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FIRST® LEGO® League & Equinor

We need more science and technology heroes for the future. As one of the world’s largest knowledge and technology competitions, FIRST® LEGO® League plays an important role in fostering an early enthusiasm for these subjects among young people.

Each year, tens of thousands of teams from over 100 countries collaborate to solve a challenge related to a theme within science and technology. Using robots, programming, and their own ingenuity, they have to come up with solutions to various problems.

In other words, the competition isn’t all that different from what we at Equinor do every day. Each day, 24,000 employees go to work to search for better solutions—often with the help of robots, programming, and their own minds, among other things. Through collaboration in science and technology, we work every day to accelerate the energy transition, but we’ll need more bright minds and skilled hands in the future to solve these tasks. That is why we sponsor FIRST® LEGO® League.

And that is why we gave this year’s task to four solution-oriented Equinor employees. Because, it is quite similar. Or is it?

FIRST® LEGO® League and my job as an engineer share many similarities. Planning, construction and collaboration is important aspects of both.

Isak Børve
Portrait of Isak Børve

Can four Equinor employees solve this year’s challenge?

We gave the challenge to four of our employees, who usually work on some of the largest and most technically challenging projects in the energy transition. In just four hours, they have do their best to solve up to six tasks with the robot. They would need to program, build, and coordinate, and most importantly: collaborate.

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Portrait Isak Børve

Isak Børve

25 years old from Øystese in Kvam. Holds a trade certificate as an industrial mechanic and a degree in mechanical engineering. He has extensive experience from several different Equinor installations, but currently works as a project manager focusing on the Åsgard B platform.

Portrait Jone Ueland

Jone Ueland

From Vigrestad in Jæren. Has worked as a consultant, developer, and data analyst. Currently leads a team of developers. He holds a degree in development, in addition to an MBA.

Portrait Kristin Sande

Kristin Sande

Has worked as an executive assistant at Equinor for over 16 years. In addition to having been part of most departments in the company, she has previous experience in shipping, labor unions, IT, and the Armed Forces.

Portrait of Christian Østby

Christian Østby

26 years old from Salangen in Troms. Works as a Graduate Engineer focusing on how Equinor can use and implement 3D printing to a greater extent.

Want to know more about FIRST® LEGO® League?

This year’s competition has already kicked off, but get ready for next year’s registration, which starts on April 1, 2025.