I Heart Robots! Qualifying Tournament

This team may not have many resources, but they refused to succumb to defeat. Their spirit perservered through numerous obstacles. The Judge's award for "Perkseverance" goes to Team 6836, the Perkiomen School.

This team stalked with precision and awareness through the mountains. They clawed their way to the top of the competition. Their enhanced, cat-like senses were the foundation for their success.

This team has acquired technical skills and resources through their outreach to spread FIRST in their community. They are right on track engaging businesses to help with fundraising to help them grow FIRST programs. This rookie's train has left the station and they are well on their way to climbing the wall to success.

Fans of this team weren't let down. They excited the field with their high energy design. Like petals on the wind, flower power took them to the top.

This team has an independently driven, elegant design. They overcome obstacles and climbed to success with their "real engineering" process. They held the smooth ride together with a box of rubber bands!

This team's outreach beyond the FIRST community to the local community, universities, and businesses. They've brought awareness or FIRST and STEM to more than the usual suspects. They're armed with a robotics curriculum for the students and educators of tomorrow.

This team gave the judges a well organized and detailed notebook. The impressive notebook made their engineering process as clear as glass. They documented their journey completely from the beginning to the END.

This team faced their obstacles and rose to the challenge. Where many teams focus on developing and expanding student involvement, this team kicks it up a notch by building resources for coaches and mentors. Their commitment to their community and their desire to spread the word of the FIRST program really got their gears going.