BRANCh East tree branch is closer to the mat than the electric cables are

(30 points)

The mission descriptions are abbreviated due to space limitations. Complete NATURE’S FURY rules are available at www.firstlegoleague.org

hOuSE LIFT House is locked in its high position.

(25 points)

EVACuATION SIGN Sign is obviously up but it doesn’t need

to be vertical. (30 points)

CONSTRuCTION RELOCATION No gray building units anywhere in the light green region. (20 points)

TSuNAMI All three waves aretouching the mat.

(20 points)

OBSTACLES Robot has crossed completely

over the west line of thenoted region, from the west only.

Points awarded for furthestregion robot reaches.

(Blue - 10 points,Green - 16 points,Purple - 23 points,Red - 31 points)

SAFETY At least one person is in a region

colored red or yellow. (Yellow – 12 each /Red – 18 each)

CARGO PLANE Plane is in the yellow or light blue region.

(Yellow - 20 points/Blue - 30 points)

FAMILY At least two people are together

in any colored region. (33 or 66 points)

PROGRESS The pointer has reached colors as a result of red lever motion only.

(2 points each )

BASE ISOLATION TEST West tan building is undamaged: The east tan

building is obviously damaged. (30 points)

RuNWAY Nothing except wave water and/or the plane is touching the mat

anywhere on the runway. (30 points)

SuPPLIES AND EquIPMENT At least one non- water item is in a region colored red or yellow.

(Yellow - 3 pts. each / Red - 4 pts. each)

SAFE PLACE The robot is in the red region at the end of the match. End Game!

(25 points)

PETS At least one pet is

together with at least one person in any

colored region. (15 points each)

AMBuLANCEAmbulance is in the yellow region with

wheels touching mat. (25 points)

WATER At least one person is together with (bottled) water in the same region.

(15 points each)

2014 FLL ChallengeWORLD CLASS: Learning Unleashed The Future of Learning

What is the future of learning? FIRST® LEGO® League teams will find the answers. In the 2014 FLL

WORLD CLASS Challenge, over 230,000 children ages 9 to 14 from over 70 countries will redesign

how we gather knowledge and skills in the 21st century. Teams will teach adults about the ways that kids

need and want to learn. Get ready for a whole new class – FLL WORLD CLASS!

FLL challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers. During the FLL WORLD CLASS season,

teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO

MINDSTORMS® to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. They will also choose and solve a real-

world question in the Project. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL’s signature set

of Core Values.

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