Solvers of X & Y Featured on FIRST Canada Live After Winning Ontario Championship
Ontario Champion FIRST LEGO League Team Solvers of X & Y from SolversMind Robotics appeared on FIRST Canada Live Season 6 Episode 7 to share their robotics journey, innovation project, and preparation for the World Festival.
By SolversMind Robotics
Published February 25, 2025 | Updated August 08, 2026
Reviewed by SolversMind Robotics mentors
A great robotics journey deserves to be shared.
On February 25, 2025, FIRST LEGO League Team 52777 Solvers of X & Y from SolversMind Robotics was honored to be featured on FIRST Canada Live – Season 6 Episode 7, hosted by Karthik Kanagasabapathy, following the team’s historic achievement of winning the FIRST LEGO League Ontario Provincial Championship Champion’s Award (1st Place).
During the interview, team members shared their journey throughout the 2024–2025 FIRST LEGO League SUBMERGED season, including their research process, innovation project development, robot design experience, and preparation for the upcoming FIRST LEGO League World Festival.
The feature provided an opportunity for Solvers of X & Y to share not only their competition success, but also the deeper story behind their growth as young innovators.
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What did Solvers of X & Y share on FIRST Canada Live?
FIRST LEGO League Team 52777 Solvers of X & Y joined FIRST Canada Live Season 6 Episode 7 to discuss their journey after becoming the 2025 Ontario Provincial Champion’s Award Winner. Hosted by Karthik Kanagasabapathy, the team talked about their season experience, including their innovation project focused on creating a seaweed-based biodegradable plastic solution, their engineering design process, and how they prepared for the FIRST World Festival. The interview highlighted the students’ research, creativity, teamwork, and passion for solving real-world problems through robotics. Their appearance represented the impact of student-led STEM education and showcased how young FIRST students can develop confidence, technical skills, and leadership through meaningful challenges.
From Ontario Champions to Global Stage
Winning the Ontario Championship was a major milestone for Solvers of X & Y.
The team earned the Champion’s Award 1st Place, the highest recognition in FIRST LEGO League, by demonstrating excellence across all areas:
Robot design and performance
Innovation project
Core Values
Teamwork and presentation
Their success earned them the opportunity to represent Ontario and Canada at the FIRST LEGO League World Festival in Houston, Texas.
However, the journey was not only about reaching the World Festival.
It was about how the students grew throughout the season.
During the interview, team members shared how they approached their innovation project:
They identified a real environmental challenge.
They researched existing solutions.
They developed their own idea.
They tested and improved their prototype.
They communicated their solution to judges and the community.
Their project explored a sustainable alternative using seaweed-based biodegradable plastic, demonstrating how young students can apply STEM knowledge to real-world problems.
Why was this FIRST Canada Live feature meaningful?
FIRST Canada Live provides an opportunity for teams across the country to share their stories, inspire other participants, and celebrate the impact of FIRST programs.
For Solvers of X & Y, the interview was an important opportunity to represent not only their own team, but also the larger SolversMind Robotics community.
The students demonstrated what happens when young people are given ownership of their learning.
They were able to confidently explain:
Why they chose their research topic
How they developed their solution
How their robot design evolved
What challenges they overcame
How they prepared for an international competition
The interview showed that FIRST LEGO League is much more than building robots.
It develops students who can think critically, communicate effectively, and solve problems creatively.
How does this reflect the SolversMind education philosophy?
At SolversMind Robotics, we believe that the true purpose of robotics education is not simply creating successful competition teams.
It is creating capable, confident, and independent learners.
Solvers of X & Y’s FIRST Canada Live appearance represents the outcome of years of student-centered training.
Students learned to:
Research independently
Build and test their own ideas
Learn from failures
Present their thinking clearly
Support each other as teammates
The team’s ability to represent themselves on a national platform came from the same philosophy we apply every day:
Students should own the journey.
Coaches provide guidance and support.
Students create, explore, and lead.
This ownership is what allows young students to grow beyond technical skills and become future innovators.
Inspiring the FIRST Community
SolversMind Robotics is incredibly proud of Solvers of X & Y for representing our organization and the broader FIRST community.
Their appearance on FIRST Canada Live allowed other teams across Canada to see what young students can accomplish through dedication, teamwork, and passion.
The impact extends beyond one team.
Every student watching the interview can see a possibility:
“I can build something meaningful.”
“I can solve a real problem.”
“I can represent my community.”
That is the power of FIRST.
A robot may be the tool.
But the true outcome is the student who grows through the experience.
Congratulations to Solvers of X & Y for this incredible achievement and for continuing to inspire the FIRST community as they prepare for the World Festival.
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