Hatch is a platinum sponsor of FIRST Robotics (including both FLL and FRC) and supports a dozen FRC teams from Vancouver to Sudbury. FIRST Robotics’ mission is to inspire young people to pursue further studies in these fields by running robotics competitions for students at the elementary and high-school levels.
“It is incredibly inspiring to see kids as young as 6 and 7 tackling real-world engineering challenges,” said judge Rachel Ko, process engineer-in-training at Hatch.įIRST, which stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition for Science and Technology", is a registered charity and volunteer-run organization with an exemplary track record of promoting science, technology, and engineering to the next generation. Four of Hatch’s young professionals attended the event and participated as volunteer judges. The regional tournaments are the first opportunity for teams to show off what they’ve learned and invented, and to compete with their robots.Īt the Halton FLL tournament on December 1st, held at Holy Trinity Secondary School in Oakville, Hatch presented the Hatch Positive Change Award to the Oakville “Balancing Space Bots” team-one of the 22 teams at the competition. These young students take on real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO®-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. The FLL program introduces younger students, ages 6-10, to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), and is the precursor to the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). Volunteer judges Andrew Skoko, Hilbert Li, Rachel Ko, and Ahmed Ujjainwala represent Hatch at the FIRST LEGO® League tournament in Oakville, Canada.įIRST LEGO® League (FLL) recently kicked off their 2018-2019 event season, “Into Orbit”, with regional tournaments across Canada.
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