Design Award
The Design Award expands on this year’s challenge, inspiring teams to incorporate industrial design into their robots.  These elements can be shown in the simplicity of the design as it applies to the tasks, the look, and feel of the robot in how the design allows us to think of robots in new ways.  The design aspect must serve a function – but should also differentiate the robot in a unique fashion.
Third Place 21931 Westside Gray – from West Lafayette, IN
Second Place 4366 Westside Gold – from West Lafayette, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team showed outstanding form and function with their robot.  They clawed their way to the top.  Congrats Mr. Crabs, 19932 Wetside Red.
Winner 19932 Westside Red – from West Lafayette, IN
Motivate Award
The team that receives the Motivate Award celebrates the culture of FIRST and clearly shows what it means to be a team.  This award celebrates the team that represents the essence of the FIRST Tech Challenge competition through team building, team spirit, and displayed enthusiasm.  This is a team who makes a collective effort to make FIRST known throughout their school and community and sparks others to embrace the culture of FIRST.
Third Place 20045 Grey Fox – from Mishawaka, IN
Second Place 22331 random() – from Fort Wayne, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
Our judges liked seeing how well this team worked together and helped mentor an FLL team. If you find yourself in need of help, maybe they will come to your rescue. Congratulations, team Heroes!
Winner 20430 Heroes – from Granger, IN
Control Award sponsored by Arm, Inc.
The Control Award, sponsored by Arm, Inc, celebrates the team that demonstrates innovative thinking in the control system to solve game challenges such as autonomous operation, enhancing mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results on the field.
Third Place 4366 Westside Gold – from West Lafayette, IN
Second Place 22331 random() – from Fort Wayne, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This is a team that can score without driving.  Their limit switches did not limit their potential.  You had better watch out this team may be scoring circuits.
Winner 13414 Circuit Breakers – from Kingman, IN
Innovate Award sponsored by Raytheon Technologies
The Innovate Award, sponsored by Raytheon Technologies, celebrates a team that has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life.  This award is given to the team that the Judges feel has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to the FIRST Tech Challenge game.  Elements of this award include elegant design, robustness, and ‘out of the box’ thinking.
This award may address the design of the whole robot or some sub-assembly component of the robot.  The creative component needs to work consistently, but a robot does not have to work all of the time during matches to be considered for this award.  The team’s engineering portfolio showed the design of the component(s) and the team’s robot and clearly explains how the team arrived at their solution.
Third Place 13402 Team with No Name – from Mishawaka, IN
Second Place 21624 Titans – from South Bend, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team used CAD while printing parts in an innovative way to add to their robot design. While the intake was active on the field, its position was tracked to accelerate to victory.
Winner 14596 XLR8 – from Granger, IN
Connect Award
The Connect Award is presented to the team that the Judges feel most connected with their local Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) community.  A true FIRST team is more than the sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging its local STEM community plays an essential part in its success. The recipient of this award is recognized for helping the community understand FIRST, the FIRST Tech Challenge, and the team itself.  In addition, this team aggressively seeks and recruits engineers and explores the opportunities available in the world of engineering, science, and technology.
Third Place 13414 Circuit Breakers – from Kingman, IN
Second Place 21931 Westside Gray – from West Lafayette, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges with the many connections they made with other FIRST teams and people in STEM.  Despite the time they spent on these connections, they did not get distracted from their team mission.
Winner 16501 Squirrel! – from Granger, IN
Think Award
The Think Award is given to the team that the Judges feel best reflects the journey of the engineering design process.  The engineering portfolio is the key reference for Judges to help them identify the most deserving team.  This team’s engineering portfolio focused on the design and build stage of the team’s Robot and exemplified their journey as a team and engineers.
Third Place 21931 Westside Gray – from West Lafayette, IN
Second Place 22331 random() – from Fort Wayne, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
The team traveled far.  They stood tall like a giraffe.  Congratulations to 6518 westside black.
Winner 6518 Westside Black – from West Lafayette, IN
Finalist Alliance
Captain 20430 Heroes – from Granger, IN
1st Pick 18174 MISHines – from Mishawaka, IN
Winning Alliance
Captain 14596 XLR8 – from Granger, IN
1st Pick 16501 Squirrel! – from Granger, IN
Inspire Award
The Inspire Award is presented to the team that the Judges felt truly embodied the ‘challenge’ of the FIRST Tech Challenge program. The team that receives this award is a strong ambassador for FIRST programs and works to promote FIRST and make it loud in their community. The team that receives this award has performed well in all Judging categories and was chosen by the Judges as a model FIRST Tech Challenge team both on and off the playing field. This team shares their experiences, enthusiasm and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges.  Working as a unit, this team will have shown success in performing the task of designing and building a robot.
Third Place 14596 XLR8 – from Granger, IN
Second Place 20430 Heroes – from Granger, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges with their BOLD confidence and SURGICAL precision.  Their future is SHINING bright with the pipeline they’re building.  Is FLL judging in their future???  Congrats to this well-oiled MACHINE.
Winner 18174 MISHines – from Mishawaka, IN