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2025-2026 Online Challenges Cycle 1 Winners Announced

December 10, 2025

Thank you to the students from all over the globe who participated in Cycle 1 of this season’s Online Challenges! Congratulations to all of these teams!

Click the links below to view the winning entries.

Team Recruitment Poster Challenge – Elementary School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Gear Girls Recruitment Poster
97793C
Hicks Canyon Elementary
United States
Second Place
Pukalani STEM Imagineers Team Recruitment Poster
10704B
Pukalani Elementary
United States
Third Place
Become a Ravage Riceball!
21350H
Trinity Grammar Preparatory School
Australia

Team Recruitment Poster Challenge – Middle School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Are you ready to join 10743A?
10743A
City of London School
United Kingdom
Second Place
Join 2242B: The Future Starts Here #ProudToBeCurious
2242B
Salinas Robotics Team
Puerto Rico
Third Place
20721D PICKLEBOT Team Recruitment Poster
20721D
Ravenswood School for Girls
Australia

Team Recruitment Poster Challenge – High School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Team Recruitment Poster Challenge
80745B
St. Modan’s High School
United Kingdom
Second Place
Team Recruitment Poster
74074R
Pioneer Robotics
United States
Third Place
Axiom – Recruitment Poster
14142A
Irrational Robotics
United States

Meme My Team Challenge – Elementary School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Pirates – Meme My Team
60097A
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
United States
Second Place
Meme My Team
90067E
Anatolia Cultural Centers
United States
Third Place
VEXecution Meme
21350K
Trinity Grammar Preparatory School
Australia

Meme My Team Challenge – Middle School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Baby Beluga doo, doo, doo, doo, doo,
214B
Hamilton Heights Middle School
United States
Second Place
Meme My Team
6177G
Robotfun Academy
United States
Third Place
The Meeting Will Be SUPER Short
65404K
Singapore American School
Singapore

Meme My Team Challenge – High School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
1516X
1516X
California High School robotics club
United States
Second Place
Expectation vs. Reality: The RoboPirates Robotics Journey
79793R
Magnolia Science Academy – Santa Ana
United States
Third Place
2158X Meme My Team
2158X
ausTIN CANs
United States

Meme My Team Challenge – University Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
The WHOOP Multiverse
WHOOP
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
United States
Second Place
Sticking to the Agenda vs. Storytelling Hour
WHOOP8
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
United States
Third Place
TECHI3 Submission
TECHI3
Boltdog Robotics
United States

Innovate to Elevate Challenge – Elementary School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
VEXovate
21350H
Trinity Grammar Preparatory School
Australia
Second Place
Olympic Award
21350G
Trinity Grammar Preparatory School
Australia
Third Place
Show Your Spark: Innovate Award by RoboRoar!
17432R
Leo-Cedarville Elementary
United States

Innovate to Elevate Challenge – Middle School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
The Bad Batch Innovate to Elevate Trophy entry
37837B
Dark Side Robotics
United States
Second Place
7192X – Innovate Award
7192X
DreamCodersClub
India
Third Place
Vex Guy!
8326B
TWGT Robotics
United States

Innovate to Elevate Challenge – High School Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Innovate to Elevate Challenge
85301V
The International School of Macao
Macau, China
Second Place
Innovate to Elevate Challenge
66994B
Dr.Player Robotics Lab
Chinese Taipei
Third Place
Innovate to elevate challenge_Trophy design
5915Z
VEX Academy of Guangzhou PNP studio
China

Innovate to Elevate Challenge – University Teams

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Country
First Place
Infinity Gear Design
SKERS
University of Nebraska at Lincoln VEXU Robotics Club
United States
Second Place
Laser Cut Acrylic Innovate Award by VEX U Team WHOOP
WHOOP
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
United States
Third Place
JHAWK Innovate to Elevate Challenge
JHAWK
KU Robotics
United States

Click here to learn more about the REC Foundation’s Online Challenges.

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