Two high school robotics teams from Pittsburgh, Pa. recently used products from igus, a German-based manufacturer of engineered plastics with a presence in East Providence, R.I., to set four world records in this year's FIRST Tech Challenge global robotics competition. Team #8393 -- The Giant Diencephalic BrainSTEM Robotics Team, captained by senior James Walton -- joined forces with the rookie team they have been mentoring this season (Team #6931 -- the Substantial Monocephalic BrainSTEM Robotics team) to set their third world record at the South Central Regional Qualifier in York, Pennsylvania. The teams set the record for the most points scored in the 2018 FTC Challenge: Relic Recovery. This challenge requires robots to collect and score glyphs (foam cubes) in various patterns, retrieve jewels, transfer relics, park on balancing stones, and navigate to specific parts of the playing field -- sometimes autonomously. The BrainSTEM robots include spinning collectors, elevating depositing-platforms and robotic arms all built onto fast moving omnidirectional drivetrains.