NE FIRST

It's been one month since the New England District Championship and Premier Event, two weeks since the FIRST Championship, and only a few days since the off-season officially started in NE! 🤯

Relive the incredible season-ending celebration of all FIRST programs and congratulate our award-winning teams from New England:

https://www.nefirst.org/post/new-england-first-robotics-teams-from-uncover-success-at-the-highest-level-first-championship-2026

A few team highlights:

✨ Johnson Division Rookie All-Star Award Winner: FRC 11269 Batteries Not Included from South Burlington, VT
✨ Archimedes Division Winner: FRC 7407 Wired Boars from Wallingford, CT
✨ Hopper Division Winner: FRC Team 6329: Bucksport High School Robotics The Bucks' Wrath
✨ Johnson Division Winner: FRC 6324 Blue Devils from Salem, NH
✨ Johnson Division Winner: FRC 2877 The LigerBots from Newtonville, MA
✨ Milstein Division Winner: FRC 4905 Andromeda One from Ayer Shirley
✨ Jackson Division Inspire Award 2nd Place: FTC 4410, ARC Lightning from Andover, MA
✨ Ross Division Winner: FTC 3565, Ghost Robotics from Westford, MA
✨ FLL Explore Coding Award: FLL-E 35642 Team NESA from Nashua, NH

Special thanks to our photographer, FIRST alum Mike Mullinax, for all of the amazing photos featured in the blog and in the FIRST Champs albums at nefirst.org/photos! 📸

New England FIRST Robotics teams uncover success at the highest level: FIRST Championship 2026 To close out a FIRST season filled with surprising discoveries and blasts from the past, thousands of students, mentors, volunteers, sponsors and friends traveled to Houston, Texas for the FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems

It's the final countdown! From every FIRST program and every New England state, 55 teams are competing at the FIRST Championship in Houston to uncover success at the end of FIRST AGE! ⌛️

Check out which division to watch for our FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition teams, and cheer on our FIRST LEGO League teams in Explore and Challenge!

Congratulations and thank you all for representing New England ❤️🤍💙

Congratulations to our New England District Championship INGENUITY award winners:

Woodie Flowers Finalist Awards:
✨ Kyle Herren from FRC 1071: Team MAX 1071
✨ Michelle Leach from FRC 5112: Gongoliers 5112

FIRST Leadership Finalist Awards:
✨ Charlotte L. from FRC 8626: Cyber Sailors
✨ Everett H. from FRC 172: The Northern Force
✨ Auritro D. from FRC 999, MechaRAMS
✨ Abinaya A. from FRC 2342, Team Phoenix 4-H Robotics Club
✨ Evelyn B. from FRC 4905: Ayer Shirley FIRST Robotics Team #4905
✨ Parnitha K. from FRC 190: Gompei and the HERD

Volunteer of the Year:
✨ Manisha Rajaghatta, Senior Voice, FRC Alum + Mentor

FIRST Impact Awards:
✨ FRC 6328: Mechanical Advantage - FRC 6328
✨ FRC Team 195: The CyberKnights
✨ FRC 4905: Ayer Shirley FIRST Robotics Team #4905
✨ FRC 131 CHAOS

Engineering Inspiration Awards:
✨ FRC 178: The 2nd Law Enforcers - Farmington FIRST Robotics Team 178
✨ FRC 999: MechaRAMS

Rookie All-Star Award:
✨ FRC 11269: Batteries Not Included