Votes still needed for SIS robotics team
Written by The Huntington Herald
Saturday, 18 February 2012 01:00
There is still time for those to cast their votes to help the Shelton Intermediate School Robotic Revolution team to advance to the finals of a global competition. A Shelton Intermediate School robotics team needs votes to advance to the finals of a global competition. Voters can vote once a day, every day until March 1.
As a part of their FIRST Lego League Robotics Competition, students the Robotic Revolution team created an solution to protect consumers from contaminated eggs.
The "Smart Sticker" idea is an indicator sticker on the outside of refrigerated food packaging that indicates if the food product has been kept at the correct temperature during its transportation and storage.
The team successfully presented their idea to a panel of judges at the FLL Regional Qualifying Robotics Tournament and was given the Champions Award for their efforts. They then presented it at the FLL Connecticut State Tournament and was awarded the Best Innovative Solution award in the state. This qualifies them to apply for the FLL Global Innovation Award. They have also applied for a provisional patent for their idea and are waiting for final approval in the patent process.
Part of the selection process is the online voting procedure where the public can help the team be selected by casting online votes. The top 10 vote-getters will advance to the finals, along with 10 others selected by judges.
The team asked residents to show support for this project by voting online and passing the information along to friends and family. The more people who cast their votes, the better the chance for the team to reach the finals. Vote for the project by visiting http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/smart_sticker.
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