FIRST® LEGO® League


About FIRST® LEGO® League

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 experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and teachers build a better future together.

FIRST LEGO League has three divisions that inspire youth to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.

FLL Students


Shrewsbury Robotics currently offers two programs based on the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, aimed at students in middle school grade 5-8:

  • Fall Program
    • Students compete in the annual FIRST LEGO League Challenge competition
  • Summer Program
    • Fun informal summer vacation program based on the previous years challenge.

FIRST LEGO League Challenge:

Friendly competition is at the heart of Challenge, as teams of students in grades 5-8 engage in research, problem-solving, coding and engineering – building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. As part of Challenge, teams also participate in a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem.

Example Challenge from the 2024 competition season - SUBMERGED