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MI Robotics team qualifies for world championship

Published 4:30 pm Monday, April 13, 2026

MI Robotics, Mercer Island High School’s First Robotics Champion (FRC) Team 5937, qualified for the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship by finishing in the top 16 of teams competing at the Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship on April 11 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The “Tough as Snails” squad will next compete against the top-tier robotics programs from around the globe. The world event will take place April 29 to May 2 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. “Seeing this team evolve from a group of individuals into a single, synchronized unit has been incredible,” said Michael Ketchum, the school’s robotics teacher and Team 5937 coach. “Their technical skill and business acumen got them here, but it’s their grit, their empathy for one another, and their refusal to quit when the math didn’t add up that makes me the most proud to stand beside them.” Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

MI Robotics, Mercer Island High School’s First Robotics Champion (FRC) Team 5937, qualified for the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship by finishing in the top 16 of teams competing at the Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship on April 11 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The “Tough as Snails” squad will next compete against the top-tier robotics programs from around the globe. The world event will take place April 29 to May 2 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. “Seeing this team evolve from a group of individuals into a single, synchronized unit has been incredible,” said Michael Ketchum, the school’s robotics teacher and Team 5937 coach. “Their technical skill and business acumen got them here, but it’s their grit, their empathy for one another, and their refusal to quit when the math didn’t add up that makes me the most proud to stand beside them.” Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

MI Robotics, Mercer Island High School’s First Robotics Champion (FRC) Team 5937, qualified for the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship by finishing in the top 16 of teams competing at the Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship on April 11 at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The “Tough as Snails” squad will next compete against the top-tier robotics programs from around the globe. The world event will take place April 29 to May 2 in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. “Seeing this team evolve from a group of individuals into a single, synchronized unit has been incredible,” said Michael Ketchum, the school’s robotics teacher and Team 5937 coach. “Their technical skill and business acumen got them here, but it’s their grit, their empathy for one another, and their refusal to quit when the math didn’t add up that makes me the most proud to stand beside them.” Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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