Teams From Around the World Make Waves at SUBMERGED Opens

During the 2024-2025 SUBMERGED^SM season, FIRST^® LEGO^® League teams came together to dive in and explore the layers of the ocean. Teams used their STEM skills and creativity to solve problems faced by ocean explorers.

To commemorate the season, hundreds of teams made a splash at several FIRST LEGO League Open Events around the world, making waves with their creativity, innovation, and lots of Gracious Professionalism^®.   

Congratulations to all teams who competed at a FIRST LEGO League Open during the SUBMERGED season! Find highlights about the events below: 

FIRST LEGO League International Open Greece 

Date: May 2-4, 2025 

Location: Korinthos, Greece 

50 Challenge teams from 43 countries came together to make waves of creativity at the International Open in Korinthos, Greece. 

Watch the Event Recap Video for more highlights! 

FIRST LEGO League Open Africa Championship 

Date: May 7-9, 2025 

Location: Cape Town, South Africa 

80 teams representing 39 countries came together in Cape Town, South Africa to celebrate the SUBMERGED season. 

Watch the Event Recap Video for more highlights! 

Western Edge Open 

Date: May 30- June 1, 2025 

Location: Long Beach, California, USA 

83 Challenge teams and 12 Explore teams from over 20 countries dove into the Western Edge Open in Long Beach, California. 

WPI Open Invitational  

Date: June 13-15, 2025 

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 

Over 100 teams representing 29 countries came together and made a splash at the WPI Open Invitational in Worcester, Massachusetts. 

Watch the Event Recap video for more highlights! 

Florida Sunshine Invitational  

Date: June 24-28, 2025 

Location: Daytona, Florida, USA 

83 teams participated, representing 14 countries celebrated their SUBMERGED innovation at the Florida Sunshine Open Invitational in Daytona, Florida. 

FIRST LEGO League Asia Pacific Open Championship  

Date: July 3-6, 2025  

Location: Sydney, Australia  

59 teams representing 22 countries made waves of innovation at the Asia Pacific Open Championship in Sydney, Australia.  

Congratulations to all the teams who participated in #SUBMERGED events this season! We hope to have you back next year as we dig into the past to discover the future, part of the 2025-2026 archaeology-inspired robotics season FIRST^® AGE™ presented by Qualcomm.  

The UNEARTHED season kickoff is only a few days away! On Tuesday, August 5, the season materials will be available on our website at 12pm ET: https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/game-and-season.   

What problems do you want to dig into this season? Let us know by using #UNEARTHED on social media!