Illini Robotics is holding an FLL (FIRST Lego Leauge) Kickoff event for the 2011 FLL Food Factor season in Robeson Room B at the Champaign Public Library on Sept 11, 2011 from 1:15 - 4:00 PM.  In addition to FLL, this event will also be used to share information regarding exciting FIRST robotics opportunuties for FLL graduates and other high school students interested in competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and / or FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) tournaments. 

We will have this year’s FLL Food Factor mat and mission models on display for teams who have not yet registered or received their Field setup kits. In addition, We will have information for 9-14 year old students who are interested in participating in FLL but who presently do not have a team on which to compete.  We are hoping to help facilitate the formation of new rookie teams from the growing number of kids who would like to particpate in FLL.  To assist these rookie teams, we are in the process of recruiting University students to help mentor these teams. For those unfamiliar with FLL, more information can be found here 
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll

For our high school aged students (14-18), we will have information on joining FTC and FRC teams.  The FTC competition consists of teams of up to 10 students and takes place in the fall.  The FRC competition takes place in the spring and consists of teams of up to 50 students, so we are looking to recruit students from all the various high schools to compete on a single team.  More information for these competitions can be found at 
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc
http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc

About FIRST
http://www.usfirst.org/aboutus/vision


About Illini Robotics
Illini Robotics is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2011 to:
    Support FLL / FRC / FTC Lego robotics teams.
    Engender interest in science and engineering especially in robotics. 
    Participate in events to raise profile of robotics.
    Host a regional FLL tournament.


For more information, visit us at http://www.illinirobotics.org/ or send us an e-mail at illinirobotics@gmail.com