Romanian teams sweep top places at global robotics championship in Houston Romanian high school teams delivered a commanding performance at the 2026 FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, taking all top four places in Houston in a repeat of their growing dominance in the global student robotics arena, Agerpres reported. The final saw an all-Romanian showdown, with Velocity Robotics from “Gheorghe Munteanu Murgoci” High School in Brăila defeating the team from “B.P. Hașdeu” National College in Buzău.