Marel sponsors the First Lego League in Iceland 2005.
Marel sponsors the First Lego League Ocean Odyssey Challenge in Iceland 2005. The company's sponsorship is a part of its mission to support science education for children and adolescents in Iceland. The competition takes place at Marel Headquarters in Iceland on Thursay, November 12th. At the same time, over 400 teams in 24 cities in Scandinavia compete.
Twenty teams from around Iceland participate in this years Ocean Odyssey Challenge and the winners will go on to the finals held in Norway on December 3rd.
About First Lego League
from www.firstlegoleague.org
"The First Lego League is an international program for children ages 9-14 (9-16 in Europe) that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere. Teams consist of up to 10 players with the focus on such things as team building, problem solving, creativity, and analytical thinking.
Each September, a new Challenge is unveiled to FLL International teams across the world. Over the course of 8 weeks, they stragegize, design, build, program, test and refine a fully autonomous robot capable of completing the various missions of the FLL International "Robot Game" Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS™ technology. They also search the web, talk to scientists, visit the library and develop compelling presentations based on the FLL International "Research Assignment", which relates to a problem or opportunity facing the world today." - www.firstlegoleague.org