Awards

Programming Award

Celebrates excellence and efforts in programming that enhance robot performance.

Design Excellence Award

Celebrates the team that demonstrates a professional approach to the design process, with a result that strikes a balance between form and function.

Innovation Award

Celebrates creativity that enhances strategy of play.

Strategy Award

Celebrates a thoughtful approach to game strategy (e.g., scouting).

Judges Award

During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.

Pitch Perfect Award

Celebrates a team that delivers a compelling fundraising/sponsorship pitch to the judges.

Team Operations Award

Celebrates a team with strong internal operations and structures; these operations support the team to achieve more together.

Community Catalyst

Celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community.

Winner (4)

Celebrates the Alliance that wins the competition.

Finalist (4)

Celebrates the Alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition.