Recently FIRST released the name of the 2010 FLL Challenge! The "Biomedical Engineering" focused challenge will be appropriately titled, "Bod Forward!"
Visit http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/default.aspx?id=970 and read the release under the FLL Program Updates section (located under the image box) or click http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Robotics_Programs/FLL/Challenges/2011/2010_FLL_Body_Forward%20Overview.pdf for a printable release.
FIRST has announced the regions which have been selected by lottery to invite their Champion's Award winning Team to the World Festival for Smart Move Challenge - in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 14-17, 2010!
To view if your region was selected, visit. http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/content.aspx?id=766
The Texas Workforce Commission along with Texas Governor Rick Perry, announced recently a $1 million investment from the Texas Workforce Commission to expand statewide student participation in robotics education programs.
Read more here: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13937/