Robotics FLL North 2026
ACAMIS North Regional Robotics Competition 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Beijing World Youth Academy
The ACAMIS FIRST Lego League North Regional Robotics competition was successfully held at the Beijing World Youth Academy (BWYA), marking another exciting year of innovation and teamwork among participating teams. This year's theme, "UNEARTHED," challenged teams to become STEM-powered archaeologists, using robotics and research to uncover the past and discover how it can shape a better future. The event saw a diverse range of creative robot designs, intricate coding, and impactful innovation projects, all while embodying the core values of discovery, innovation, and impact.
Competition Awards
This year’s competition was stacked with talent. From mind-blowing robot designs to super-slick coding and Innovation Projects that really pushed the envelope, the level of play was incredible. But the best part? The Core values were on full display, making the competition a total win for everyone.
Plutonium (WAB)
Champions Award: This award recognizes the team that excelled in robot performance, design, innovation project, and core values, impressing the judges across all areas of the UNEARTHED challenge.
Innovation Project Award: This award celebrates the team that demonstrated the most exceptional creativity and innovation in their project, identifying and proposing a solution for a problem related to archaeology, preservation, or how we learn from history.
Robot Performance - Gold: This award is given to the team that achieved the highest score in the robot game, showcasing their robot's precision, reliability, and strategic approach to uncovering the past on the competition table.
APSSA (WAB)
Core Values Award: This award honours the team that best embodies the FIRST Lego League core values, demonstrating exceptional teamwork, inclusion, and fun while exploring how past innovations can inspire future ones.
CHEESECAKE (BCIS)
Robot Design Award: This award acknowledges the team with the most outstanding robot design, including both robust mechanical construction and sophisticated, efficient coding, perfectly suited for the missions of the UNEARTHED season.
Phoenix (Keystone Academy)
Robot Performance - Silver: This award recognizes the team with the second-highest score in the robot game, demonstrating excellent strategic thinking and skilful navigation of the UNEARTHED missions.
Athletes (WAB)
Robot Performance - Bronze: This award is presented to the team with the third-highest score in the robot game, highlighting their potential and technical skill in solving complex, history-themed robotics challenges.
Junior Banana's (BCIS)
Engineering Excellence Award: This award highlights the team that demonstrated exceptional engineering practices in their robot design process—from concept and building to programming and iterative testing—to create a robust and effective machine.
Newbies Revenge (Dulwich)
Breakthrough Award: This award acknowledges the team that showed significant progress, resilience, and potential for future success in STEM challenges, overcoming obstacles with a positive attitude.
JASS (WAB)
Motivate Award: This award celebrates the team that best embodies the spirit of FIRST Lego League, spreading enthusiasm for STEM and archaeology, inspiring others through their teamwork, and fostering a positive atmosphere.
Lego Rolves (BWYA)
Rising Star Award: This award recognizes a promising young team with great potential for future competitions, demonstrating curiosity, creativity, and a strong foundation in developing innovative, theme-related solutions.
Thank You to Beijing World Youth Academy
A huge thank you to Beijing World Youth Academy for hosting this year’s FIRST Lego League competition. The school provided an exceptional setting for the event, with fantastic facilities that included a dynamic live stream, an informative display system, and robust IT infrastructure that kept everything running smoothly.
We were particularly inspired by the thought-provoking opening speech by Lindsey Devillier (Director of Innovation and Educational Technology), which encouraged us all to reflect on how robotics are used today and how our students will shape their use in the future.
These contributions helped create a competition filled with energy, creativity, and a strong display of STEM skills. This year’s “UNEARTHED” theme challenged students to connect past human ingenuity with future technologies, and it was a pleasure to watch them rise to the occasion as historians, engineers, and problem-solvers. The event was a true reflection of the high standards and collaborative spirit that define the FIRST Lego League.
ACAMIS FLL National Robotics Competition on the 11th of April
Shanghai American School (Pudong) will be hosting the ACAMIS FLL National Robotics Competition on the 11th of April 2026.
The top 9 teams have Qualified for the National Competition. This is based on their outstanding results across all 4 aspects of the Robotics competition which are, Core Values, Robot Game, Robot Design and Innovation Project
Here is the list of Qualifying Teams. Good luck at the National Competition.
