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Team 4th Motor, an all-female squad from East Troy, over the weekend won the champion's award in the first North American FIRST LEGO League Open at LEGOLAND California.

The team is made up of sisters Rachel Hunter, Lauren Hunter, Caitlin Hunter and friend Callie Vogel and coached by the sisters' father, Shawn Hunter.

More than 70 teams from 33 U.S. States, as well as Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, competed in the robotics event. The challenges in the competition included designing and building small robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS and then programming them to carry out tasks related to modern medical issues.

The teams also researched parts of the human body and then created news way to protect, repair or improve them. Teams were judged on their project presentations, robot performance, technical design and programming of their robots; as well as professionalism and teamwork.



4th Motor earned the highest honor because it was the most well-rounded team and because it best represented the spirit and values FIRST LEGO League, organizers say.

The team was also recently named a runner for a Global Innovation Award from the X Prize Foundation for designing a device that lets children with diabetes monitor their glucose levels without pricking their fingers.

Check out the champions collecting their trophy, as well as some footage from the competition.