A Look-back on Team Ace 9039N in 2024-2025

Ace 9039N, during the 2024-2025 season, was a team of middle schoolers in BrandywineBOTS of Delaware, USA. All of the team members were in their first year, fairly new to robotics.

During that year, they learned about building, research, and the scientific process from their awesome clubmates and club leaders. They worked hard to build and rebuild, putting in many extra hours.

It paid off – the Ace 9039N team made it to the finals at High Stakes Extravaganza and won the Delmarva Regional Championship, which earned them a spot at VEX Robotics World Championship 2025 — the biggest robotics competition in the world — and it’s an incredible honor.

In the 2025-2026 season, some team members remain in 9039N while others have moved to 9089X.

See Our Robot in Action at Worlds 2025

Our Awards

We learned a lot and worked hard in the 2024-2025 season – and it paid off!

Awards

Tournament Finalists, Spring 2025 – DelMarVa High Stakes Extravaganza (Middle School)
Tournament Champions, Spring 2025 – DelMarVa Regional V5 Championship (Middle School)

Ace 9039N Team Members

Tristan

Origins: Got his start building Legos and Cardboard Machines

VEX Year 1

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Contributions:

Head of Mechanical Design (Intake, Lady Brown, Clamp, Drive Train)
Head of Building
Head Driver
Head of Coding
Competitive Research for Mechanical Design, Coding & Strategy
Notebook Contributor
Alliance Building

Yaazhini

Origins: Got her start in robotics with Tech-themed Board Games

VEX Year 1

Contributions:

Design Assistance
Building
Competitive Research for Mechanical Design & Strategy
Notebook Contributor
Match Crew
Alliance Building

Sarah

Origins: Got her start with Code.org

VEX Year 1

Contributions:

Head of Notebook
Building
Competitive Research for Mechanical Design & Coding
Inventory Organization
Alliance Building
Match Crew

Aryan

Origins: Got his start building Legos

VEX Year 1

Contributions:

Building
Driver
Graphic Design
Alliance Building
Match Crew

Thank You

We couldn’t have done it without the amazing support and encouragement of:

BrandywineBOTS Leaders & Sponsors

BrandywineBOTS Mentors

With special thanks to mentors and teams Ron, Elaine, Bhavesh, Joan, Bryan, Jason, Orlando, Happybara mentors, Jinx 9039J (with special thanks to Nin & Cooper), Tiny Gladiator 9039K, Lakshya & Dhriti of D.E.A.L 9039B, AXLE-otl 9039R, Happybaras 9039Y, Ferocity 9039F, Zen 9039Z, and the rest of our awesome Brandywine Bots teams.

Our Parents & Families

Also, thank you to the VEX teams who’ve inspired us from afar.