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Veronica (10) is the lead robot operator and also enjoyed building. Rob (13) is an experienced programmer and helped program sensors and variables. Nikko (12) has 6 years robotics experience with RCX and NXT robots.  Marissa (12) directed the project presentation and skit. Steve has coached FLL since 1999 and teaches robotics.  This is Marissa and Veronica's first FLL season.  Rob and Nikko have prior FLL experience.

This web site is for the BioBots FIRST LEGO League team in Santa Clara, California.  We are using this site to plan and prepare our team project presentation and robot, and also to share the accomplishments of our team.

See our Team Info Sheet in the Files Area

and the Results and Awards we've accomplished, including

  • 2nd Place Competition Score (240 points)
  • 2nd Place Robot Design Award
at the Los Altos Qualifier Tournament on 11/14/2010.
Videos are available on YouTube:
At the Peninsula Regional Tournament on 12/4/2010, the BioBots' scores were:
  • Round 1: 205 points
  • Round 2: 220 points
  • Round 3: 195 points
  • Round 4: 265 points (9th place out of 36 teams)
And photos are on the Photos page


The team advanced to compete at the Peninsula Regional Tournament on 12/4/2010, where they placed 9th in the robot competition out of 36 teams, with a score of 265.

Messages

  • Robot Missions Running Smoothly Between the Qualifying and Regional Tournaments, the team made several improvements to the robot programming and attachment designs to add a new mission and improve reliability of the other missions ...
    Posted Dec 4, 2010 12:05 AM by Steve Putz
  • Project Skit Breakthrough At the team's meeting on November 30, we tried skit without reading from the script, and it was MUCH BETTER.  Everyone discovered they know what to say, and it ...
    Posted Dec 3, 2010 11:49 PM by Steve Putz
  • Congratulations Team! The team did an amazing job at the Qualifying Tournament in Los Altos on November 14:2nd Place in the Competition (240 points)2nd Place Design Awardand we Qualified ...
    Posted Nov 16, 2010 12:05 AM by Steve Putz
  • It's that time (again)... The tournament is <nearly> upon us!So;AREYOUREADY?!
    Posted Nov 13, 2010 10:08 PM by Diana Lloyd
  • Eyewriter in the News: The Eyewriter is on the list of the 50 Best Inventions of 2010 in Time Magazine: http://bit.ly/9PC63z
    Posted Nov 12, 2010 5:23 PM by N. Stroughter
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