FIRST® LEGO® League introduces science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to children ages 4-16* through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem solving experience through a guided, global robotics program, helping today's students and teachers build a better future together.
Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students ages 9-16* engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. |
2014: FLL World class challenge |
2015: Trash Tech Challenge |
Team Name: ICES Robotics
Choose a topic that you are passionate about or always wanted to learn and create an innovative solution that improves the learning experience.
Our team created a LANGUAGE WEBSITE to teach common words and phrases in multiple languages! The site included videos to help students see and hear how to speak in Nepali, Burmese, Arabic, etc. |
Team Name: Techno-Bots
Choose a piece of trash and identify a problem with the way it is currently handled. Look for problems with the way we make, transport, store, or turn trash into something new. Then find out what is being done to solve the problem.
The team discovered a way to reuse old and abandoned flip-flops and change them into useful items, such as key chains, hot pads, and more. |
2016: Animal Allies Challenge |
2017: Hydro-dynamics Challenge |
Team Name: The Phizz Wizards
Think about all the different ways that people interact with animals. Sometimes it happens on purpose and sometimes it happens by accident. Pick a situation when people and animals interact, then identify a specific problem you want to solve.
For this challenge, the team designed a potential company that could specialize in using dogs, cats, bunnies, etc. from animal shelters to comfort refugees that arrive into the US. These animals would be a comfort and listening partner as children are learning a new language and culture. 2018: INTO ORBIT CHALLENGETeam Name: Galaxy Kids
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live on a spacecraft, the international space station, or the surface of the Moon or another planet? What if you were there for a year or more? With your team, consider all the things you would need to stay alive, healthy and happy while living and working in outer space. Remember, outer space is a very unforgiving place: much of space is almost a complete vacuum, meaning there is no air, and none of the moons or other planets in our solar system have an atmosphere that is suitable for humans to breathe.
Sending people into space is one of the hardest challenges humans face. Rockets are complex and dangerous, and space is an unforgiving place. Space explorers face the physical problems of just staying alive, and if they are away from Earth for years at a time, they may also face social problems as well. The team developed some FUN activities that could be used in space to keep the astronauts happy throughout their journey. We created games that used Velcro to keep the pieces connected to the gameboard. 2021: Cargo Connect ChallengeTeam Name: Parcel Pushing Pals
Everyone depends on the transportation of goods for their daily needs. As more demands are placed on the transportation systems, we will continue to face challenges unless we find new ways, or improve existing ways, to transport products from place to place. How can you improve the transportation of products? Identify a specific problem within this theme that you want to solve. Then, create or improve a piece of equipment, a technology, or a method of transportation to solve your specific problem.
The team imagined a new form of delivery that could cut time and energy from the current delivery methods. The PADS (Personal Amazon Delivery System) was designed as a way to receive packages at home in a personal box as the delivery vehicle used tubes/conveyors to place the package in the box. |
Team Name: Water Wonder Women!
People use water every day, but your team members probably don’t think much about how and why they use water. Whether it’s directly (drinking or washing) or indirectly (manufacturing the products they use or producing energy), they have a lot of different needs for water. Your team’s Project challenge this season is to improve the way people find, transport, use, or dispose of water.
This year, the team created the WATER MOVER, which was an addition to a bicycle that would act as a water transport. 2019: City Shaper ChallengeTeam 1: RoboMedics
Team 2: InvestiBOTS What if you could build a better world? Where would you begin? More than ever, we must come together to innovate and solve problems. In FIRST®, you are part of a thriving community brimming with inspiration, creativity, and hope for a stronger, more sustainable future—one that’s built better together. You have the power to help the cities, towns, and places you call home reach new heights. With the support of the FIRST community, this is your opportunity to lead our future forward—and up.
This is the only year we had TWO teams to compete. One team developed a water filtration system that could be used along local bike paths to keep people hydrated without the need for plumbing, electricity, etc. The other team developed an app that would offer kids a fun and engaging reason to get outdoors and become more healthy. 2022: Super-Powered ChallengeTeam Name: Energy Gatekeepers (EG)
From the machines that move us to the electronics that connect us to the ways we power our cities and towns, energy is essential in our lives. Have you thought about where energy comes from? How it’s generated? How it gets to you? How much you’re using?
The team designed the Sustain-A-Box (SAB), a large container that harnesses renewable energy (sun, water, and wind) into rechargeable batteries that people can then use in their homes, village, etc. The SAB can be tailored to fit the buyers' needs based on the kind of energy (solar, wind, hydro) it harnesses and the number of components (batteries, solar panels, etc.) are needed. |
ICES Awards by year
2014
Regional Tournament Innovative Solution Award Super-Regional Mechanical Design Award State Championship Research Award 2021
Regional Tournament Project Award Super-Regional Core Values Award |
2015
Regional Tournament 3rd Place Champions Award Super-Regional Gracious Professionalism Award State Championship Inspiration Award 2022
Regional Tournament Champion's Award Super-Regional Lockhart Director's Award |
2016
Regional Tournament Robot Performance Award & Champions Award Super-Regional Champions Award State Championship Judges Award |
2017
Regional Tournament Project Award |
2019
Regional Tournament Core Values Award |