Lego Robotics Tournament
High Tech Kids
“…where kids work together to discover how science and technology impact the world around them”
2018-19 Lego Robotics Tournament
Volunteers needed in both technical and non-technical roles.
High Tech Kids annual tournament season is coming soon featuring events at two student levels:
- First Lego League: grades 4 – 9. Volunteers needed as judges, referees, and scoring coordinators to evaluate teamwork skills, research quality, and technical robot design.
- First Tech Challenge: grades 7 – 12. Volunteers needed as judges, inspectors, referees, and scoring coordinators to evaluate teamwork, outreach, mechanical and programming skills.
Regional tournaments are on Saturdays & Sundays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
November 10, 11, 17, 18
December 1, 2, 8, 9
January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26
State championships begin on Friday, February 8 and continue on Saturdays, February 8 and 23.
Sign up to volunteer for as many event dates as you wish. Volunteer training is required and online resources available.
Free training sessions are given throughout the month of October, including one hosted at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 27th from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. The full list of training dates and locations are:
- Tuesday, Oct. 9 - Cummins Power Generation, Shoreview, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 18 - Target Corporate, Downtown Minneapolis, 6:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 22 - Thomson Reuters, Eagan, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 27 - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 30 - Boston Scientific, Maple Grove, 6:00 p. m. - 8:00 p.m.
Contact [email protected] for judge training, to register as a volunteer, and to designate your available dates/locations. A background check will be required.