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FIRST ® LEGO ® League Challenge Innovation Ambassadors Beginning in 2015 for the FLL WORLD CLASS SM season, FIRST ® LEGO ® League Challenge began inducting all Global Innovation Award Semi-Finalist teams into the FIRST LEGO League Innovation Ambassadors. Each year, members of the twenty (20) Semi-Finalist teams stand and takes the following pledge: As a FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Ambassador, I do hereby promise To do my best to continue my journey in innovation And to share what I have learned with my community. I pledge to continue to ask questions, Challenge myself and keep my spark of innovation lit. My journey does not end today. It has just begun. Look for these teams at an event near you wearing red Innovation Ambassador shirts. Ask them to share their advice and experience. CITY SHAPER SM Innovation Ambassadors *8 To Automate Dublin, Ohio, USA Website REST: Roof Evaluating Strain Tool Absolute Zero Martinsville, Virginia, USA Facebook

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  • FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge Innovation Ambassadors

    Beginning in 2015 for the FLL WORLD CLASSSM season, FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge began inducting all Global Innovation Award Semi-Finalist teams into the FIRST LEGO League Innovation Ambassadors. Each year, members of the twenty (20) Semi-Finalist teams stand and takes the following pledge:

    As a FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Ambassador, I do hereby promise To do my best to continue my journey in innovation And to share what I have learned with my community. I pledge to continue to ask questions, Challenge myself and keep my spark of innovation lit. My journey does not end today. It has just begun.

    Look for these teams at an event near you wearing red Innovation Ambassador shirts. Ask them to share their advice and experience.

    CITY SHAPERSM Innovation Ambassadors *8 To Automate – Dublin, Ohio, USA Website REST: Roof Evaluating Strain Tool Absolute Zero – Martinsville, Virginia, USA Facebook

    https://sites.google.com/view/8toautomate/homehttps://www.facebook.com/Absolute-Zero-8808-104068867729807

  • The Wheel2Ski

    *Aldeatrón Robotix – Canary Islands, Spain Website E=Wall

    Astro Jelly Dogs – Woodbine, Maryland, USA Facebook Grow Homes The Conyngham Code Crackers – Brobots – Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, USA YouTube The Conyngham Catcher

    Electric Eagles – Emek Hefe, Israel

    Facebook GLL - Great Leg Lock

    The Fidgety Pokémon – Phoenix, Arizona, USA The Dust Collar

    THE F.O.U.R. – Clinton, Wisconsin, USA Rodent Repelling Housewrap

    Golden Pandas – Westfield Indiana, USA Sporalizer

    The Greenscapers – Canton, Michigan, USA The Greenscaper Hældagerskolen (DOAM) – Kolding, Denmark

    Instagram

    http://robotixcanarias.blogspot.com/p/fll.htmlhttp://www.facebook.com/AstroJellyDogshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMiMk8BfQpyNFZZXkBndrQ/https://www.facebook.com/WingsOfDawnFLLhttp://www.instagram.com/Doamfll

  • The IllumiLegInator

    Hardhat Hackers – Portland, Oregon, USA Biometric Hardhats for Construction Site Safety

    North 40 – Oakland, Maryland, USA Bird Buddies Window Spray

    *QuickBots – Dayton, Ohio, USA

    Polar Play

    Rebel Robotics – Norfolk, Nebraska, USA YouTube The SafeStep The Ruling Robot Falcons – Newport News, Virginia, USA Website The Bee Byway

    SESI Biotech – Barra Bonita, Sao Paulo, Brazil ECOPAVI - Cold-applied ecological asphalt sealant TITANS L.J. – Goiás, Brazil Instagram Sustainable Solvent Liquid (SSL)

    Wizarding 8 – Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, USA

    The VOICE (Verbal Operational Inclusion Communication and Equity) Board

    X-LANDERS 10.0 – Kruisland, The Netherlands Facebook The Mudmaster *Winner

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClSAXjhY8loqoPMSG1fLuuwhttp://www.rulingrobotfalcons.com/http://www.instagram.com/titansljhttp://www.facebook.com/xlanders10.0

  • Learn more about the teams and their innovations - check out the CITY SHAPER Innovation Ambassador Pitch Videos on the FIRST LEGO League YouTube Channel.

    INTO ORBITSM Innovation Ambassadors Alamo Area Co-op T2 (Quadships) – San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Quadship Space Shower

    Blue Box – Windham, New Hampshire, USA

    Website/Facebook

    SALT: Spacecraft Air Leak Technology

    Cats Love Mars – Santa Clara, California, USA

    Twitter

    C.A.T.S.S. - Combustion Artificial Intelligence Thermal Imaging Safety System

    *Chaos Crew – Fresno, California, USA

    Twitter

    Astrotube Clipper

    CrossBots – Searcy, Arkansas, USA

    Facebook/ Twitter

    Cryo and Thermal Suit (CAT Suit)

    *FrancoDroid – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Facebook/ Instagram

    CosmoCup – the space menstrual cup

    Happy Dave – Juneau, Alaska, USA

    Facebook

    Astro Greens

    Heschel RoboHawks – Northridge, California, USA

    Pinacal

    *iDB TECH-NO-LOGIC – Verona, Italy

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpaPRqT711tiQ91LLCb-xhfXjOQYe-OQUhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpaPRqT711tiQ91LLCb-xhfXjOQYe-OQUhttp://blueboxfll.wixsite.com/blueboxfllhttp://www.facebook.com/FLLBlueboxhttp://twitter.com/CatsLoveMarshttp://twitter.com/CHAOSCREW10https://www.facebook.com/CrossBotsFLL/https://twitter.com/CrossBotshttp://www.facebook.com/francodroidhttp://www.instagram.com/francodroid/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/Happy-Dave-327477977959701/

  • Website/ Instagram

    WEMIT

    Mindbuilders – Folsom, California, USA

    Facebook/ Twitter

    Urilizer QuickBots – Dayton, Ohio, USA

    Space Rx

    Rambunctious Astrobots – Idaho, USA

    Facebook

    Scroot Voot 2000

    Redstone Mechanics – Germantown, Maryland, USA

    Growing Food in Space

    Robo Flow – Hilliard, Ohio, USA

    Website/ Twitter

    The Space Onesie (S-1Z)

    Robotic Wolverines – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

    Hand Exoskeleton - A Solution to Astronaut Dexterity in Space

    Smart Cookies – Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Space Eyes

    TalentumSAP - Kosice, Slovakia

    Website

    CUL - Clean Your Laundry

    The Eight Magneteers – Pittsford, New York, USA

    Magnetic Dodgeball

    Tiger Techs Team Orange – Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Twitter

    Shape Shifter

    https://tech-no-logic.weebly.com/https://www.instagram.com/idb.tech.no.logic/https://www.facebook.com/mindbuilders.fllhttps://twitter.com/MindbuildersFhttp://www.facebook.com/RambunctiousAstrobots/http://roboflowfll.weebly.com/http://twitter.com/robo_flowhttp://www.team.talentum.net/http://twitter.com/flltigertechs?lang=en

  • Virus – Estonia

    Website

    Using useless dust for useful plants

    *Winner Learn more about the teams and their innovations - check out the INTO ORBIT Innovation Ambassador Pitch Videos playlist on the FIRST LEGO League YouTube Channel.

    HYDRO DYNAMICS Innovation Ambassadors

    Aqua Allies – Excelsior, Minnesota, USA – D.A.V.I.D. Buoy

    The D.A.V.I.D. (Deployable Aquatic Versatile Intelligent Device), is a remote, solar-powered buoy that automatically tests lake water for E. coli. Brick Force – Durango, Colorado, USA – Quadcopter LiDAR Remote Flow Analyzer (QLRFA)

    The Quadcopter LiDAR Remote Flow Analyzer (QLRFA) is a remote controlled, aerial drone that analyzes bathymetry (underwater topography) to aid in the remote collection of flow data. It uses computer modeling and acoustic doppler technology and vastly improves water flow data accuracy.

    Brick Torrent – Draper, Utah, USA – KnowFlow

    KnowFlow is an affordable leak prevention system that easily attaches to water pipes (no plumbing required) and detects water flow by listening. It tracks individual water habits and when discrepancies are noticed, alters your mobile device via the KnowFlow App.

    Coyote Pups Gamma Team – Old Town, Maine, USA – Aquamergency Water Purifier

    The Aquamergency Water Purifier is a personal backpack purification system which provides a reliable source of clean water. The backpack uses a germicidal ultra-violet (UV) and can filter water at a rate of approximately one gallon every four minutes.

    D++ -Tel Aviv, Israel – PLASTICKER The PLASTICKER is a disposable sticker placed on water bottle labels that changes color when the water has prolonged exposed high temperatures. The non-toxic thermochromic liquid crystal on the sticker changes color at the exact temperature when the plastic begins leaching toxic chemicals. FEDAC Mix Wolvineers – Girona, Spain – Flood Preventer

    The Flood Preventer is a water level sensor-based system that detects the rise of sewage water and notifies waste treatment companies of potential sewage pipe problems to avoid future catastrophes.

    FOG Busters – Richland, Washington, USA – FOG Buster 86

    Food scraps, oil, and grease (FOG) are dumped into restaurant grease traps. FOG disposal is an increasing problem for aging sewer systems. When cleaning soap meets FOG, it emulsifies and pulls the unwanted FOG through the trap and clogs the sewer system. The FOG Funnel

    https://www.virussite.net/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUa4xZwiWQ&list=PLpaPRqT711thi8LnAWqkMBI59oKBsks3Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUa4xZwiWQ&list=PLpaPRqT711thi8LnAWqkMBI59oKBsks3I

  • Inceptor, FOG Buster 86, grabs the soapy water and transports it with draining water, before the soap can emulsify with the FOG and clogs.

    FSINGENIUM – Pamplona, Spain – HYDROBALL

    The HYDROBALL, is a tennis-ball sized dual-sensor water conservation tool that gets buried in the soil and precisely measures how much water is available for crops. It provides the user with real-time data via smartphone technology.

    FVCA C3s – Neenah, Wisconsin, USA – Solar Safe

    Solar Safe is a solar driven purification system that cleans water through condensation and copper. The device floats on bodies of water to wick water into the condensation chamber for purification; it even works on a small, polluted puddle of water.

    LEGO Legion – Cincinnati, Ohio, USA – UVeggie

    The UVeggie is a salad-spinner-like appliance that uses UVC-wavelength light and water to kill microbes and clean produce in areas where the water isn’t clean to wash produce, so travelers and volunteer/aid workers can eat healthy and enjoy fresh produce. The UVeggie comes in both a motorized and hand-crank version and in several sizes.

    MH Razorbots – Mountain Home, Arkansas, USA – Venturi Effect Power Supply (VEPS)

    The Venturei Effect Power Supply (VEPS), is a self-contained power generating valve fitted with small, inexpensive water turbine generators. It can be installed at any point that needs power to run water quality testing equipment.

    Operation T.A.C. (Technology & Character) – San Clemente, California, USA – SeaSafe Water Analysis Kit

    The SeaSafe Water Analysis Kit is an on-site ocean water test kit that puts accurate water quality results directly into the swimmer’s hands, with results in one hour!

    Rain Regents – Leamington, Ontario, Canada – BirdSpa

    The BirdSpa provides birds with a clean environment to drink and bathe. Unlike conventional bird baths, this innovation automatically cleans and replenishes water to prevent algae, mosquito, and bacteria growth, keeping birds and people safe. RevForce – Miami, Florida, USA – AWE (Atmospheric Water Extractor) The AWE (Atmospheric Water Extractor) is a solar powered, gravity-fed purification system that extracts water vapor from the air and uses cooling and condensing methods to extract clean water. It can extract roughly a gallon of water per hour, yielding between 15 and 20 gallons of water per day! Robo Girls – Lexington, Massachusetts, USA – Flood Level Detection Today, people must guess whether their well water is safe to drink after a flood in their area or rely on week-long offsite lab testing to verify its safety. The Flood Level Contaminant Detection device is inexpensive to build and will measure flood water level and warn the well owner of potential contaminants from the flood water.

    Rusty Sailors – Ventura, California, USA – Fiber Filter

    Microfibers from synthetic clothing make their way from our washing machines into rivers and oceans. The Rusty Sailors’ Fiber Filter will capture microfibers at the source – the washing machine. The team uses the LG front-loading drain pump filter and special fabric to create their filter.

  • St Clare Transformers 1 – New York, New York, USA – Artist’s Miracle The Artist’s Miracle is a filtration method used to clean paint water by separating the paint and water, allowing the water to be reused and paint safely disposed.

    Super Aqua Squad – Yuma, Arizona, USA – Aqua Box The Aqua Box safely delivers bottled water to direct targets, providing immediate relief in emergency or disaster areas until ground support can arrive. The Aqua Box has a 92.2% success rate from 50 and 100 ft. drops at a speed of 60 miles per hour.

    The Dots – Shoreview, Minnesota, USA – DripDrop The DripDrop is a smart water sensor that attaches directly to a standard shower head with an accompanying mobile App that tracks water usage while you shower.

    Thunderbots – Sacramento, California, USA – UltraOrganix Filter

    The UltraOrganix Filter removes bacteria and metal contaminants from water using Solar Water Disinfection in combination with all natural, low cost materials. It can remove bacteria, parasites, metals, and chemicals that cause many common diseases.

    ANIMAL ALLIESSM Innovation Ambassadors

    SpyDog5.6 Waldron, Arkansas - B.L.U.E.

    B.L.U.E. (Blue Light UV Enclosure) is designed to eliminate car and deer collisions, which cost insurance companies 1 billion USD and cause an average 200 human deaths a year. Car headlights shine off a reflector on the side of the highway, triggering B.L.U.E. to emit a blue light that appears as a ‘wall’ to the deer, causing them to stop while the car safely passes.

    R2-Bee2 Los Altos, California - Safe Hive

    Safe Hive consists of a metal frame coated in natural bee-safe ant repellent that forms a “moat” around beehives to keep ants from entering the hive. The hive also uses wire mesh to collect dew overnight, allowing bees continual access to fresh water.

    Blue Rays Naples, Florida - The Beekeeper 20,000

    The Beekeeper 20,000 is a pop-up tent that can easily be placed over beehives on nights when pesticide spraying will occur. A mist system inside the tent helps call the bees into the hive without harming them.

    AP CavBots Augusta, Georgia - The MOOd Tag

    The MOOd Tag prevents cows and other herd animals from overheating. Each animal wears the Mood Tag and thermo chromic paint causes a color change when an animal’s body heat reaches an unsafe temperature. Color sensors mounted near the herd notify farmers of widespread changes in the herd ID tag Color.

    TC Blockheads Neola, Iowa - TC BatClan

    The BatClan is a bat house that mimics bats' natural habitat. Each house has a monitoring camera and watering systems. It collects rainwater and safely stores it to help combat dehydration associated with White-Nose Syndrome, which has killed approximately 5.7 to 6.7 million bats since 2006.

    http://tcbatclan.com/

  • Jasper County 4-H Gearbots Newton, Iowa - Calf Pacifier The Calf-Pacifier reduces cross-sucking in calves, which helps eliminate sores and illness from bacteria when calves suck on unsanitary objects. The pacifier comes in two forms, mobile and stationary. The mobile pacifier is weighted, righting itself when dropped to keep clean and allow the calf to pick it up.

    *Team Phoenix Lafayette, Louisiana - FISH: 3.D.

    F.I.S.H. 3D: Floating Island Sustainable Habitat is a modular plant restoration system that harnesses the natural processes found in wetlands to reduce nutrient load and restore lost floating wetlands. Customizable island habitats can be made using the MyLandMaker App.

    NeXT GEN Oakland, Maryland - Bee Haven

    BeeHaven controls temperature to prevent the death of bees in winter. The BeeHaven structure uses a solar panel to collect energy, and through internal temperature monitoring, provides either insulation or ventilation. Beehive status data is accessible online.

    Titanium Beasts Ann Arbor, Michigan - Bee ALERT+

    Bee ALERT+ is a system of cameras, motion sensors, and an image processing program that monitors hive health without disturbing bees. Images captured are sent to beekeepers' cell phones when positive for Varroa Mites, the number one cause for the decline in honeybee population in the USA.

    Green Mustaches Grand Rapids, Michigan - Mustaddle

    Mustsaddle is a “smart” saddle that helps accelerate the learning curve for novice horse riders by providing instant feedback on proper riding posture through sensors. Mustaddle helps prevent back pain to both horse and rider.

    *Team Gryffindor Chappaqua, New York – Vfly

    Bird collisions with person-made structures kills over 1 billion birds annually. Vfly is a system that plays predator calls to disperse birds as they approach structures. Motion and visual sensors capture images of birds approaching and identify the species of the bird, triggering a species-specific predator call.

    Legos R Us Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Animal Deterrent System (ADS)

    Sable Island in Nova Scotia is home to wild horses that are attracted to nearby buildings. The ADS identifies horses using pressure sensors located around building perimeters. Once activated, a high-frequency, sound (undetectable by humans) is emitted, which causes the animal to flee.

    The LEGO Force Westerville, Ohio – THRIVE

    THRIVE (Therapeutic Horse Riding Interventional Vest Equipment) provides disabled riders with a wearable cushioning device that is customizable and ergonomic, unlike existing saddles with painful metal backrests.

    Tiger Pride Pryor, Oklahoma – BeeH20 @PpsRobotics

    BeeH20 provides safe drinking water via a system of diagonal bridges, allowing a safe landing place for bees in the hive and deterring them from seeking unsafe water from other outside sources.

    *The Hydrators Oakville, Ontario, Canada - H2O Post @thehydrators

    The H2O Post (Horses Hydrating Outside) is an automated water post which monitors the amount of water horses drink. The post and trough monitor water consumption by using detectable tags worn on a horse’s halter.

    https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixFLL/https://sites.google.com/view/titaniumbeasts/home?authuser=0http://teamgryffindor.weebly.com/http://twitter.com/PpsRoboticshttp://twitter.com/thehydratorshttp://twitter.com/thehydratorshttp://twitter.com/thehydrators

  • Les Huskies 2.0 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada - Moulée-Matic

    The Moulée-Matic is a non-toxic plastic spoon with food reservoir that can help people enjoy being around, feeding, and interacting with farm animals without any fear of them biting, licking, or transmitting diseases.

    Black & White Celje, Slovenia - StayBW StayBW is a system for dog owners to safely leave their dogs outside stores while shopping. StayBW uses a vacuum that can be attached to any smooth surface and features a carabiner snap to connect a dog’s leash.

    BrickSmart The Woodlands, Texas - Water Multiplier 4000

    The Water Multiplier 4000 is a boat propulsion system designed to keep marine animals safe. Its blade-less design is less turbulent (better for tiny zooplankton and delicate marine environments), and quieter (better for all sea animals that communicate with echolocation) than existing boat motors. Periodic Pandas Westford, Vermont - Bee Finder

    BeeFinder collects data based on native bee research mixed with free, open satellite, and geographic map data to find all the necessary habitat conditions for native bees. Data is used to create an individualized, easy to read map and habitat plan for a variety of locations.

    Can’t Find that Piece Federal Way, Washington - Saving Animals from Windmills

    Over 1 million birds and bats are killed each year in North America by windmills and wind turbines. This whistle solution mounts on existing blades to deter bats and birds by emitting a pitch.

    *Winner

    TRASH TREKSM Innovation Ambassadors Nano Nerds Folsom, California - Polystyrenator

    The Polystyrenator is a digester that used bacteria to consume Styrofoam and produce the biodegradable plastic PHA and energy.

    iRobot Palo Alto, California - TrashCam

    TrashCam is a Raspberry Pi-based device that takes a picture of a waste item and uses photo classification technology to announce which bin to use and improves accuracy by 37%.

    Trash and Trekreation Aspen, Colorado - The Cable Chomper

    Designed to entertain and educate adults, the Cable Chomper is a reverse vending machine for recycling electrical cables and cords.

    *Robostallions Stuart, Florida - Chipsulation

    Chipsulation is shredded insulation made from unrecyclable chip bags. Chipsulation was tested compared to the standard R 13 insulation and was found to be more efficient and less expensive.

    Eli-minator-Gang Halle, Germany - SPILSOP (Stop package information leaflets - save our paper)

    https://www.facebook.com/FLLBW/http://www.beefinder.org/https://twitter.com/Robostal7256

  • SPILSOP addresses the wasted paper used in prescribing medications. A user interface for patients allows them to opt for non-paper alternatives to receive their drug information.

    Fast Thinking Girls Mount Prospect, Illinois - FIRF (Food Into Renewable Fuel)

    FIRF is a machine placed in your home that turns your food scraps and food waste into renewable fuel for your natural gas appliances by using anaerobic digestion to produce methane gas.

    Team Storm Terre Haute, Indiana - Eco-Snappy Tips™

    Eco-Snappy Tips™ are a simple, earth-friendly alternative to traditional markers, which are not easily recyclable. Eco-Snappy Tips™ allows the barrels and caps to be reused.

    Team A.I.R. Livingston, New Jersey - Artificial Intelligence Recycler (A.I.R.)

    A.I.R. is a recycling machine that can receive people's trash and bottles. The machine’s artificial intelligence automatically takes plastic bottles out of a small trash pile and moves them into the bottle puncturer so that remaining liquids drain.

    Gryffindor Chappaqua, New York - PLASTIC ZERO

    PLASTIC ZERO is packaging made from a shape memory polymer, which allows plastic packaging to revert to a permanent flat shape—optimizing transportation space and allowing it to be reshaped in order to be re-used, helping to reduce the 29 million tons of plastic packaging discarded each year.

    Trurobotics Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada - Aerobically Decomposing Plastic (ADP) Doggy Bags

    Typical bioplastics have failed testing to ensure rapid biodegradation. The invention of a modified recipe for Aerobically Decomposing Plastic (ADP) allows locals to dispose of natural waste such as pet feces in their compost bins as opposed to the trash.

    *The Incredibots Gahanna, Ohio - Styro-Filter

    Styro-Filter successfully converts Styrofoam waste into activated carbon. Using chemical reagents, the Styro-Filter produces activated carbon with a surface area over 100 square meters per gram! The carbon is used in a water filter (the prototype works on a disposable water bottle) to reduction contaminants and is effective for filtration.

    24/7 Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Bacteria Buster

    Bacteria Buster is a plastic composter that uses two types of bacteria to biodegrade polyethylene plastic. All the byproducts that are released from the composter are recyclable—the CO2 released from the degradation process is captured and sold on the emerging CO2 market, the heat generated by the bacteria will provide the optimal growth temperature, and the resulting biomass can be sold as a fertilizer.

    A.V.E.N.G.E.R.S. Russel, Ontario, Canada - Yay Bale Wrap

    Farmers currently use 8-10 layers of non-recyclable plastic to wrap hay bales. Yay Bale Wrap is a bioplastic made from plant starch (such as corn stalks not used by farmers) and fiber that will replace existing plastic wrap. After use, the Yay Bale Wrap bioplastic can be broken down into an edible product (used for cow feed for example) or turned back into the soil as a fertilizer.

    Those Blue Girls, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania - Diaper Wizardz Environmentally Friendly Diaper Service

    Twenty billion disposable diapers are disposed in the United States each year. The Diaper Wizardz service provides compostable diapers, collects them after use, and composts the diapers for use in growing crops used in manufacture of the compostable diapers.

    https://www.livingstonrobotics.org/teams/fll/air/

  • Not the Droids You Are Looking For Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Invisi-Sort

    90% of all batteries sold in the United States end up in landfills and all battery recycling companies sort by hand. The Invisi-Sort uses markings read by UV light to identify different battery chemistries and automate the process.

    Termigators Greenville, South Carolina - The Wyrmhole - Styrofoam goes in but does not come out!

    The Wyrmhole safely recycles Styrofoam into non-toxic, biodegradable feces by using mealworms to eat the styrofoam.

    eColors Bilbao, Spain - Blue wipe-cycling: giving a second life to used wet wipes as stuffing material

    When wet wipes flushed, they cause blockages which have an economic and environmental impact. Because wipes are composed of PET, a thermal insulator polymer, they can be washed and used again as stuffing for duvets, pillows, jackets, and more.

    *CyberTigers Austin, Texas - Water Soluble 6-Pack Rings

    Current plastic rings on the market take months to degrade. Water Soluable 6-Pack rings dissolve when either submerged in water or exposed to enough rain and are safe to both the animals, water, and the environment.

    Green Mountain Gears South Burlington, Vermont - Sorta Scrappy

    This educational video game uses tilt controls on mobile devices to make it more fun to learn to sort trash properly. The user testing results indicate 87% of people who play said they were more aware of sorting waste and 78% said they would sort better in real life.

    LOL Elm Grove, Wisconsin - The L-Cup

    With over 60 billion single serving coffee pods piling in landfills, the L-Cup is made of recyclable aluminum. It is convenient, reasonably priced, and recyclable.

    *Winner

    FLL World ClassSM Innovation Ambassadors

    FLL & Beyond: 2 squared + 3 Santa Barbara, California - Raiders of the Lost Elements/ChemBattle

    NDV Blue DragonBots San Francisco, California - SimuBot

    Heschel RoboHawks Northridge California - The Word Ring

    *Braille Boys & Annie Cumming, Georgia - Insta-Braille

    *Team Storm Terre Haute, Indiana - ROY G. BIV Math System

    Brick Ops Overland Park, Kansas - Lexi-Learn

    Mann Master Builders Union, Kentucky - Safe Tackle Football Helmet

    Fast & Curious Rockville, Maryland - SMART

    Guardians of the Bricks Fernley, Nevada - String EaZe

    RoboLearners Moorestown, New Jersey - HEARcules

    Robrostorms Glen Rock, New Jersey - ConnectMe Classroom App

    NeXT Generation Tully, New York - Bridge to Communicate

    http://www.droidsrobotics.org/https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/fixing-the-world-has-a-nice-ring-to-it/https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/winter-storm-update/https://www.facebook.com/GrayMasterBuilders/https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/kid-inventor-day/https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/kid-inventor-day/https://fllblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/next-generation-bridges-the-progression-of-programs/

  • Robobenders Northern Westchester, New York - What is My Face iPhone App

    Electric Eagles New York, New York - SocialQ

    Robot Rights Dublin, Ohio - Math Magic

    *LEGO Lions Austin, Texas - Haptic AppPlatform for Visually Impaired

    Roboticons Kaysville, Utah - AllerScan

    Robogators Team 2 Everett, Washington - Bridging Classic w/ New Teaching Methods

    The Dark Knights Bellevue, Washington - ReWrite with a SmartWrite

    *Winner

    Innovation Ambassadors in the News

    Our Innovation Ambassadors are out in their communities promoting FIRST LEGO League, continuing to pursue their inventions, and giving advice about innovative thinking. Check out

    some of their stories on the FIRST LEGO League Blog by sorting by the "Global Innovation Award" tag.

    http://fllblog.wordpress.com/