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2025-2026 Online Challenges Cycle 2 & 3 Winners Announced

Thank you to the students from all over the globe who participated in Cycle 2 & 3 of this season’s Online Challenges! Congratulations to all of these teams!

Click the links below to view the winning entries.

Cycle 2 Winners

Create a Game Element Challenge: CAD Challenge – Elementary School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
17432M
Leo-Cedarville Elementary
Indiana
Second Place
17432R
Leo-Cedarville Elementary
Indiana
Third Place
3988S
Irvine Robotics
California

Create a Game Element Challenge: CAD Challenge – Middle School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
8326B
TWGT Robotics
California
Second Place
91311B
Ernest Lawrence Middle School
California
Third Place
22903C
Haberdasher’s Boys’ School
United Kingdom

Create a Game Element Challenge: CAD Challenge – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
3988A
Rowland High School
California
Second Place
74074R
Pioneer Robotics
Oklahoma
Third Place
29712C
Cognitaur Robotics Team
California

Create a Game Element Challenge: CAD Challenge – University

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
AUGDC4
Alfaisal University Robotics Club
Saudi Arabia
Second Place
WHOOP8
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
Texas
Third Place
WHOOP
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
Texas

Game Design Challenge: The Upcycling Effect – Elementary School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
28277A
Providence Spring ES Rocket Robotics Club
North Carolina
Second Place
56445B
Center for Advanced Academics & Accelerated Learning
Alabama
Third Place
56445C
Center for Advanced Academics and Accelerated Learning
Alabama

Game Design Challenge: The Upcycling Effect – Middle School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
10622A
Robotik World Center
Mexico
Second Place
21549B
Queen Elizabeth’s School
London
Third Place
36300S
Breck
Minnesota

Game Design Challenge: The Upcycling Effect – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
Second Place
14142A
Irrational Robotics
Texas
Third Place
17505C
I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
Texas

Game Design Challenge: The Upcycling Effect – University

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
CBU1
California Baptist University
California
Second Place
WHOOP
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
Texas
Third Place
TECHI
Boltdog Robotics
Louisiana

Show Your Spark: Meme My Team Challenge – Elementary School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
37700A
Kitley Intermediate School
Indiana
Second Place
15B
Crescent Elementary School
California
Third Place
25808P
OIS Robotics Club
India

Show Your Spark: Meme My Team Challenge – Middle School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
21350E
Trinity Grammar Preparatory School
Australia
Second Place
567a
4h electric dolphins
Missouri
Third Place
5081C
Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School West
Florida

Show Your Spark: Meme My Team Challenge – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
17505A
I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
Texas
Second Place
14142A
Irrational Robotics
Texas
Third Place
14256B
Bionic Bulls
Florida

Show Your Spark: Meme My Team Challenge – University

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
SCA
SoCal Alliance Robotics
California
Second Place
CBU1
California Baptist University
California
Third Place
WHOOP8
Aggie Robotics at Texas A&M University
Texas

Cycle 3 Winners

Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM Challenge – Elementary School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
29544C
CSA Fodrea / Falcon Force
Indiana

Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM Challenge – Middle School (VIQRC / V5RC)

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
673H
East Valley Middle School
Idaho

Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM Challenge – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
19359Z
MHHS Robotics
California

Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM Challenge – University

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
mtg7
mtronics group
Banghāzī

RECF Community Challenge – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
19359D
MHHS Robotics
California

RECF Community Challenge – High School (International Teams)

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
18190D
Basis International School GuangZhou
China

RECF Community Challenge – University

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
TECHI3
Boltdog Robotics
Lousiana

RECF Community Challenge – University (International Teams)

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
ITMOR1
Tecnológico Nacional de México – Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia
Mexico

VEXcode VR Virtual Skills Challenge – Elementary School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
73429A
Nilie’s Art Studio
Texas

VEXcode VR Virtual Skills Challenge – Middle School (VIQRC / VRC)

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
8838B
Orchard Hills Robotics
California

VEXcode VR Virtual Skills Challenge – High School

Place
Entry Title
Team
School/Club
Region
First Place
78181A
IBSH
Chinese Taipei

China Cultural Exchange

  • VIQRC Elementary School: Team 3188A, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
  • VIQRC Middle School: Team 88299A, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
  • VRC Middle School: Team 10198A, Beijing, China
  • VRC High School: Team 11207S, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

A3 Robot Safety Award – Sponsored by the Association for Advancing Automation

  • University – Team Whoop8, Texas A&M University, Texas, US
  • Middle School – Team 3723D, Seoul Foreign School, Seoul-T’ukpyolshi, Republic of Korea
  • High School – Team 13135F, Trường Trung Học Phổ Thông Fpt Cần Thơ, Cần Thơ, Vietnam

Click here to learn more about Online Challenges.

2025-2026 Signature Event Updates

  1. An Event Partner wanting to apply to host a Signature Event must have hosted events for at least 2 seasons prior to applying. 
  2. Signature Events must use the officially branded award banners for the Excellence Award and Tournament/Teamwork Champions Award.
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2025-2026 Signature Event Application Reminders

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