I spent the better part of 10 hours volunteering as a judge at a FIRST Robotics competition today. Seventeen teams competed for awards recognizing excellence in Design, Innovation, Teamwork, and Community Outreach with the most coveted Inspire award going to the overall most impressive team. Our jury of five judges interviewed teams and observed them in action before selecting the most deserving teams in each category. Pictured here are the Gear Ticks, winner of the Inspire Award. Their robot was as impressive as their team and I anticipate that a few of these kids will one day work for iRobot. I did make it home in time for the Super Bowl and for the first time ever, enjoyed the game as much as the commercials.