Design
Students interpret the game, turn requirements into mechanisms and check ideas in CAD.
FIRST TECH CHALLENGE
One season. One challenge. Countless iterations.
FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) is an international program in which students design, build and program a robot for a new challenge each season—and develop the team that takes it to competition.
ROBOT #01 PENDINGCTRL+FUTURE · BUCUREȘTI
Build
Students prototype, assemble and test until the robot is robust and repeatable.
Programming
Driver control, sensors and autonomy: code gives the robot precision and behavior.
Strategy
Students analyze scoring, alliance partners and the trade-offs of every match.
Documentation
The Engineering Portfolio explains decisions, iterations, organization and impact.
Community
Outreach, collaborations and events take STEAM education beyond the workshop.
WHAT A MATCH LOOKS LIKE
Autonomous. TeleOp. Endgame.
At first, the robot runs programmed sequences on its own. Then the drive team takes control. The final moments demand precision, strategy and calm.
Rules and objectives change each season, but the process remains: analysis, prototype, test, feedback, iteration.
THE CTRL+FUTURE SEASON
Our robot does not exist yet.
First we need a workspace and partner school, then we can form the team. The goals below describe the intended path, without confirming participation in a specific season.
Robot #01 · awaiting the teamPROPOSED GOALS
The first season is about foundations.
Learn the core systems
Mechanics, control, sensors, CAD, documentation and safety.
Build a working robot
Reliability and the ability to finish a match come before complexity.
Compete and learn
Every match, pit discussion and meeting with another team becomes feedback.
Leave a foundation for the next generation
Code, documentation, processes and a team culture that can continue.