Local robotics team advances to World Championship after undefeated regional win

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Warren County’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 456 – Siege Robotics is heading to the World Championship after an undefeated run at the Magnolia Regional in Laurel. The team secured the title Friday, earning a spot at the World Championship competition in Houston.

The team is composed of students from Warren Central High School, Vicksburg High School, St. Aloysius High School, Porters Chapel Academy, and local homeschool programs. Founded in 2000, Team 456 has competed in events across the country, including in Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Colorado.

The team meets and builds its robots at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg. The group’s mission statements aims to strive to build a quality robot, provide hands-on educational experiences for young people, and promote science and engineering in the local community.

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Awards and Achievements

Team 456 has earned numerous honors for engineering, design, and innovation. Some of their recent awards include:

• 2024 Bayou Regional – Engineering Inspiration Award
• 2024 Magnolia Regional – Quality Award
• 2023 TRI Texas Robotics Invitational – Champion
• 2023 Bayou Regional – Engineering Excellence Award (sponsored by Delphi)
• 2023 Magnolia Regional – Industrial Design Award (sponsored by General Motors)
• 2022 Bayou Regional – Gracious Professionalism Award
• 2022 Tallahassee Regional – Industrial Design Award (sponsored by General Motors)
• 2019 Bayou Regional – Motorola Quality Award
• 2019 Rocket City Regional – Spirit of FIRST Award
• 2018 Bayou Regional – Champion and first seed, plus multiple design and safety awards
• 2018 Orlando Regional – Industrial Design Award (sponsored by General Motors)
• 2017 Bayou Regional – Engineering Excellence Award (sponsored by Delphi)
• 2017 Orlando Regional – Safety and Innovation in Control Awards

Since 2000, Siege Robotics has collected dozens of honors for innovation, safety, creativity, professionalism, and engineering excellence.

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Editor’s note – information in the story was added and corrected after it was initially published.