Congratulations to our DECODE FIRST Championship Teams!

This year's FIRST^® Championship presented by BAE Systems was the largest FIRST^® Tech Challenge event ever! We hosted 338 FIRST Tech Challenge teams from 27 countries around the world. Over four days, teams competed in matches, showcased their team’s engineering journey, and celebrated months of hard work. Check out a video of all the robots at the event here, and teams can download these pictures here!

The season theme FIRST AGE™ presented by Qualcomm drew inspiration from archaeology, challenging students across all programs to explore how past discoveries fuel future innovation. From robot design to judging interviews, teams spent months working through real engineering problems the same way professionals do: collaborating, failing, iterating, and ultimately building something they're proud of.

We’re especially grateful to our largest volunteer lineup of all time, thank you to the hundreds of volunteers that gathered in Houston to help FIRST^® put on this event, and thank you to the hundreds of coaches and mentors that invested so much time to make this a memorable and rewarding season for our students.

Congratulations to our fantastic award winners on your outstanding achievements!

FIRST Leadership Award – This student leadership award celebrates the dedication and individual contributions of outstanding secondary school students participating on FIRST Tech Challenge or FIRST^® Robotics Competition teams.

FIRST Tech Challenge Winners:

• Arjun D, Team 252, Electric Quahogs, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

• Anya A, Team 21351, Cybotz, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
• Kuek K, Team 16010, Astra Machina, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
• Karime L, Team 5470, Rambotics, El Paso, Texas, USA
• Ananya P, Team 25742, TechTalons, Folson, California, USA
• Chris Z, Team 23280, C.A.R.T, San Diego, California, USA
• Arnav G, Team 16290, Z.I.P Ties, Sanford, Florida, USA
• Arhaan J, Team 20240, Slingshot, Austin, Texas, USA
• Sofia L, Team 17792, Amigos Droids, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Abigail F, Team 22526, Fondy Fire Tech, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

The Inspire Award, recognizing excellence in robot design and teamwork, went to Team 17792, Amigos Droids, Belo Horizonte, Brazil from the Ross Division.

Inspire Award Division Winners: 

• • Team 14423, RoboCorns, Exton, Pennsylvania, USA, Lovelace Division
  • Team 9848, GearView, Mullica Hill, New Jersey, USA, Jackson Division
  • Team 6417, Blu Cru, Rockville, Maryland, USA, Goodall Division
  • Team 8565, TechnicBots, Plano, Texas, USA, Franklin Division
  • Team 7477, Super 7, Oviedo, Florida, USA, Edison Division

The Winning Alliance was Team 30030, Exodus, Austin, Texas, USA; Team 21087, Velocity, Braila, Romania; and Team 11228, OverClucked Bots, Zeeland, Michigan, USA.

The Finalist Alliance was Team 18270, RoboPlayers, Irving, Texas, USA; Team 20265, Heart of RoBots, Buzau, Romania; and Team 7172, Technical Difficulties, Plano, Texas, USA.

Within their divisions, FIRST Tech Challenge teams earned additional match-based and judged awards. View a list of winning teams by division:

• Edison Division sponsored by GE Aerospace
• Franklin Division sponsored by John Deere
• Goodall Division sponsored by BAE Systems
• Jackson Division sponsored by Qualcomm
• Lovelace Division sponsored by CrunchLabs
• Ross Division