Lakota Robotics LLC

First Robotics Competition-Under Strict rules, limited resources, and a intense six week time limit, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team brand, hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial size robots to play a different field game against like-minded compettors. Its close to real worl engineering as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lead their team and talents to guide ech team. Each session ends with an exciting First championship.

First Tech challenge-Guided by adult coache and mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles (like keeping an engineering notebook), while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas. the Robot Kit is reusable from year to year and can be programmed using a variety of languages, including Java. Teams also must raise funds, design and market their team brand, and do community outreach for which they can win awards. PArticipants have access to tens of millions of dollars in scholarships. Each season concludes with SUPER Regional Championships and exciting FIRST Championship.

First Lego Lague-Guided by two or more adult coaches, teams research a real world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc and are challenged to develop a solution. they also must design, buildm program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS, then compete on a table top playing field. Paticipants apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts (STEM), plus a big dose of imagination, to solve a problem. Along their journey, they develop critical thinking and team building skills, basic solutions with a dash of crativity to judges. They also practice the Programs Core Values, which emphasize discovery, teamwork and good sportsmanship.