{"id":48129,"date":"2026-01-08T17:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2026\/01\/08\/were-all-incredibly-proud-a-look-back-at-the-sacher-siblings-huge-success\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:28:31","slug":"were-all-incredibly-proud-a-look-back-at-the-sacher-siblings-huge-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2026\/01\/08\/were-all-incredibly-proud-a-look-back-at-the-sacher-siblings-huge-success\/","title":{"rendered":"“We’re all incredibly proud”: A look back at the Sacher siblings’ huge success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, did you spot them\u2014in the front row, on the left? \u2014As the new year begins, let\u2019s take another look back at what was arguably the greatest science achievement by our school\u2019s elementary and middle school students in 2025: At the end of November, the Steinm\u00fchlen siblings Felix and Sophie Sacher not only competed against the world\u2019s best at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) in Singapore, but they even brought home a trophy: As a team named JustUs, they won the bronze medal! International attention focused on their IceBear project (as we reported at https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/felix-and-sophie-sacher-qualify-for-world-finals-in-singapore-with-robotics-project-2\/)<\/a>, and fittingly, the students\u2019 intelligent companion had changed its name shortly before the competition: AIceBear\u2014controlled by artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n

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The Largest WRO Finals Ever<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week, 12 German teams competed in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) World Finals in Singapore. A total of 594 teams from 91 countries were in attendance\u2014making it the largest WRO World Finals ever held. <\/p>\n

The competition in the various age groups and categories was correspondingly fierce. There were several top finishes, and we are particularly pleased with the bronze medal won by Team JustUs in the Future Innovators Junior category. In this age group, Sophie and Felix took third place out of 58 teams. \u201cIt was a great experience,\u201d they both said. <\/p>\n

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Technology and Team Spirit Bring People Together Across Borders<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2025 World Finals in Singapore once again demonstrated how technology and team spirit bring people together across borders. The World Robot Olympiad offers young people the chance to turn their ideas into reality\u2014with enthusiasm, creativity, and technical skill. <\/p>\n

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Made many friends<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We’re both overjoyed,” the siblings continue, adding: “The International Final was four days full of adventure: After a delegation outing that included temples, streets, and a group visit to a hawker center (a traditional street food hall), three exciting days of competition began. In the three age categories of the Future Innovators, we saw many solutions\u2014some of them very country-specific\u2014related to this year\u2019s theme, \u2018The Future of Robots,\u2019 which ties in with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Team JustUs always drew a large crowd, as AIceBear was exciting not only for the jury but also for visitors, other teams, and media representatives. We formed friendships with other teams, and very soon we at Team JustUs would like to visit our new friends in Cambridge, Turkey, and Singapore.\u201d <\/p>\n

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AIceBear can now compose music as well<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even the judges assigned to evaluate other teams wanted to see AIceBear; many took advantage of the new feature that Felix and Sophie had added in their hotel room right before the competition: In addition to its many other functions, AIceBear can now sing and compose short songs, tailored to the user\u2019s preferences in terms of theme (e.g., Singapore) and style; this allows it to help create a relaxing atmosphere and a good mood.<\/p>\n

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Reports in newspapers and on television<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was also a great deal of media interest. The fact that AIceBear greeted visitors not only in English but also in Singapore\u2019s other national languages was reported in newspapers in Singapore, Malaysia, Qatar, and China. A Chinese television crew also interviewed the JustUs team, which ultimately took the bronze medal on the podium. <\/p>\n

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High praise from the school administration<\/strong><\/p>\n

“My personal congratulations on this outstanding achievement!” commented Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer, principal of Steinm\u00fchlen School, after the team\u2019s return. “Third place worldwide is simply incredible\u2014and yet so well-deserved\u2014because their entry can be viewed from multiple perspectives and is creative and ethically unquestionably positive. We are all incredibly proud of what Sophie and Felix have achieved.\u201d Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer and Managing Director Dirk Konnertz, who were also thrilled by the incredible result of the competition, had worked hard in the run-up to the event to secure a few sponsors to cover at least a small portion of the costs for the family\u2019s trip to Singapore and the transport of their valuable equipment. <\/p>\n

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The following photos provide a visual recap of the Sacher siblings’ trip to Singapore, the competition, and the impressions they took away from the experience:<\/p>\n

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