Two Elmbrook FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams and one FIRST Lego League (FLL) team competed in the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston, TX in April. Only three FTC teams were selected to represent the State of Wisconsin, and two of them were from Elmbrook: Rising Rhinobots (Team #16310) and GEarheads (Team #16460)! In addition, BEAST Robotics (FRC #2202) co-team captain Noah Ren was named one of ten Dean’s List Award Winners at the World Championships for his exemplary leadership.

The Rising Rhinobots and GEarheads both qualified for the competition by winning the Inspire Award at the Wisconsin State Championships, with the Rhinobots taking first and the GEarheads taking second place. This was the Rising Rhinobots’ first time to FIRST World Championships, and the GEarheads third time in 5 years, first as a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Team in 2019, then as an FTC team in 2022 and again in 2024.

Additionally, Noah Ren (Junior at Brookfield East) was this year’s Wisconsin Dean’s List Award Winner and was recognized at the World Championships as one of 10 Dean’s List Award Winners for outstanding leadership!

FIRST Lego League team Alpha Geek (FLL Team 55696), which is composed of nine 5th through 7th grade students from Burleigh Elementary and Pilgrim Park Middle School, competed at the FIRST World Championships after winning the state title!

At Worlds, the GEarheads and Rising Rhinobots had great match play performance with their alliance partners and won 8 of 10 qualifying matches, and each placed 6th out of the 56 teams competing in their respective divisions! The GEarheads won the 2nd place Inspire Award (best all-around team) and were the 4th seeded Alliance Captain for the robot playoffs in the Franklin Division. The Inspire Award is the highest award bestowed on a FIRST Tech Challenge Team.

The World Championships hosted a total of 600 teams from around the world. Congratulations to all Elmbrook robotics teams, students, and coaches on their exceptional seasons!