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Published: Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2004
Mindstorms Mayhem, a FIRST Lego League robotics team consisting of
home-schoolers from Wilton, Milford, Merrimack, Hollis and Bedford,
won the Director's Award at the FLL International Invitational
Tournament in Atlanta. The Director's Award is given to the most well-rounded team that excels in all judging categories. The local team competed against 47 champions from 39 states and 5 other nations. In December, team Mindstorms Mayhem, one of several area teams
sponsored by BAE Systems, competed against 48 other teams from around
New Hampshire to provide both a robotic solution and a research
presentation on interplanetary mission challenges. As winners of the Director's Award at the New Hampshire state
tournament, Mindstorms Mayhem represented the state at the FLL
Invitational. During the three-day competition, the team's robot competed against
other robots to complete nine "Mission Mars" challenges in two and a
half minutes.
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