Hall of Fame Teams

The FIRST Hall of Fame inducts a new team each year at the FIRST Championship.  The teams are inducted into the Hall of Fame after being awarded the Championship FIRST Impact Award (formerly known as the Chairman’s Award), the most prestigious award in the FIRST community. It recognizes role model teams within the FIRST community for their success both on and off the field, and the manner in which they’ve spread the ethos of FIRST inside and outside of their team. The criteria for this award goes beyond the scope of building robots, and instead focuses on  recognizing a team that reflects sustained excellence and impact within the FIRST community, in its own community, and beyond.

Please note that from 1992 – 2022, this award was called the Chairman’s Award. As such, for teams who won during those years, you will see references to the “Chairman’s Award
Team 321 RoboLancers

Team 321 RoboLancers

Team 321, RoboLancers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA was honored to win the 2023 FIRST Championship FIRST Impact Award in Houston, Texas. The mission of the RoboLancers is to inspire and prepare the next generation of STEM leaders in Philadelphia. In 2023, the...

Team 1629 Garrett Coalition (GaCo)

Team 1629 Garrett Coalition (GaCo)

More than robotics… we are vision driven Garrett County’s Public High School FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1629, the Garrett Coalition or GaCo for short, is much more than about robots. Our passion and vision is for all students to emerge from elementary...

Team 503 Frog Force

Team 503 Frog Force

Team 503, Frog Force, from Novi, Michigan, was honored to win the 2021 Championship Chairman’s Award at the Detroit championship.  Despite the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, they adapted old ways, and invented new ways, of connecting to their communities....

Team 1816: “The Green Machine”

Team 1816: “The Green Machine”

 “The Green Machine” Team 1816, from the city of Edina, the greater Twin Cities area and the state of Minnesota is proud to have won the World Championship Chairman’s Award in 2019 at the Detroit, MI, competition. We are sharing some of our resources that we developed...

Team 1902: 4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics

Team 1902: 4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics

4-H Exploding Bacon Robotics Team 1902 from Orlando, Florida was honored with the 2019 Championship Chairman’s Award at the Houston World Championships. Exploding Bacon Team 1902 from Orlando, Florida was awarded the FIRST Championship Chairman’s Award at the 2019...

Team 2834: Bionic Black Hawks

Team 2834: Bionic Black Hawks

Bionic Black Hawks Team 2834 from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan won the Chairman’s Award at the 2018 Detroit FIRST Championship. Team 2834 racked up over 1,000 mentor hours in 2017 alone whilst mentoring 14 FLL teams and 8 FTC teams.  Full Steam Ahead Full Steam Ahead is...

Team 1311: Kell Robotics

Team 1311: Kell Robotics

Kell Robotics Team 1311 from Kennesaw, Georgia won the 2018 Houston FRC Championship. Team 1311 has mentored 25 FLL teams, 1 FTC team, and 18 FRC teams.  Teacher Professional Development Program In addition to the teams they mentored, Team 1311 has worked to provide...

Team 2614: Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS)

Team 2614: Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS)

Mountaineer Area Robotics (MARS) Team 2614 from Morgantown, West Virginia was honored with the 2017 Championship Chairman’s Award at the St. Louis World Championships. The MARS Mission: The MARS mission is to inspire youth in rural and underserved areas around the...

Team 3132: Thunder Down Under

Team 3132: Thunder Down Under

Thunder Down Under Team 3132 from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was honored with the 2017 Championship Chairman’s Award at the Houston World Championships. Team 3132: Thunder Down Under won the Chairman's Award at the 2017 Houston FRC Championship. Their...

Team 987: High Rollers

Team 987: High Rollers

High Rollers Team 987 from Las Vegas, Nevada won the Chairman's Award at the 2016 FRC Championship. They worked with politicians to establish tech academies throughout Nevada, and convinced state officials to allocate 2,000,000 dollars to these programs. They've also...

Team 597: The Wolverines

Team 597: The Wolverines

Team 597: The Wolverines from Los Angeles, California won the Chairman's Award at the 2015 FIRST Championship. ASK A WOLVERINE... Wolverines can provide guidance The Wolverines are all about helping and SHARE-ing with other teams, from diverse backgrounds. They Show...

Team 27: RUSH

Team 27: RUSH

Team 27: RUSH from Clarkston, Michigan won the Chairman's Award at the 2014 FIRST Championship. Students on the team organized 300+ FIRST related community events ranging from elementary robotics to Science Day demonstrations. They presented at more than 50 events in...

Team 1538: The Holy Cows

Team 1538: The Holy Cows

The Holy Cows Team 1538 from San Diego, California won the Chairman's Award at the 2013 FIRST Championship. They held workshops for teachers, helping them to incorporate FIRST ideals into the curriculum. In addition to the steps they took to spread FIRST throughout...

Team 1114: Simbotics

Team 1114: Simbotics

Simbotics Team 1114 from St Catharines, Ontario, Canada won the Chairman's Award at the 2012 FIRST Championship. At the time of their submission, they started 12 FRC teams and 47 FLL teams. Each student on the team worked side by side with a mentor to better their...

Team 359: Hawaiian Kids

Team 359: Hawaiian Kids

Hawaiian Kids Team 359 from Waialua, Hawaii won the Chairman's Award at the 2011 FIRST Championship. Team History and Summary The Waialua Robotics Program aims to spread the message of STEM with a global vision, impacting as many students, the school, and members of...

Team 341: Miss Daisy

Team 341: Miss Daisy

Miss Daisy Team 341 from Ambler, Pennsylvania won the Chairman's Award at the 2010 FIRST Championship. Team 341 mentored a dozen FRC and FTC teams prior to winning the award, and worked to reach out to students of all backgrounds to spread FIRST throughout their...

Team 236: Techno-Ticks

Team 236: Techno-Ticks

Techno Ticks 236 from Old Lyme, Connecticut won the Chairman's Award at the 2010 FIRST Championship. Lyme-Old Lyme High School's robotics team, the Techno Ticks, won the Chairman's Award at the International FIRST Robotics Championship held at the Georgia Dome in...

Team 842: Falcon Robotics

Team 842: Falcon Robotics

Falcon Robotics Team 842 from the heart of Phoenix, Arizona won the Chairman's Award at the 2008 FIRST Championship. The team represents what can be done to improve student’s success in the area of STEM education in an inner-city school from a large metropolitan city....

Team 365: MOE

Team 365: MOE

MOE Team 365 from Wilmington, Delaware won the Chairman's Award at the 2007 FIRST Championship. MOE UNIVERSITY Developed to: Train and certify students and mentors in lab safety and machine tool procedures Educate all students in area of specialization...

Team 111: Wildstang

Team 111: Wildstang

WildStang 111 from Arlington Heights, Illinois won the Chairman's Award at the 2006 FIRST Championship. WildStang was founded in 1996 as a collaboration between Rolling Meadows & Wheeling High Schools and Motorola Solutions. WildStang has now grown to include all...

Team 67: The HOT Team

Team 67: The HOT Team

The Hot Team 67 from Highland, Michigan won the Chairman's Award at the 2005 FIRST Championship. Team 67: Heroes of Tomorrow won the Chairman's Award at the 2005 FRC Championship. Their longtime sponsor General Motors allowed them to access engineers and tools that...

Team 254: The Cheesy Poofs

Team 254: The Cheesy Poofs

Cheesy Poofs Team 254 from San Jose, California won the Chairman's Award at the 2004 FIRST Championship. They worked hard to distinguish between an unhealthy and healthy competitive mindset, and incorporated aspects not typically attributed to FIRST robotics to...

Team 103: Cybersonics

Team 103: Cybersonics

Cybersonics Team 103 from Kintnersville, Pennsylvania won the Chairman's Award at the 2003 FIRST Championship. They were granted the award for their outreach efforts within their community, and their efforts in spreading the FIRST's message. The team created a website...

Team 175: Buzz Robotics

Team 175: Buzz Robotics

Buzz Team 175 from Enfield, Connecticut won the Chairman's Award at the 2002 FIRST Championship. They were chosen for their efforts in mentoring students of all ages, from elementary school to high school. They worked to introduce young students to the foundation of...

Team 16: Bomb Squad

Team 16: Bomb Squad

Bomb Squad 16 from Mountain Home, Arkansas won the Chairman's Award at the 2000 FIRST Championship. The Baxter Healthcare Corporation was challenged to sponsor a team to compete in 1996 FIRST Design Competition. After accepting the challenge, Baxter Healthcare...

Team 120: Cleveland’s Team

Team 120: Cleveland’s Team

Cleveland's Team, Team 120 from Cleveland, OH was honored with the 1999 FIRST World Championships. 1999 Championship Chairman’sAward Winner

Team 23: PNTA Pilgrim Nuclear Technology Alliance

Team 23: PNTA Pilgrim Nuclear Technology Alliance

Team PNTA, Team 23 from Plymouth, MA was honored with the 1998 FIRST World Championships.Submitted Video The Allaire Medal – Leadership Exemplified The Allaire Medal recognizes leadership exemplified, 341 awarded this medal to 2 students who have demonstrated...

Team 144: R.O.C.K

Team 144: R.O.C.K

Operation Orange Team 144 from Cincinnati, OH was honored with the 1996 FIRST World Championships.1996 Championship Chairman’sAward WinnerLearn More To learn more about 144, visit www.frcteam144.org

Team 151: Tough Techs

Team 151: Tough Techs

Operation Orange Team 144 from Cincinnati, OH was honored with the 1996 FIRST World Championships. FIRST Robotics Team 151, the Nashua Tough Techs was founded in 1991 and first competed in the 1992. They became a community based team in 2016 after 25 years as a school...

Team 191: X-Cats

Team 191: X-Cats

X-Cats Team 191 from Rochester, New York won the Chairman's Award at the 1992 and 1994 FIRST Championships. The X-Cats are a founding FRC team, and has been operating contiguously since that very first competition in Nashua, New Hampshire: Maize Craze. The X-Cats...

Retired Teams

 

Team 22: Double Deuce

Team 22: Double Deuce

Double Deuce Team 22 from Chatsworth, CA was honored with the 2001 FIRST World Championships.Submitted Video The Allaire Medal – Leadership Exemplified The Allaire Medal recognizes leadership exemplified, 341 awarded this medal to 2 students who have demonstrated...

Team 47: Chief Delphi

Team 47: Chief Delphi

Chief Delphi, Team 47 was honored to win the FIRST Championship Chairman's Award at the1997 FIRST Championship in Orlando, FL.The team received the award for their dedication toand pioneering of Youth STEM outreach programs, forming the CADET (Children Aspiring...

Team 7: The Labsters

Team 7: The Labsters

The Labsters, Team 7 from Newark, NJ was honored with the 1993 FIRST World Championships.Submitted Video The Allaire Medal – Leadership Exemplified The Allaire Medal recognizes leadership exemplified, 341 awarded this medal to 2 students who have demonstrated...