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Team 1596 - The Instigators

From Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA
aka General Motors/Michigan Department of Education/Boeing/Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie/DTE Energy Foundation/Roberts P. and Ella B. Hudson Foundation/Central Savings Bank/Soo Co-op Credit Union/Sault Lions Club/Lake Superior State University&Sault Area High School
Rookie Year: 2005
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Competition List:

Year Event Awards
2026 FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University
2026 FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow
2025 Rainbow Rumble
2025 FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU Rising All-Star Award
2025 FIM District Mt. Pleasant Event
2024 Rainbow Rumble
2024 FIM District LSSU Event Autonomous Award
2024 FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline
2023 FIM District LSSU Event
2023 FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast
2022 FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow
2022 FIM District Escanaba Event
2021 Silicon Group - Game Design Challenge
2021 Game Design Challenge Event
2021 Rubidium Group - INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge
2021 INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge Event
2021 Season Participation for FIM District Teams
2020 * FIM District Alpena Event #1 (Cancelled)
2020 FIM District Traverse City Event
2019 Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division
2019 FIM District Lake Superior State University Event Team Spirit Award sponsored by FCA Foundation
2019 FIM District Kingsford Event District Event Winner
Judges' Award
2018 Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division
2018 FIM District Lake Superior State University Event District Event Finalist
Judges' Award
2018 FIM District Traverse City Event Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2017 Michigan State Championship
2017 Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division
2017 FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event Quality Award sponsored by Motorola Solutions Foundation
2017 FIM District - Escanaba Event Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
2016 FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event
2016 FIM District - Escanaba Event
2015 FIM District - Escanaba Event
2015 FIM District - Traverse City Event
2014 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox
2014 Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition
2013 St Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition
2013 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
2012 Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition
2012 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
2011 Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship
2011 Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition Quality Award sponsored by Motorola
2011 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
2010 Archimedes Division
2010 Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition
2010 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
2009 Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship
2009 Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition Regional Finalist
2009 Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition
2008 Great Lakes Regional
2008 West Michigan Regional
2007 Great Lakes Regional
2006 Waterloo Regional DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award
2006 Great Lakes Regional DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award
2005 Galileo Division
2005 Greater Toronto Regional Highest Rookie Seed
2005 Great Lakes Regional Rookie All Star
Highest Rookie Seed
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