Taiwanese Teams Shine at World-Class Robotics Competitions in the U.S.
Every April, the STEM-focused nonprofit organization FIRST—For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology—hosts world-class international robotics competitions in Houston and Dallas, Texas. Team Taiwan showed up in force for 2025 with a record-breaking 12 teams. The 12 teams comprised nearly 200 senior high school and junior high school students, who participated in the FIRST Championship, competing and exchanging ideas with over 1,000 top robotics teams from around the world.
Team 70227 - The Endlessly Flowing Stream, from Taichung Municipal Shinan Junior High School, stood out among 160 global contenders and won the Robot Performance Award in the FLL (FIRST LEGO League) Challenge category. Their mentor, Mr. Ciou Jyun-Yuan 邱浚源, was also honored with a Coach/Mentor Award. Team 19123 – Mystery from National Beimen Senior High School in Taipei and Team 17257 - GoBuilder.GC from Sacred Hearts High School in Yunlin County also gave impressive performances, demonstrating the creativity and strong technical abilities of Taiwanese students in the field of robotics.
After the competition, Director-General Yvonne Hsiao 蕭伊芳 of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston congratulated the award-winning teams and she conveyed commendations from the Presidential Office applauding their remarkable achievements and thanking them for showcasing Taiwan’s strengths in STEM on the global stage.
Then in May, 22 teams from Taiwan also traveled to Texas, to be among 2,263 elite teams from 60 countries competing in the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas. Team 4813A – Terminus, from Taipei American School’s Middle School triumphed over 80 competing teams to win their division.
Education Division Director Andrea Yang 楊淑雅 extended congratulatory remarks from the Presidential Office via a video call, on behalf of Director-General Yvonne Hsiao. Chao Jen-Yi 趙貞怡, the president of the Chinese Association for Computer and Educational Technology (CACET), and John Budde, the principal of Taipei American School’s Middle School, also took part in the virtual ceremony celebrating the Terminus team's success.
The Taiwanese teams proudly wore Hakka floral shirts and accessories infused with Taiwanese cultural elements as they competed with an impressive level of expertise and skill, demonstrating Taiwan’s technological excellence and robust education.
