FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge

About FLL Challenge in El Paso

FLL robotics (4^th – 8^th graders) are sure to enjoy a full day of robotics and activities surrounding LEGOS® and the FIRST® thematic problem statement.

• Local League Play Fee: $150 per team which includes:

  • Admission to Qualifier A or B (if needed)

  • West Texas - El Paso, FLL Championship at UTEP

• Championship Event Sign-in: Before the Coopertition® and fun begin, coaches and students are asked to complete the Pre-boarding Registration the week before the event.

• Championship Event Drop-off and Parking

  • Robot Drop-off: Teams with heavier robots, larger displays and/or equipment can drop-off on the west-side (Randolph Dr.) of Memorial Gym (see RA2 on map)

  • Parking: (See GR2 on map)

• Championship Event Results: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

Resources

• FIRST Lego League Resources

• Lego Spike Droit Bot Building Instructions

Advancing from El Paso

• FIRST In Texas - FLL State Championship in Houston, Texas

• FLL Western Edge Open in Long Beach, California

• Regional nominee(s) for the Global Innovation Award.

Key Volunteers

Jesus Gutierrez, Ph.D.

FLL Judge Advisor
Assistant Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Savina Verdugo

FLL Head Referee
Electrical Engineering
FIRST Alumni

• 2019-2020 FLL “City Shaper” Head Judge – Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science
• 2018-2019 FLL “Into Orbit” Head Judge – Darren cone, M.S., Executive Director, UTEP Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR)
• Volunteer Coordinator – Roberto Ruiz
• Tournament Director – Yanel Ramirez
• FLL Program Deliver Partner - Captains Virgilio Gonzalez, Ph.D. and Gabby Gándara