Celebrating the True FIRST Story behind "Rule Breakers" - Seven Questions to Facilitate Meaningful Discussion About the Film
February 24, 2025
It’s been a little over a week since we wrapped the 2025 FIRST® Championship presented by BAE Systems and the REEFSCAPESM presented by Haas season, and I feel like I’m still running on adrenaline from the event. The FIRST Championship is a massive undertaking each year that would not be possible without the nearly 1400 volunteers and students and mentors from 601 teams. Thank you all for all that you do to make this event a life-changing experience every season!
Congratulations to our FIRST Impact Award winning team, Project Bucephalus from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia!
Congratulations also to our 5 other FIRST Impact Award Finalists:
- Team 316, LUNATECS from Carneys Point, NJ, USA
- Team 1156 Under Control from Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Team 2438 ‘Iobotics from Honolulu, HI, USA
- Team 4788 Can’t Control from Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Team 5089 Robo-Nerds from Los Angeles, CA, USA
I’d also like to congratulate Francisco “Paco” Guerra from team 4635 of Monterey, Mexico for winning the 2025 Woodie Flowers Award and Thad House for being recognized as the FIRST Robotics Competition Volunteer of the Year!
A big congratulations to our FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award winners:
- Yigit Efe E, Team 9029, Team NF, Ankara, Türkiye
- Maeli M, Team 3009, High Scalers, Nevada, USA
- Owen G, Team 2557, SOTAbots, Washington, USA
- Rudra K, Team 3616, Team Phenomena, Louisiana, USA
- Keira P, Team 6241, WarriorBots, Wisconsin, USA
- Mahendran M, Team 2531, RoboHawks, Minnesota, USA
- Melina M, Team 71, Team Hammond, Indiana, USA
- Marcus W, Team 469, Las Guerrillas, Michigan, USA
- Kristia N, Team 3314, Mechanical Mustangs, New Jersey, USA
- Marlon W, Team 1155, SciBorgs, New York, USA
Finally, congratulations to our 2025 FIRST Championship Winning Alliance!
- Team 1323, MadTown Robotics, Madera, California, USA
- Team 2910, Jack in the Bot, Mill Creek, WA, USA
- Team 4272, Maverick Robotics, Lafayette, IN, USA
- Team 5026, Iron Panthers, Burlingame, CA, UA
I wish you all a safe and happy summer! Registration for the 2026 FIRST season opens on May 14. Only 256 days until we kick off REBUILT™ presented by Haas!