Digging in to Week 1 in New England: Minuteman District Event
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The 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition game, REBUILT, is no longer a thing of the past! New England kicked off the competition season with qualifiers in Massachusetts and Maine, hosting 50 teams during Week 1.
The inaugural Minuteman District Event was so much fun, it never wanted to end!
29 teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island worked hard to make it to the first official event of the year in New England, showing off incredible climbs and volleys of fuel flying through the air.
Superintendent Dr. Kerry Clery welcomed us to Billerica Memorial High School for a fantastic weekend. Thank you to all of our volunteers, including the event planning committee and our venue hosts, FRC 4909, Bionics from Billerica, MA!
With high scores of 423 in qualification rounds and 526 in playoffs, we can see that REBUILT barely has any dust to clear off!
Congratulations to our award-winning teams:
FIRST Impact Award: FRC 4905, Andromeda One from Ayer-Shirley, MA
Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX: FRC 10063, S.C.R.A.P. from Weymouth, MA
FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalists: Eleanor G. and Maya B. from FRC 157, AZTECHS from Marlborough, MA
Outstanding Volunteer Award: Blake Bourque, Event Chair
Event Champions: FRC 3467, Windham Windup from Windham, NH;
FRC 6328, Mechanical Advantage from Littleton, MA;
FRC 3623, Robomingos from Leominster, MA
Event Finalists: FRC 4909, Bionics from Billerica, MA;
FRC 1768, Nashoba Robotics from Bolton, MA;
FRC 1735, Green Reapers from Worcester, MA; FRC 3182, Athena's Warriors from Hartford, CT
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors: FRC 3467, Windham Windup from Windham, NH;
Judges' Award: FRC 1119, Pup Cups from Walpole, MA
Rising All-Star Award: 1735, Green Reapers from Worcester, MA
Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow: FRC 5962, perSEVERE from Lowell, MA
Team Spirit Award: FRC 663, Power Sharks from Whitinsville, MA
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse: FRC 1768, Nashoba Robotics from Bolton, MA Gracious Professionalism Award: FRC 9644, NEIA Robotics from Marlborough, MA
Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation: FRC 8013, Boston Lions from Boston, MA
Quality Award: FRC 5422, Stormgears from Westford, MA
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent: FRC 6328, Mechanical Advantage from Littleton, MA
Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org: FRC 4909, Bionics from Billerica, MA
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen: FRC 3182, Athena's Warriors from Hartford, CT
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