READER REPORT: Local FIRST robotics team headed into state championship this weekend

One of our area’s FIRST Robotics teams has made it into the state championship round! Thanks to Ash for the photo, report, and video:

A LEGO robotics team called Brickrolled, made up of five students in grades 3 through 6 from Westside School, has qualified for the FIRST LEGO League Western Washington State Championship and will be representing West Seattle this Sunday.

At the semifinal tournament held January 25 at Lincoln High School, Brickrolled earned the Championship Award, the top overall award at the event.

The award recognizes teams that perform strongly across robot matches, innovation projects, teamwork, and core values.

The team will compete at the state championship on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The event is open to the public and is one of the highest-level FIRST LEGO League competitions in the region. Winning teams from this tournament go on to represent Washington at the FIRST World Championship in Houston this April.

Event details are below in case you would like to share or attend:

FIRST LEGO League Challenge
Western Washington State Championship
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Amazon Meeting Center
2031 7th Ave, Seattle
Opening ceremony begins at 1:00 PM.
Robot matches and judged presentations follow

The event includes autonomous robot matches using LEGO SPIKE Prime, as well as judged sessions covering robot design, innovation projects, and teamwork.

3 Replies to "READER REPORT: Local FIRST robotics team headed into state championship this weekend"

  • SJ January 28, 2026 (8:33 pm)

    Awesome work, congratulations! Good luck at state :-)

  • Westside Alum January 29, 2026 (7:39 am)

    Congratulations Brickrolled (great name btw!) and best wishes at FLL State Champs! Hope you have a lot of fun celebrating your accomplishments this season. I’m in my senior year on FRC 9442 and can attest that FIRST Robotics can enrich your lives in so many ways. Enjoy the journey ahead and the bigger robots to come! 

    • Westside parent January 31, 2026 (5:02 pm)

      Thank you for the words of encouragement! We will share it with the team and nice to hear from a Westside Alum! 

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