The 2017 Heartland Regional Robotics Championship was held Friday and Saturday at Omaha North High School.

Winners include:

Eventwide awards

Energy Award: Brobotz and Roarbotics of Clear Lake Robotics Club in Clear Lake, Iowa

Sportsmanship Award: Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School

Open tournaments

Honor award: Nerd Herd of Omaha North

Tournament Champion (three-team alliance): Robo Raiders and Nerd Herd of Omaha North, and Aurora Robotic Huskies of Aurora, Nebraska

Tournament Finalist (three-team alliance): MW Wildwest of Millard West, and Perfectly Flawed and Enginerds of Omaha North

Design Award: MW Wildwest of Millard West

Skills Champion: Nerd Herd of Omaha North

Skills Finalist: Perfectly Flawed of Omaha North

VRC High School Division Awards

Excellence Award: Legion of Doom of Benson

Tournament Champion (three-team alliance): Legion of Doom of Benson, TechnaPwn of TechnaPwn Robotics Club in Council Bluffs, and Darth Jar Jar of Millard South

Tournament Finalist (three-team alliance): Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0 of Douglas County West, SV Wall Hacks of Brownell-Talbot and OPS Eagle Strike of Omaha Central

Design Award: TechnaPwn of TechnaPwn Robotics Club in Council Bluffs

Skills Champions: Knight Shift of Mount Michael

Skills Finalist: Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0 of Douglas County West

Think Award: Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0 of Douglas County West

VRC Middle School Division Awards

Excellence Award: Robohawks of Mary Our Queen Catholic School

Tournament Champion (three-team alliance): Bastion, Ork-estra and Always Watching of Brownell-Talbot

Tournament Finalist (three-team alliance): Random Bits of Gross Catholic, OPL-Millard A of the Omaha Public Library Millard Branch, and Jaegers of Cavalry Robotics in Weston, Nebraska

Design Award: Trojans of Marrs Middle School

Skills Champion: Bastion of Brownell-Talbot

Skills Finalist: Falcon Mobil of Douglas County West

Think Award: Bastion of Brownell-Talbot

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Ingenuity, skill earn honors for students at Heartland Regional Robotics Championship - Omaha World-Herald