![Joe Muskin with the University of Illinois College of Engineering looks up from an array of Lego Mindstorms components.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/43467/img_6620__medium.jpg)
Middle-School Contestants Take On Real-World Problems With Lego Robots
On Saturday, January 28, 64 teams of kids in fourth through eighth grade will gather on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and compete in solving practical problems using programmable toy robots.
The event is called a “Lego League” tournament, one of many around the world. It’s being held at the ARC --- the Activities and Recreation Center on Peabody Drive on the U of I campus.