Awards

Carolinas Premier Event will feature a unique set of judged awards split into various categories. Please review the document below for more information about the awards which will be presented at this event.

In addition to the judged awards, CPE will be featuring a submitted video award.

The Robo Rhapsody award celebrates teams that creatively and humorously share information about their team, their DECODE season, or their robot through an engaging video that is a parody of an existing song. This award recognizes originality, lyrical ingenuity, video production quality, and the effectiveness of conveying team-related information in an entertaining way and showcases their FIRST Core Values.

To be considered for this award, please submit a link to your video using this form by July 23th, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -04:00).