2025 Otternaut
2025’s FIRST Robotics Competition game, Reefscape, had an ocean theme which, as an ocean guarderian school and otter-obsessed team, made us happy. Last year’s robot, Otternaut, was a high-speed, robust, level 1, algae cycle designed to perform efficiently and execute deep hangs with ease as well as play solid defense.
If all that sounds confusing, we highly recommend checking out the game animation - it’ll make everything click! We competed at the Sacramento and Contra Costa regionals in California, and our performance was so good that for the first time in our team’s history, we advanced to World Championships!
2024 TrebleMaker
In the First Robotics Competition 2024’s game, Crescendo, a music theme was brought to the field. Two alliances of three teams competed to launch foam rings (“notes“) into scoring targets and climb a chain in the endgame. It sounded simple, but the strategy ran deep.
Our robot, TrebleMaker, was built to perform. With the swerve drive, it could glide in any direction to dodge defenders. A tilting intake collected notes and adjusted to precise angles for accurate shots even from across the field. In the endgame, telescoping hooks lifted it onto the chain. Programmed in Java, TrebleMaker handled handled autonomus routines and streamlined controls during teleop, letting drivers focus on strategy.
