The FIRST ® LEGO ® League is a support programme introducing children and young people to technology and scientific research through play. The annual robotics competitions motivate young researchers to solve tasks related to specific topics using their innovative ideas and team spirit. On the day of the competition, each team is judged on three areas – robotics design, research and teamwork – and takes part in a three-round "robot game" with the robots they have developed.
The aim of the international RoboCup community is to foster the development of intelligent robots through competitions and to provide scientists and students from all over the world with an attractive test environment for their robots. In addition to promoting this concept, Festo also lends its support to the Industrial Logistics League. Multi-agent planning issues in research meet sensor and navigation issues in robotics, thus reflecting the challenges manufacturers face with regard to highly flexible production and goods flows in the age of Industry 4.0.