FIRST Lego League

TPS Robotics Team

Tuxedo Park School's FLL team designs, builds, and programs LEGO SPIKE Prime robots to complete challenging missions. Students learn programming, engineering, and teamwork — combining the excitement of sport with the rigor of science and technology.

Fridays After School Grades 6–9 About FLL →

// Skills

What Students Learn

FLL isn't just about robots. Students develop real engineering skills and learn to work as a team under pressure.

Robot Design

Build with LEGO SPIKE Prime. Design mechanisms for specific missions — arms, claws, attachments. Iterate and test until it works.

Python Programming

Program the robot in Python using our custom TPS SPIKE library. Control motors, read sensors, follow lines, and navigate autonomously.

Strategy & Teamwork

Plan which missions to attempt. Divide work between builders and programmers. Present your innovation project to judges at competition.

Precision Navigation

PID-controlled turns, odometry tracking, and differential drive systems. The robot knows where it is and where it needs to go.

Sensor Integration

Color sensors for line following, distance sensors for obstacle detection, gyro for heading. Combine them for complex behaviors.

Competition Prep

Practice runs, time optimization, consistent performance. Students learn that reliability beats cleverness every time.

// Open Source

TPS SPIKE Python Library

We built a custom Python library for the LEGO SPIKE Prime platform. It gives students high-level abstractions for motor control, differential drive systems, PID-based precision turning, line following, and odometry tracking — making it easier to program complex robot behaviors with simple, readable code.

Key Features:

Motor control with acceleration/deceleration • Tank-style and arc-based turns • Line-following with color sensors • Position tracking • Goal-seeking navigation

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// Team in Action