At the Central Illinois Regional, DERT ranked 4th overall after qualifications and was chosen as the first pick of Alliance 2. Alongside Team 4143, Mars/Wars, and Team 8719, Oakville Dynamics, they stormed through the playoffs. After dropping the first match of the finals, the alliance fought back to tie the series in Finals 2 before clinching the tournament title with a victory in Finals 3.
At the Central Illinois Regional, DERT also earned the Excellence in Engineering Award, recognizing the team’s outstanding engineering design and the high-quality work behind their robot. The award highlighted the team’s creativity and technical skill in designing a robot that was both technically impressive and highly efficient.
At the Greater Kansas City Regional, DERT ranked 4th overall after qualifications and was chosen as the first pick of Alliance 2. Alongside Team SCREAM Jr. and Little Apple Cyborgs, DERT made a strong playoff run and advanced all the way to the finals. Although the alliance fell just short of the tournament title, finishing as finalists, the event highlighted DERT’s competitive robot performance, strong strategy, and ability to succeed alongside two excellent alliance partners.