Del Mar Pines School’s FIRST Lego League (FLL) team, the Metaverse Bots, have had a successful 2022 FLL season, starting with a strong showing at the qualifying tournament in Encinitas.

“A big part of the competition is six important values ​​of the robot competition called core values,” said Amber Qian, a fourth-grade team member. “These are discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork and fun. These core values ​​have united our team and are the foundation of our success.”

In addition to core values, the team is also scored in categories such as their innovation project, core values, robot play, and robot design. The Metaverse Bots innovation was a student-designed heating and cooling jacket.

In the Encinitas qualifier, the team took second place…