From Waialua, Hawaii, USA
aka State of Hawaii Dream Equipment Dream Fund - 1,800,000.00/State of Hawaii CIP - 1,350,000.00/State of Hawaii Title IV-A SSAE Grant - 320,000.00/State of Hawaii DHS Uplink Grant - 138,000.00/Waialua Complex 21st CCLC Grant - 95,000.00/McInerny Foundation - 30,000.00/Waialua High School STEM Learning Center - 20,000.00/PHNSY & IMF - 18,000.00/Friends of Waialua Robotics, Inc. - 15,000.00/Career & Technical Education - Perkins and State - 12,000.00/Atherton Family Foundation - 10,000/First Hawaiian Bank Foundation - 10,000.00/Corteva Agriscience - 10,000.00/L3 Harris Foundation 5,000.00/Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association - AFCEA International - 2000.00/Hawaiian Electric Company - 2,000.00/BAE Systems P&S - 2,000.00/Island X Hawaii - 1,000.00/HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Foundation - 1,000.00/Oakley, Inc./Individual Sponsors and Families&Waialua High & Interm School
Rookie Year: 2000
Details on firstinspires.org
Hall of Fame (2011): Video


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Competition List:

Year Event Awards
2025 Idaho Regional
2025 Hawaii Regional
2025 Arizona North Regional
2025 Canadian Pacific Regional
2024 Beach Blitz presented by the Gene Haas Foundation Winner
Programming Award
2024 Tidal Tumble Winner
2024 Chezy Champs
2024 Newton Division
2024 Hawaii Regional Regional Winners
Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2024 Midwest Regional Regional FIRST Impact Award
Regional Winners
2024 San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm Regional Winners
Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow
2024 Canadian Pacific Regional Regional Winners
Autonomous Award
2023 Beach Blitz presented by the Gene Haas Foundation Winner
Programming Award
2023 Tidal Tumble
2023 Chezy Champs
2023 Johnson Division
2023 Las Vegas Regional Regional Winners
Quality Award
2023 Hawaii Regional Regional FIRST Impact Award
Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Jeff Bruno)
Regional Winners
2023 Ventura County Regional Regional Finalists
Excellence in Engineering Award
2023 Canadian Pacific Regional FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Bowen Cassel)
Regional Winners
Gracious Professionalism Award
2022 Tidal Tumble Winner
2022 Chezy Champs Most Improved Team Award
2022 Roebling Division
2022 Utah Regional Regional Winners
Excellence in Engineering Award
2022 Hawaii Regional Regional Finalists
Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2022 Ventura County Regional Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Winners
2022 Hueneme Port Regional Regional Finalists
Excellence in Engineering Award
2021 Beach Blitz Judge's Award
2021 Tidal Tumble
2021 Pacific Region Awards Event FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Rhea Mae Arellano)
2021 Molybdenum Group - INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
Skills Competition Winner
2021 INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge Event
2021 2021 Season Participation for Regional Teams
2020 * Canadian Rockies Regional (Cancelled) FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Jasmin-Faith Lacar)
2020 * Hawaii Regional (Cancelled) Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Randy Wood)
2020 * Science Park Taichung Regional (Cancelled)
2020 Los Angeles North Regional Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2019 RCC Qianjiang International Robotics Invitational
2019 Roebling Division
2019 Canadian Rockies Regional Regional Winners
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
2019 Hawaii Regional Regional Winners
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2019 Canadian Pacific Regional FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Lauren Yamamoto)
Regional Winners
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2019 Del Mar Regional presented by Qualcomm Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation
2018 Robotics Championship China & Qianjiang International Robotics Invitational
2018 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2018 Hopper Division
2018 Canadian Rockies Regional Regional Winners
2018 Hawaii Regional Regional Winners
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation
2018 Festival de Robotique - Montreal Regional Regional Winners
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
2017 China Robotics Challenge
2017 Darwin Division Championship Subdivision Finalist
2017 Einstein Field (Houston) Woodie Flowers Award (Glenn Lee)
2017 Hawaii Regional
2017 Greater Pittsburgh Regional Regional Winners
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2017 Palmetto Regional Regional Winners
Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2016 Carver Division
2016 Hawaii Regional Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2016 New York Tech Valley Regional Regional Winners
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2016 Lake Superior Regional FIRST Dean's List Finalist Award (Cody Miyataki)
Regional Winners
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation
2015 Einstein Field
2015 Carver Division Championship Subdivision Winner
2015 Hawaii Regional Regional Winners
2015 Australia Regional Regional Winners
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2015 Inland Empire Regional Regional Winners
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
2014 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2014 Curie Division
2014 Hawaii Regional Regional Winner
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2014 Dallas Regional Regional Winner
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2014 Northern Lights Regional Regional Winner
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
2013 Texas Robot Roundup
2013 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2013 Einstein Field FIRST Dean's List Award (William Blaser)
2013 Curie Division
2013 Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems Regional Finalists
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2013 Utah Regional co-sponsored by the Larry H. Miller Group & Platt FIRST Dean's List Finalist (William Blaser)
Regional Winners
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
2013 Boilermaker Regional Regional Winners
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
2012 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2012 Archimedes Division
2012 Lone Star Regional Regional Winners
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
2012 Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems Regional Winners
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
2011 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2011 Einstein Field Championship - Chairman's Award
2011 Galileo Division
2011 Las Vegas Regional Woodie Flowers Award (Mr. Floyd "Dango" Matsumoto, 359)
Finalist
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
2011 Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems Outstanding Volunteer of the Year (Mitsuo Yamada (359))
Winner
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
Website Award
2011 New York City Regional Regional Chairman's Award
Winner
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2010 Indiana Robotics Invitational
2010 Archimedes Division
2010 Hawaii Regional sponsored by BAE Systems Woodie Flowers Award (Glen Lee)
Winner
Engineering Excellence Award sponsored by Delphi
2010 Arizona Regional Regional Chairman's Award
Winner
Coopertition Award
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
2010 San Diego Regional Winner
2009 Einstein Field Championship - Judge's Award
2009 Galileo Division
2009 Hawaii Regional Regional Chairman's Award
Motorola Quality Award
Underwriters Laboratories Industrial Safety Award
Website Award
2009 Silicon Valley Regional Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
2009 Oregon Regional Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
2008 Einstein Field Championship - Engineering Inspiration
2008 Newton Division
2008 Hawaii Regional Regional Chairman's Award
Regional Finalist
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
2008 Chesapeake Regional
2008 NASA / VCU Regional Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Entrepreneurship Award
Motorola Quality Award
Website Award
2007 Las Vegas Regional
2007 New Jersey Regional Regional Finalist
2006 Newton Division
2006 Las Vegas Regional Johnson and Johnson Sportsmanship Award
2005 Archimedes Division
2005 Las Vegas Regional Regional Finalist
2003 Galileo Division
2003 Silicon Valley Regional Regional Chairman’s Award
Regional Finalist
2002 Silicon Valley Regional Regional Winner
Judges Award Friday
2001 Silicon Valley Regional Regional Winner
2000 NASA Ames Regional Regional Finalist
Team Spirit Award