2024 Results

Judged Awards:

Software Innovation and Quality Award

Winning Team: 11260 Up A Creek Robotics from Longmont, Colorado, USA

Honorable mentions: 14496 Roboctopi from Escondido, CA , USA and 8610 Tobor Tech from Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

The goal of this award is to recognize teams that demonstrate both innovative application of software in this year’s FIRST Tech Challenge game and strong software engineering techniques. 

The winning team receives $200 in goBILDA store credit

KISS (Keep It Straightforward and Simple) 

Winning Team:  16379 KookyBotz from Sammamish, Washington, USA

Honorable mentions: 12791 Iterative Intentions from Flower Mound, Texas, USA and 23286 Lazer Robotics from Newton Center, Massachusetts, USA

This award goes to the team that has embraced and demonstrated the K.I.S.S. philosophy when designing their robot. This award celebrates the accessibility and reliability of an elegant mechanical design. This award can be given to a team for their overall design or for a specific component on their robot.  

The winning team receives $200 in goBILDA store credit

Hardware Mastery Award

Winning Team: 7172 Technical Difficulties from Plano, Texas, USA

Honorable mentions: 14496 Roboctopi from Escondido, CA , USA and 9614 Hyperion from Fremont, California, USA

This award is given to the the team that the judges deem to have the most innovative and robust hardware solution to this year’s challenge. The team that receives this award really impressed the judges with their engineering process, design and performance on the field. 

The winning team receives $200 in goBILDA store credit

Judges' Award - Rising Tide

Winning Team: 14496 Roboctopi from Escondido, CA , USA

Team received a DeWALT ATOMIC™ 20V MAX* BRUSHLESS CORDLESS 1/2 IN. DRILL/DRIVER KIT complements of our sponsor Stanley Black & Decker.