At a lot of cheer comps people will pin decorated clothespins onto other students hoodies/shirts/backpacks while they aren’t looking. I was wondering if this would be a cute idea for worlds? Like would you be annoyed if you find a cute clothespin on you from another team, or is there another drawback i am missing?
I keep seeing Lego ones on instagram, so I made my own with Create: Aeronautics
Everything works in survival, but very much needs optimization. Doesn’t use many stress units, even at full speed. You could totally run it just as fast with a way smaller steam engine.
Should I do more poorly drawn mspaint doodles for more bots
Now who's next?
As the title states, FIRST always wants to bring new teams in and more then likely more grants. Why hasn't FIRST done any (even basic) advertisements on kids tv channels, Discovery Channel, maybe even try to get a tv slot for the Einstein field etc. Its been around, why can't they adapt in bringing more interested students in?
Random thought of the day.
This is just the leftover cases from SVSU, we had probably at least 4 times this at the competition
I’ve been doing FRC for four years on three different teams. Since my first year, my dream has always been to go to Worlds.
The first two years, I qualified, but my team didn’t have the funding, so we declined both times. In my third year, I stepped in as Communications (fundraising) lead to make sure that wouldn’t be a problem, and it worked—but my team missed Worlds by one district point.
Last summer, my family and I moved from Ontario to Texas, and I joined a team knowing it was my last shot. This team became two sister teams, and I was a part of both. Both teams ranked inside the top 400 EPA-wise and missed Worlds by 20 district points and 8 district points.
I failed. So now what? I don’t know what to do.
I’m looking for the most notable moments in FRC history. It could be anything a robot, a specific match. A rule change that broke the game. Think something along the lines of 148 (robowranglers) in 2015. I’m relatively new to everything, so I don’t know much.
32sqft of .118” (1/8” nominal) polycarbonate from Lowe’s in a Ford explorer.
For some reason, we our supply always sneaks up on us, but only for 1/8” stock, not any other thickness or material. So I went to Lowe’s asked for the Lexan and returned ASAP (it’s where my mom had done the exact same thing last time; she had a lot of difficulty, but thankfully a nice veteran helped her manage it). The staff did think I was absolutely crazy carrying around this 4’8’ sheet though, haha. I personally find no issue with this specific stock; practically no different from any other, but I paid a premium convenience fee. If I could’ve waited until the next day, it would have been like 33% cheeper from McMaster-Carr, but I couldn’t. Anyway, the team was super thankful, and one of my mentors and someone’s mom gave me the look like I’d grown two heads carrying all that in.
If you’re curious, the trick is to basically fold it like a pizza slice so that it can’t flop longways. If you want to be fancy and you’re a mathematician, you’d say it’s because the sheet maintains zero Gaussian Curvature.
I was wondering what the highest total between both alliances is.
Im a senior and founder of a team in North Philly. I really worry for my team's ability to stay afloat because our mentors are just really uninvolved. Most of our team does not have the skill to put together a robot and make it to a competition, and I need it to not be the job of older members to teach everyone.
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In this high-energy episode of the RoboZone Podcast, we celebrate the crowning of the 2026 Michigan State Champions!
🏆 Host Pete Eckman sits down with the powerhouse alliance that conquered the FiMStein field to capture the blue banner in the "REBUILT" season.
🎙️ The Championship Panel We go behind the scenes with the leaders of the winning alliance to hear about their journey through the Saginaw Valley State University trenches:
Jared from Team 3668: TroBots (Whitmore Lake) – The clutch second pick who proved why depth wins championships.
Steve from Team 7769: The CREW (Royal Oak) – The first pick whose scoring prowess kept the alliance ahead of the pack.
Kyle from Team 27: Team RUSH (Clarkston) – The alliance captain who led the squad to an incredible undefeated run at States.
⚡ What You'll Hear The Undefeated Run: How Team RUSH managed a flawless 7-0 record at the State Championship in playoff play. REBUILT Mastery: Strategic insights into scoring fuel and mastering the tower climb during the high-stakes playoff matches.
Alliance Chemistry: The moment Jared, Steve, and Kyle knew their teams were the perfect match for the DTE Energy Foundation division and beyond. The Road to Houston: What’s next as these three Michigan titans prepare to take their robots to the World Championship.
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