Build progress, late-night debugging stories, sponsor announcements, and the occasional duck fact.
The 2026–2027 FTC season was officially revealed on May 2. The full game manual drops at kickoff in early September, but the teaser gives us enough to start strategizing. Watch the reveal below.
Twelve spreadsheets, three vendor rabbit holes, and a lot of forum scrolling later — we have a parts list and a number we can defend. Now we just need the game manual.
We compared the major FTC kit options end-to-end. goBILDA's chassis won on stiffness and price; REV control-system pieces won on documentation. Here's the head-to-head.
Lead sponsor secured, foundational support locked, and outreach pitches still going out. Notes on what's working, what isn't, and the deck we wish we'd built earlier.
Voltage. Mostly voltage. Also mass. Also the consequences of mistakes.
Last season we were the Conducktors. Stepping up to FTC, we wanted a name that signaled the leap. Bonus: superconductors carry current with zero friction — exactly the energy we're bringing to the field.
Game manual drops the first Saturday of September. We'll post our day-1 strategy, day-2 prototypes, and the open questions we're chasing into build season.