Awards

The Robo Lions switched to the Georgia District System starting in 2016

Year	Awards	Regional/District	Description
2016	District Semi-Finalists	Columbus	The Regional Finalist Award celebrates the alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition
	Industrial Design Award	Columbus	The Industrial Design Award celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively addresses the game challenge.
	District Winner	Albany	The District Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
	Chairman's Award	Albany	The most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST.
	UL Industrial Safety Hard Hat Pin	Albany	The Hard Hat Pin is awarded to the teams with excellent pit presentation in terms of cleanliness and organization. of FIRST.
2015	Regional Finalists	Palmetto Regional	The Regional Finalist Award celebrates the alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition
	Creativity Award	Peachtree Regional	The Creativity Award celebrates creativity in design, use of component, or strategy of play.
2014	Regional Winner	Palmetto Regional	The Regional Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
	Industrial Design Award	Peachtree Regional	The Industrial Design Award celebrates form and function in an efficiently designed machine that effectively addresses the game challenge.
	UL Industrial Safety Hard Hat Pin	Peachtree Regional	The Hard Hat Pin is awarded to the teams with excellent pit presentation in terms of cleanliness and organization.
2013	Judges' Award	Peachtree Regional	During the course of the competition, the judging panel may decide a team’s unique efforts, performance, or dynamics merit recognition.
2012	Quality Award	Smoky Mountain Regional	Quality Award The celebrates machine robustness in concept and fabrication.
	Creativity Award	Peachtree Regional	The Creativity Award celebrates creativity in design, use of component, or strategy of play.
	Regional Winner	Peachtree Regional	The Regional Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
2011	Regional Finalist	Peachtree Regional	The Regional Finalist Award celebrates the alliance that makes it to the final match of the competition
	Excellence in Engineering Award	Peachtree Regional	The Excellence in Engineering Award celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine feature.
	Innovation in Control	Smoky Mountain Regional	The Innovation in Control Award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.
2010	Regional Winner	Palmetto Regional	The Regional Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A
2008	Creativity Award	Peachtree Regional	The Creativity Award celebrates creativity in design, use of component, or strategy of play.
2007	Innovation in Control Award	Peachtree Regional	The Innovation in Control Award celebrates an innovative control system or application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide unique machine functions.
2006	Regional Winner	Peachtree Regional	The Regional Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
	Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award	Peachtree Regional	Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award celebrates machine features that demonstrates any aspect of engineering elegance. This includes the design, writing methods, selection of material, programming techniques, and unique machine attributes.
	Industrial Safety Award	Peachtree Regional	Industrial Safety Award celebrates the team that progresses beyond safety fundamentals by using innovative ways to eliminate or protect against hazards.
2005	Regional Winner	Peachtree Regional	The Regional Winner Award celebrates the alliance that wins the final match of the competition.
2004	N/A	N/A	N/A