When 11-year-old Andrii Sidorov fled Kyiv in late February, he packed a small suitcase of essential items. He had no choice but to leave his prized Lego collection behind. “He was so sad,” said his father, Igor Sidorov, who drove with two of his four sons to Vienna on Feb. 23, just before Russia launched […]
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Real-life skills learned at Lego League championship
AUGUSTA — Teams from Caribou, South Paris and Farmington took top honors at the 18th Annual Maine FIRST Lego League State Championship at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League presents student teams, ages 9 to 14, with real-world problems to research and attempt to solve. […]
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Maine Robotics receives major philanthropic support
ORONO — Maine Robotics has announced it received two major grants from foundations that will improve and expand the organization’s statewide STEM programming for children. One is a $50,000 grant from the Manton Foundation and the other is a $20,395 grant from the Davis Family Foundation. The combined $70,395 will allow the organization to offer more […]
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LEGO League qualifier is Saturday
JAY — The SMART Central Maine LEGO League Qualifier will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, at Spruce Mountain High School. The event is free to the public. The qualifier is one of three that will be held around the state this year because of the increasing popularity of the FIRST LEGO League program. FIRST stands for […]
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Spruce Mountain Lego League teams win awards at state competition
JAY — On Dec. 13, five teams from Spruce Mountain Middle School competed at the Maine State Lego League Championships at the Augusta Civic Center. The competition featured student-constructed Lego robots competing on a 4-foot by 8-foot playing table, completing missions representing this year’s theme, “World Class – Education in the 21st Century.” Students were […]
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Bull Moose ‘Lego Firewalk’ goes viral on Internet
SOUTH PORTLAND — A South Portland record store is going viral with a picture of a firewalk made out of Lego toys. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1jCB2Oo ) reports Friday that Bull Moose’s picture of a bed of Legos made to resemble hot coals is up to 186,000 likes and 76,600 shares on Facebook. Star […]
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Silicon Valley keenly awaits latest Lego robot kit
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Few are more excited about Lego’s new Mindstorms sets rolling out next month than Silicon Valley engineers. Many of them were drawn to the tech sector by the flagship kits that came on the market in 1998, introducing computerized movement to the traditional snap-together toy blocks and allowing the young […]