Team Honors & Awards
Below is the list of awards that TJ² has received over the past 31 years!
Each year we continue to work as hard as we can to improve not only our performance as a team, but also ourselves as individuals. We look forward to the upcoming year!
2026
New England District - North Shore Event
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent
New England District - Greater Boston Event
Finalist
Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org
New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division
Field Finalist
Qualified for FIRST World Championship -
Newton Division
MA State Championship
Finalist
BattleCry @ WPI
Winner
2025
New England District - URI Event
Finalist
Judges Award
New England District - WPI Event
Finalist
Team Spirit Award
New England FIRST District Championship -
Sosik Division
Finalist
Qualified for FIRST World Championship -
Curie Division
MA State Championship
Winner
BattleCry @ WPI
Finalist
Nor’Easter Event
Winner
New England Robotics Derby Event
Finalist
RiverRage Event
Finalist
2025
New England District - URI Event
Finalist
Judges Award
New England District - WPI Event
Finalist
Team Spirit Award
New England FIRST District Championship - Sosik Division
Finalist
Qualified for FIRST World Championship -
Curie Division
MA State Championship
Winner
BattleCry @ WPI
Finalist
Nor’Easter Event
Winner
New England Robotics Derby Event
Finalist
RiverRage Event
Finalist
2024
New England District - BSU Event
Autonomous Award
New England District - North Shore Event
Finalist
Innovation in Control Award
New England FIRST District Championship - Richardson Division
Qualified for FIRST World Championship -
Hopper Division
Field Finalist
New England Robotics Derby Event
Winner
2022
New England District - North Shore Event
Finalist
Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
New England District - Hartford Event
Winner
Innovation in Control Award
New England District Championship -
Calcium Division
Qualified for FIRST World Championship -
Galileo Division
BattleCry @ WPI
Finalist
2021
Infinite Recharge at Home - Skills Competition
Finalist
BattleCry @ WPI
Winner
RiverRage
Finalist
2020
New England District - SE MA Event
Winner
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2019
New England District - Granite State Event
District Event Finalist
Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
New England District - SE MA Event
Finalist
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
New England District Championship
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Darwin Division
Invited to IRI Invitational Robotics Competition
2018
New England District - WPI Event
Winner
Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
New England District - SE MA Event
Winner
Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation
New England District - Greater Boston Event
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
Qualified for New England District Championships
Qualified for FIRST World Championships - Carson Division
Invited to IRI Invitational Robotics Competition
2017
New England District - SE Mass Event
District Event Winner
New England District- Rhode Island Event
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
Qualified for New England District Championships
Qualified for FIRST World Championships
RiverRage
Finalists
2016
New England District - Granite State Event
Winners
Qualified for New England District Championships
Qualified for FIRST World Championships - Galileo Division
2015
New England District - Granite State Event
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
New England District - UMASS Dartmouth Event
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
Qualified for New England District Championships presented by United Technologies
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
Qualified for FIRST World Championships - Curie Division
2014
New England District - Pine Tree Event
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2013
Boston Regional
Finalists
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Newton Division
2012
Chesapeake Regional
Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
Boston Regional
Website Award
2011
Boston Regional
Winner
Website Excellence Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Newton Division
2010
Chesapeake Regional
Best Website Award
Autodesk Excellence in Design Award
Boston Regional
Champion
Innovation in Control Award
Best Website Award
2009
Boston Regional
Chairman's Award
NASA/VCU Regional
Winner
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Newton Division
2008
Chesapeake Regional
Finalist
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
Boston Regional
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Galileo Division
2007
Boston Regional
GM Industrial Design Award
Autodesk Visualization Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Newton Division
2006
New Jersey Regional
DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Curie Division
2005
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Galileo Division
2004
New Jersey Regional
Engineering Inspiration Award
Long Island Regional
Judges Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championships - Newton Division
Beantown Blitz
Finalists
2003
BAE Systems Granite State Regional
Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award
Qualified for FIRST World Championship - Newton Division
2002
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award
UTC New England Regional
Finalist
2000
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
Best Play of the Day Award
Qualified for National Championship
1999
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
Xerox Design Creativity Award
Qualified for National Championship
#1 Seed
1998
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
Finalists
Best Offensive Round
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
Qualified for National Championship
1997
J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
Finalist
Qualified for National Championship
Best Offensive Round
Woodie Flowers Award presented to Liz Calef
(first recipient of this award)
Appeared at the Massachusetts State House for Senate Recognitions
1996
Granite State Regional
Team Spirit