FLL FSI

FIRST LEGO League Florida Sunshine Invitational is a 3-day robot competition & immersive experience.

10/25/2024

Calling all Volunteers for our 2nd Annual FIRST LEGO League Florida Sunshine Invitational! https://www.firstinspires.org/ways-to-help/volunteer for more information!

10/21/2024

We are excited to announce our 2nd Annual FIRST LEGO League Sunshine Floridasunshinefll Invitational will be held June 24-28, 2025, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University!!! Florida FIRST LEGO League

09/09/2024

Calling all ocean explorers! Dive into some of the different careers related to ocean exploration with experts from OceanX in our Career Connections video series. In the videos, you’ll hear from the experts about the skills needed for their jobs, and the unique opportunities their careers in ocean exploration offer. The videos are intended to help you learn about different careers in ocean exploration, and to give inspiration for your season.

Check out the full Career Connections playlist, available now on the FIRST® LEGO® League YouTube Channel!

Meet the following experts and get inspiration for your SUBMERGEDSM season:

Captain Peter Fielding
Kate Von Krusenstiern, Mapping Coordinator
Dave Lockridge, Sub Pilot
Ollie Dolan, Dive Safety Officer
Frances Loke, Ocean Educator
Valerie Warner, Science and Technology Officer
Ralph Addison, Submersible Pilot
Adam Wolfbrandt, Director of Photography
Dr. Kailani Acosta, Science Program Associate
Martha Cavazos, Project Lead, OceanX Education
Nick Smith, ROV Pilot Technician
Jeriyla Kamau-Weng, Research Analyst
Steve Hudson, Dive Safety Officer
Craig Foy, Science Systems Technical Coordinator
Charlie Eldrige, Deckhand
Do you want to dive even deeper? Embark on an OceanX Education Live Q&A Session aboard the OceanXplorer!

OceanX Education will be hosting 3 live Zoom Q&A sessions from the OceanXplorer ship in September. These hour-long sessions will be hosted by Dr. AnnMarie Thomas, who has a background in ocean robotics and education, and a long history of involvement in FIRST®. During the sessions, we will take questions from participants and give a tour of a few locations on the ship.

Sign up for a session by clicking on one of the dates below. Please note that the times below are in E.T. (New York City) time:

Tuesday, September 10, 8:00-9:00 p.m. https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/live-qa-session-from-on-board-the-oceanxplorer-tickets-1000545858597

Saturday, September 14, 5:00-6:00 a.m. https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/live-qa-session-from-on-board-the-oceanxplorer-tickets-1000552689027

Monday, September 16, 8:00-9:00 p.m. https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/live-qa-session-from-on-board-the-oceanxplorer-tickets-1000554283797

The FIRST LEGO League SUBMERGED season, part of the 2024-2025 ocean-inspired robotics season, FIRST® DIVESM presented by Qualcomm, will challenge teams to use their STEM skills and creativity to explore the layers of the ocean and “sea” into the future.

What career do you want to pursue in the future? Let us know on social media using and be sure to tag !

06/27/2024

Rounding out our team celebrations we have The Innovation Project Award!

These teams utilized diverse resources for their Project to help them gain a comprehensive understanding of the problem they identified, developed a creative, well-researched solution, and effectively communicated their findings to judges and the community.

2024 Florida Sunshine Invitational Innovation Project Winners:

*3rd Place- Menlo Park Narleaotters, California
*2nd Place- Assembly Required, Florida

The First-Place Innovation Project team had an insight on sight. When the world needs to make sense, this team has mastered scents. While every project was touching, this project revealed art by touch. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear masks! This team was Scent-sational.

The First-Place Innovation Project Award team is LEGO Maskers, Ohio.

Congratulations Teams on a job well done!

06/27/2024

Next up in our team celebration is The Robot Design Award!

The Robot Design Awards go to teams who use outstanding programming principles and solid engineering practices to develop a robot that is mechanically sound, durable, efficient, and highly capable of performing challenge missions.

2024 Florida Sunshine Invitational Robot Design Award Winners:

*3rd Place - DaVinci Coders, Minnesota
*2nd Place - Captain Ducks, Canada

The First-Place Robot Design team traveled to Daytona, a high-temperature zone - using signed design principles and coding. This team of rookie chefs cooked up successful augmented reality to win the Robot Design Award as the team can go on.... and on.... and on.... and on, forever....

The First-Place Robot Design Award team is Infinite Loop, Pennsylvania.

Congratulations teams, all your hard work has paid off.

06/27/2024

Let's all do the ROBOT and celebrate our Robot Performance Award!

Teams who scored the most points during the Robot Game.

2024 Florida Sunshine Robot Performance Award Winners:

*3rd Place with a score of 540 - RoboRangers, Republic of Moldova
*2nd Place with one perfect score of 550 - Mini Tonka+, Minnesota

The First-Place Robot Performance team complex robot took the lead. It completed each mission with impressive speed. This team celebrated each perfect run. It's clear by their FOUR perfect scores they had fun!

The First-Place Robot Performance Award winner is TSKY, Japan.

Congratulations teams on all your hard work coding!

06/27/2024

Next up on our celebration of teams is the Motivate Award.

The Motivate Awards celebrates a team that embraces the culture of FIRST LEGO League through team building, team spirit and displayed enthusiasm.

2024 Florida Sunshine Invitational Motivate Award Winners:

*3rd Place - L.E.G.O. Wolves, California
*2nd Place - Beach Boys, Kansas

The First-Place Motivate musical team brought the energy, for sure. These reptilian robots made the judges roar. Quiet and boring, they were not.

The First-Place Motivate team is Dragonbots, Florida.

Congratulations teams for all your hard work.

06/27/2024

It's time to celebrate our Engineering Excellence Award winners!!!

The Engineering Excellence Award celebrates a team with an efficiently designed robot, an innovative project solution that effectively addresses the season challenge, and the Great Core Values evident in all they do.

2024 Florida Sunshine Invitational Engineering Excellence Award Winners:

*3rd Place - Legoborci z Oravy, Slovak Republic
*2nd Place - Robo Monkeys, Illinois

The First-Place Engineering Excellence team brought a strong connection to their culture. They had a unique approach to accomplishing the light-show mission while staying within the size constraints. Both their robot and project moved, turned, and danced their way to Engineering Excellence.

The First-Place Engineering Excellence team is Lego Musketari, Serbia.

Congratulations teams for all your hard work.

06/27/2024

Who's ready for more Awards??!!

As you all already know FIRST is truly More Than Robots! At the Florida Sunshine Invitational, we saw so many shining examples of the CORE VALUES in action! We are all thrilled and honored to be part of this amazing community! The First Core Values of Discovery, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Fun shone bright with these teams.

We are excited to announce the Core Values Award. This award celebrates a team that displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit, knows they can accomplish more together than they could as individuals, and shows each other and other teams respect at all times!

2024 Florida Sunshine Invitational Core Value Award Winners:

*3rd Place - Masterminds, North Carolina
*2nd Place - Sumrall NanoBots, Mississippi

The First-Place team consisted of 10 members making major discoveries with eight new members to the First Lego League. They wowed their judges with team processes and table talks to solve problems, while celebrating their successes and having fun dancing in conga lines.

The First-Place Core Values team is ROBO-BOLTS, NW Florida.

Congratulations teams for all your hard work!

06/26/2024

As stated in an earlier post these amazing memories are thanks to the one and only Kimberly Harris! We thank you for sharing these photos with us! Stay tuned for more pictures tomorrow as we celebrate CORE VALUES!!!!!

06/26/2024

This volunteer is the backbone of our event. Their seamless coordination, technical wizardry, and perfect playlist selections keep everything running smoothly and the energy high. From setting up sound systems to live stream to ensuring every moment was pitch perfect, they truly are the unsung heroes behind the scenes! Help us as we celebrate Washer for an outstanding job giving us music to dance to and connecting us with viewers from around the world! Thank you, Washer!

06/26/2024

This volunteer was once a participant in First Lego League, and now stands with our team to give back. His exceptional leadership with the youth volunteers sets him apart, demonstrating his commitment and passion. Though you might have recognized him in a striped shirt, behind the scenes he played a crucial role in setup, ensuring everything ran smoothly. He even made his mom very proud! Join us as we celebrate all the hard work and dedication Nathan offered volunteering in setup and refereeing the robot game!

06/26/2024

One of our Core Values is Teamwork. When you think of legendary teams like the Avengers or the Incredibles, families are the best example of teamwork. This family shone in many ways as we had multiple requests from them. Dad excelled at coding this event, Mom captured every smile and cheer and special moment, and their Daughter was the youngest volunteer and is commended for your amazing service! Congratulations Farris Family for a job well done. We thank you for your volunteerism!

06/26/2024

Some things are better in pairs. Hats off to this dynamic duo who have turned volunteering into an art form! Their combined Superpowers have uplifted our spirits and set the GOLD standard for what it means to be an extraordinary volunteer couple here at the Florida Sunshine Invitational! Join us as we celebrate Lessie and Rich, our practice table volunteers!

06/26/2024

This Volunteer may look like Santa, and he always stands center stage. He was supposed to write this script but was reffing robots for days. His knees and back hurt, but that didn't stop the fun! He's proud of the winning team because now the event is done! We are proud to call him our Head Referee STEVE!

06/26/2024

Not all heroes wear capes. No matter how much time the PDPs put into an event such as the Florida Sunshine Invitational it couldn't have been accomplished without the dedication and long hours put in by our great volunteers! Today we celebrate you the volunteers who made FSI such an EPIC event. We thank you for your time and dedication! Join us for Volunteer Wednesday as we celebrate our volunteers!

06/26/2024

The tenth finalist in no particular order from the
Florida Sunshine Invitational is........Turbotics from Norway!

06/25/2024

The ninth finalist in no particular order from the
Florida Sunshine Invitational is........Robo Headz from Greece & Cyprus!

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