Inventioneers Earn Article in April 2012 Popular Mechanics Magazine

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FLL World Festival Pit Tip

We thought seeing a few World Festival pits would inspire those of you going to the event for the first time this year!

Inventioneers Featured on the Department of Education Website

Check us out at the NH DOE website (click image below)!

New Website Brought to You By the Inventioneers' Coach

Wondering what to do in the off-season?  Coach Evarts, our coach since we started in 2004, has started a new blog to share some strategies for new teams - Just Think Outside the Blocks.  

 

We'll be referencing some of her posts . . .

Inventioneers Post New Patent Tip for Inventors

Don't forget to check out our Patent Blog at www.InventioneersPatentScholarship.blogspot.com for tips for inventors.  Here's the latest tip (click here or image below).

Inventioneers Meet With Local Legislator

Last week 3 Inventioneers (TJ, Jaiden, and Bryeton) were invited by NH State Senator Sharon Carson to meet with her at the State House.  We discussed our accomplishments over the past 18 month and also shared our current projects and plans for the future.  Thanks to Senator Carson for her encouragement and support!

Important News About the Inventioneers Patent Scholarship

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Check Out the Inventioneers' Latest Tip for Young Inventors

If you are an inventor and think you have a cool idea, check out the Inventioneers Patent Scholarship blog for tips to help you navigate the path to protecting your invention.  Click here for the latest tip.

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"Snack Attack" Expo at SNH Montessori Academy covered by website www.londonderrynh.net

Inventioneers Reach Thousands at First Night!

The Inventioneers' exhibition table was crowded for over five hours during our First Night 2012 adventure in Boston.  The Hynes Convention Center was mobbed with over six thousand event-goers and youngsters of all ages were excited to see our FLL robot in action.  Check out our slideshow from the event:



Jaiden and Bryeton Evarts represented the Inventioneers along with TJ Evarts who

Inventioneers Help Nurture Young Engineers at Academy

Right to left:  Inventioneers Bryeton Evarts and Jaiden Evarts (in yellow shirts), and TJ Evarts (black shirt) demonstrate LEGO robots to students at Southern NH Montessori Academy at the "Snack Attack" Jr. FLL Exhibition in December

We were excited to be invited to demonstrate our FIRST LEGO League robot to aspiring young engineers at the "Snack Attack" Jr. FLL Exhibition at Londonderry's Southern NH Montessori Academy (SNHMA).  Londonderry's high school robotics team, the PVC Pirates, conducted a 15 week course introducing students to mechanized LEGO machines and the science of nutrition.  Students showed off their models and research at the exhibition held on December 21.  The Inventioneers Jaiden, Bryeton, and TJ Evarts encouraged the students, ages 6-9, to get involved in FLL and then put our robot through its paces for the students, their parents, SNHMA staff and event judges who included our coach, Lisa Evarts.

Inventioneers Invited to Exhibit at FIRST at First Night, Boston

Two years ago, we hosted a great exhibit as part of Boston's First Night celebration.  We are excited to be invited back by Mr. Steve Cremer, FIRST's Regional Director for MA and NH, who coordinates the robotics demonstrations.   We're expecting thousands of First Night celebrators to learn about FIRST programs, many for the very first time.  We're proud to be exhibiting along with Londonderry's PVC Pirates FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) team.

Here's a look at the crowds form First Night 2009!

We'll post photos and

Merry Christmas from the Inventioneers

Inventioneers on NH Chronicle - Again!

On Monday, December 12, the Inventioneers' story was featured on ABC affiliate WMUR's NH Chronicle.  We are thankful for the chance to help kids learn about inventing and to share our patent experiences.

Also, it is another chance to

Check Out the New Post at Inventioneers Patent Scholarship Website:

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Inventioneers Launch Patent Website!

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Inventioneers Catch Up with Friends at NH Tournament

As we went through the pits sharing our Inventioneers Patent Scholarship flyers at the NH State FLL Tournament today, we were happy to see so many friends among the qualifying teams.  We realized that we have been personally involved with about 10 of the teams that were competing at the state level this year.  We love the excitement of competition day.

Submit Your NH Patent Scholarship Entry Here:

Click Image Above to go to Application for NH Teams.  Deadline 1/31/12.

Don't Forget to Read Our Tournament Tips

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Congratulations to another Champion's Award winner!

Cheers go out to the Wisdom Seekers of Nashua, NH for their Champion's Award win at Bishop Guertin's qualifying tournament.  We have worked with them since they started their team back in August of 2010!  We are so happy that we have been able to support them and to share our insider tips! (Of course, we are happy to share our best advice with all FLL teams, just contact us!)

Wisdom Seekers were among the graduates of The Inventioneers Team Training Institute in September 2010

Another Award for Inventioneers Friends

Congratulations to the Lego Lords of Derry, NH for their Champion's Award win at the Daniel Webster College tournament on November 19th!  We've known the Lego Lords since they formed their team in 2008 and have been happy to mentor them along the way.  We and our coach met with them most recently at the PVC Pirates FRC team's RoboExpo last month (see photo below)!

Half the Lego Lords with half the Inventioneers!

They're on to the BAE NH State Championship Tournament on December 3rd.  Awesome!

Are You Inventive?

Do you have one?  You could be our next big winner!

Stay tuned for more!

What's Going On Here?

That's Intellectual Property Attorney Vern Maine with us and the winners of the Inventioneers Big Idea Patent Scholarship 2010, the Lego Mind Freaks!

Help Wanted: SMARTwheel™

Check out our SMARTwheel™ blog to read this New York Times article about the limitations of texting laws.  Click on the image below

Congrats to Holy Cow

Three cheers for Holy Cow from Concord, NH for their 2nd Place Champion's Award from the Bishop Brady FLL qualifying tournament today.

We are especially excited because this is a team we have worked with closely and have mentored. They took the 2nd Place Research Award at the State Tournament last year and we expect great things from them at this year's NH event! Here's a photo of the Inventioneers and Holy Cow at their headquarters just before the state tournament last year!

NY Times Article Includes Inventioneers Nov. 6

The article highlights the accomplishments of middle to high schoolers - the college experience needs enriching now!

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Friends Around the Globe

This map gives you an idea of how the Inventioneers are reaching teams from around the world!

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More From the PVC Pirates' RoboExpo

The Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua was host to the first annual RoboExpo which was an exhibition of three FIRST programs - FRC, FTC, and FLL. Kudos to all the teams who demonstrated their robots, passed out FIRST literature to the crowds and recruited new students, mentors, and coaches to these great programs. Here's a photo of (from left to right) Team Unlimited (FTC), Holy Cow (FLL), Lego Lords (FLL), the Inventioneers (FLL), and the PVC Pirates (FRC). (More photos from the day's events coming.)

Inventioneers Applaud PVC Pirates' RoboExpo

What a great day at the RoboExpo! Thousands of people saw FIRST program robots in action. Thanks to the FLL teams that participated with the Inventioneers - Holy Cow (white shirts), Lego Lords (green shirts), and the Wisdom Seekers (not pictured). We're in safety yellow except TJ (in black) who captain of the team that created this successful event, the PVC Pirates.

2011 FLL Event Schedule

For those of you who met us at the RoboExpo today, here's the schedule of tournaments happening in NH for 2011. Remember, if you need any help getting started for 2012, email us at TheInventioneers@yahoo.com.

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Watch The Inventioneers FLL Project Video !

Over the last eight years, we've mentored hundreds of teams teams in person, through email, by phone and Skype. The one frustration shared by new teams has been uncertainty about how to approach the Project. How do we get started? What does a Project Presentation look like? And more. We know having guidance in those areas

Inventioneers to Appear at First Ever RoboExpo

Come down to the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua on Saturday October 15th to see FIRST teams and their robots in head to head competition as well as robot demonstrations. The event is the brainchild of the PVC Pirates FRC team from Londonderry and will include FLL, FTC, and FRC teams from around New England - including us! Come by between 11 am and 5 pm to get in on the action!

Inventioneers Make USA Today - again!

USA Today article from October 1, 2011. The SMARTwheel is still going strong! Also, a link to a former USA Today article with an Inventioneers' interview. Click here for link.

STOW-or-GO Table Tips

So many teams are using our STOW-or-GO Table design that we are compiling all our best tips in a newsletter. We'll be sending it out to everyone in our email list. If you would like a copy, email us with a request at TheInventioneers@yahoo.com.

Check out the ABCs of FLL in DC

Inventioneers Pass ABCs of FLL Torch in DC

We are excited to announce that the ABCs of FLL workshop we conducted in DC last September is going full force again this year. We are happy to pass the torch to Denise Lewis of DC FIRST - she has almost 90 people signed up for the ABCs of FLL and will be using the materials we developed for her last year. Go DC!!

More Summer Camp Press

Our Inventor's Camp, in partnership with SNHMA's Camp DaVinci program, is highlighted on LondonderryNH.net!

Link:
http://www.londonderrynh.net/2011/08/inventioneers-work-with-local-youth-academy/40990

Inventioneers Team Up with Montessori Academy

Londonderry, NH - The Inventioneers, Londonderry’s own FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Champions, have joined forces this summer with the Southern NH Montessori Academy (SNHMA). The global award winning team is teaching three summer camp sessions all with a LEGO theme as part of SNHMA’s Camp DaVinci program. In June, the week-long camp was called Intro to LEGO Robotics and focused on robot building techniques and mechanics. Week two, held earlier this month, honed in on LEGO simple machines and vehicles. Week three, Young Inventors, to be held August 8-12 , will teach campers how to bring their own inventions from ideas on paper to working LEGO models.

Inventor's Digest Features the Inventioneers

Take a look at our two-page spread in this month's issue of Inventor's Digest!


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Inventioneers Featured in Inventor's Digest !!!

Link coming soon!
The SMARTwheel™ and the Inventioneers are in the June edition of Inventor's Digest! More details to come.