Robotic inventors of the future getting their start with Legos

If you pass by the door of Mrs. Baxter's Room 52 at Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementary School in Clairemont, you might see sixth graders playing with Legos and wonder, "what could be going on?"

But once inside this busy classroom you would see that groups of students are confidently completing a series of challenges in their afternoon enrichment "Robotics Lab."

Sponsored by the Devil Ducks Robotics Team at Madison High School, teams such as Team Awesome, Team Robo-Nerds, Team Mad Hatters, and Team Electric Bulls are collaborating with their fellow students to build robots that can earn points by going through Lego towers and pushing Legos through those towers.

Students are learning about the scientific trial-and-error process which sometimes relies on physics and good common sense.

So the next time you see a commercial on TV about a futuristic robot performing a task, please know the future is here at Lindbergh Schweitzer Elementaryand successfully thriving in Room 52!!

For additional information contact Media Production Assistant Julie Harris at jharris2@sandi.net or 858-496-8400.