▁( For ▁In sp iration ▁and ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ) ▁International ▁Chair man ' s ▁award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁best ▁represents ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁other ▁teams ▁to ▁em ulate ▁and ▁best ▁emb od ies ▁the ▁purpose ▁and ▁goals ▁of ▁F IR ST . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁first ▁received ▁recognition ▁for ▁be ating ▁M IT ▁and ▁other ▁univers ities ▁in ▁an ▁under water ▁robot ics ▁competition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁chron ic led ▁on ▁ABC ' s ▁Night line ▁and ▁in ▁The ▁Re ader ’ s ▁Dig est , ▁among ▁others . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁motion ▁picture , ▁Sp are ▁Part s , ▁featured ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁these ▁four ▁boys ▁who ▁defeated ▁all ▁odd s : ▁Crist ian ▁Ar ce ga , ▁Lorenzo ▁Sant ill an , ▁Luis ▁Ar anda , ▁and ▁Oscar ▁Vas quez , ▁are ▁the ▁real - life ▁students ▁whose ▁huge ▁accomplish ment ▁put ▁Carl ▁Hay den ▁on ▁the ▁map . ▁Not ▁only ▁this , ▁but ▁Carl ▁Hay den ▁again ▁beat ▁M IT ▁and ▁other ▁el ite ▁univers ities ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁thus ▁making ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁of ▁wins . ▁The ▁Fal con ▁Rob ot ics ▁team ▁now ▁hosts ▁its ▁own ▁ ▁National ▁Under water ▁Rob ot ics ▁Compet ition ▁( N UR C ) ▁in ▁Ch and ler ▁each ▁June . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Hay den ▁implemented ▁a ▁Path ways ▁to ▁Success