North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
is the North Carolina Affiliate Partner for FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE and FIRST® TECH CHALLENGE

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NC FLL

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Guided by two or more adult Coaches/Mentors, FIRST® LEGO® League teams (up to 10 members, grades 4-8) research a real-world problem and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS®, then compete on a table-top playing field.

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NC FTC

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Guided by two or more adult Coaches / Mentors, FIRST®​ Tech Challenge teams (up to 15 members, grades 7-12) are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to play a floor game in an alliance format.  Students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas.