We (Cyberdragons Team #61818) began our First Lego League (FLL) journey as a casual club, meeting on Saturdays to explore coding and robotics. What started as simple LEGO builds soon lead to developing a Lego FLL team. With help from coaches and youth mentors, we learned how to design, build, and program a LEGO robot capable of completing missions.
Our FLL project focused on helping seagrass researchers, addressing the challenge of mapping seagrass - a crucial plant that helps combat climate change. Our team thought of an innovative solution using AI-powered recognition with a waterproof Raspberry Pi camera, and this solution makes it more efficient to identify and protect seagrass habitats. We crafted a creative skit, complete with costumes, props, and even a surprise pop-out with Austin, a team member, that impressed the judges. Alongside our research, we kept revising our robot design and programming.
At the regional qualifiers, we earned second place in the robot match and received the Champion’s Award. Our success led us to the state championship, where we faced tougher competition and new challenges, including unpredictable practice tables and hard matches. Despite setbacks, we persevered, finishing first in the robot game and earned the runners up Champion’s Award and tying for second place with another team.
Our journey is far from over. As runners-up at states, we earned the opportunity to compete at a invitational national-level event in California.
To be continued...*dun dun dun...*
P.S. If you want to see our award-winning code, go to the GitHub link on the home page!
See you later!