Judges’ Choice Award
The Judges’ Choice Award is given at the discretion of the Judges to a team they have encountered whose unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition, yet the team does not fit into any of the existing award categories.
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges by overcoming obstacles.  They have a rebellious attitude and want to outplay the other teams.  This will serve them as well in the future.
Winner  7193 South Spencer High School – from Rockport, IN
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 19854 Monkey Wrench – from New Palestine, IN
Second Place 10755 The Technomages – from Dubois, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed us with its clean, decorative look.  They put their competition on ice with their durable and functional design.  Congratulations Ice Robotics, for your 1st place design award for the best industrial design.
Winner 11329 I.C.E. Robotics – from Bloomington, 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 7193 South Spencer High School – from Rockport, IN
Second Place 22132 Gearserkers – from Poseyville, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
Note to Emcee: Read the this as a Haiku poem.  Motivating stem Making Christmas Ornaments Hatchet Rachex team
Winner 20699 WJHS Hatchet Ratchex Robotics – from Washington, 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 20027 The Granger Gurus – from Granger, IN
Second Place 10755 The Technomages – from Dubois, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team took scissor lift design to new heights.  On their engineering odyssey, they borrowed tech from a tri clops. The control award goes to team 12231 – WarriorTech.
Winner 12231 WarriorTech – from Denver, IN
Innovate Award sponsored by Raytheon Technologies
The Innovate Award, sponsored by Raytheon Technologies, celebrates a team with 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 20027 The Granger Gurus – from Granger, IN
Second Place 12231 WarriorTech – from Denver, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team impressed the judges with their spiral cabling, their innovative, 3D-printed grippers, and their Trade Study.  There is just SOMETHING about this team.  No waffling here!  The Innovate award winner is Team 18505, Something to do with Waffles!
Winner 18505 Something to do with Waffles – from Bloomington, 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 their local STEM community plays an essential part in their 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 20027 The Granger Gurus – from Granger, IN
Second Place 8971 Diamond Blades – from Bedford, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This poised and polished team connected with Toyota professionals and other local industries. They support multiple STEM events in their community and provide strong mentorship to a junior FTC team as well as FLL teams. Congratulations to the 9864 Jug Rox Robotix team.
Winner 9864 Jug Rox Robotix – from Shoals, 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 22871 Rox-Paper-Scissors – from Shoals, IN
Second Place 8971 Diamond Blades – from Bedford, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This team really impressed us with their engineering portfolio. This team slid into first place through their reflective engineering journey. Congratulations to 17994 Ragnabotics for your first place Think Award.
Winner 17994 Ragnabotics – from Poseyville, IN
Finalist Alliance
Captain 18505 Something to do with Waffles – from Bloomington, IN
1st Pick 8971 Diamond Blades – from Bedford, IN
Winning Alliance
Captain 11329 I.C.E. Robotics – from Bloomington, IN
1st Pick 9864 Jug Rox Robotix – from Shoals, IN
Dean’s List Semi-Finalists
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 9864 Jug Rox Robotix – from Shoals, IN
Second Place 11329 I.C.E. Robotics – from Bloomington, IN
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
This an inspiring club…and they also do robotics.  They impressed the judges with their 8-axis arm, their quantified outreach, and their pretty in pink design.  The First Place Inspire Award winner is Team 19366, CTF-
Winner 19366 CTF – from Bedford, IN