The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Team 456 Siege Robotics is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team that is made up of about 18 students from across central Mississippi. ERDC’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), for pre-college aged students, won the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Bayou Regional in New Orleans, Louisiana, which secured their place at the World Championships. They will compete among 600 FRC teams from around the world next week in Houston, Texas.