On March 7th the "Nerd Herd", a robotics team of four young students from Sheepshead Bay, won New York City's FIRST Lego League Robotics Championship. This win qualified them to compete in the Robotics World Festival in Atlanta next month--the only problem, raising the necessary $7,000 needed for the trip. Through various fund-raising, including bake sales, the team was only able to raise about $2,700. This inspiring story caught the eye of British vacuum cleaner exec James Dyson who felt "these kids represent the future of engineering". This morning the James Dyson Foundation, which supports design, technology and engineering education, presented the "Nerd Herd" with a check for $5,000 live on Good Day New York.