DALTON — Once the announcer shouted "go," four robots sprang into action, scavenging ruins, clearing boulders, and excavating artifacts, with a crew of four students overseeing them. Hundreds of fans ...

That's the philosophy behind this year's First Lego League Championship Tournament — a competition that draws thousands of students across the globe to build robots out of the popular children's toy.

Fifty-six teams of 9- to 14 year-old students and coaches demonstrated their problem-solving skills, creative thinking and teamwork through competitive play during the FIRST Lego League Challenge ...

The Tiger Techs Robotics team was celebrated through the halls of Case Avenue Elementary School and Sharon Middle-High School ...

In a year full of bad headlines about robots, here’s a good one: Bloomington’s student robotics team, I.C.E. Robotics, recently captained the winning alliance at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) state ...

Creativity and science will come together on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the FIRST Lego League Challenge Illinois State Championship at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin Fifty-six teams of ...

A sports reporter covers his son's first robotics competition, finding unexpected similarities to traditional sports and a ...