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GNCE OnyxFTC 37122

The robot we built for BIOBUZZ™

Our first robot. We modeled every part of it in 3D design software (CAD).

See the partsHow we designed it
A render of the team's BIOBUZZ robot standing on dark water under a full moon: a black chassis with a blue 37122 plate, a white roller across the front and mecanum wheels.
Our 2026-27 robot, rendered by the team.

BIOBUZZ™ presented by RTX

Our robot for the 2026-27 FIRST® Tech Challenge season

A render of the robot from the front in blue studio light, reflected in a glossy floor: the blue 37122 plate, the white intake roller between two mecanum wheels, and the mechanism on top.
Front view, rendered by the team.

Parts you can see

  1. A: Team number plate
  2. B: Intake roller
  3. C: Mecanum wheels

How we designed it

Design

A consistent, effective design

What we did

  • The whole robot modeled in CAD
  • A core design process the team follows

Innovate

Complex, original mechanisms

What we did

  • The design process above
  • Brainstormed unusual ideas

Control

Consistent, easy to drive, tested in parallel

What we did

  • Command-based code, which splits the software into small commands, one for each robot action
  • A dependency system

Build log

  1. The drivetrain optimizer: a planned auto path across the BIOBUZZ field beside its speed chart.

    Drivetrain optimizer published

    Free in the browser for any FTC team. Ethan Zhang wrote the first version for our own drive team in July.

    Read the post

  2. The belt calculator recommending an 82-tooth belt, with part numbers from three makers.

    Belt catalog checked

    Every belt part number in the calculator, checked against the maker's own listing.

    Open the calculator