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On the silver screen, robots have taken audiences to new and different
worlds. In real life, they’re taking middle school students
on exciting journeys of scientific discovery. Thanks to the University of Houston’s College of Technology
and NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), many Texas students are able
to begin their knowledge quests during a robotics competition that’s
as entertaining as it is educational . On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Coordination of Robotics Education (CORE)
– a partnership between the college and JSC – will host
the Lone Star FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Tournament. During this event,
teams of middle school students will design and build robots using
LEGO Mindstorm technology, a robotics system designed by the LEGO
Group. “Robotics shows kids that science and technology are viable
paths for higher levels of study and for careers,” said Farrokh
Attarzadeh, associate professor of engineering technology. “If
we want to build a strong technical workforce for the future, we
must encourage today’s children to follow these paths from
a very early age.” The event is free and open to the public. More than 80 teams are
expected to compete for the chance to advance to the national FLL
Robotics Championship. For additional tournament information, contact
Karen Cohen, Tournament Director at 713-743-1855 or kcohen2@uh.edu.
Event and volunteer information is available on the CORE Web site
at http://core.tech.uh.edu/. CORE provides robotics tournaments, workshops, training seminars and other outreach initiatives to students of all academic levels. FIRST LEGO League is one of many programs presented by CORE. Additional CORE robotics education and outreach programs are posted on the CORE website.
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