XPLORE 11019 · FRC ROBOTICS · 2026
Complete robot
Checking for a saved copy of the model.
Complete robot. Opening the 3D viewer.
Omnidirectional drive.
Independent turret.
Motion-compensated shooting.
Four steerable wheels move the robot. The turret aims independently, while the hood and flywheels control the launch angle and ball speed.
SCROLL TO EXAMINE THE ASSEMBLYCollection, indexing and launch mechanisms arranged within one compact chassis. Explore the supplied assembly geometry, from the complete robot to individual systems.
ILLUSTRATIVE SEPARATION · NOT A DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE
Discover the systems ↓01 / MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Explore how the intake collects FUEL, the turret aims the shooter and the four steerable wheels move the robot.
The turret sets aiming direction, the hood sets launch angle, and the flywheels set ball speed. The turret can turn independently of the chassis.
The March manual specifies 360° turret rotation and a 25° hood adjustment range. The current STEP preserves the assembly geometry; it does not include joint limits or motion constraints.
Front rollers transfer FUEL into the storage and feed path. A carbon-fiber tube supports the intake across the front of the machine.
The manual identifies a 35 mm carbon-fiber tube and two Kraken X44 motors. This standalone STEP shows a different intake configuration from the complete robot export.
Each of the four wheels controls its speed and steering angle. Together, they let the robot move sideways, turn, or do both at once.
The supplied module CAD is labeled MK2r; the March technical manual describes MK5R. These revisions are documented separately, not treated as identical hardware.
02 / CONTROL ENGINEERING
The control system calculates shooter settings, accounts for robot movement and corrects camera delay. Explore each function with the demonstrations below.
Calculate flight time from the current trajectory.
Subtract chassis translation from the required field-relative launch velocity.
Specifications below belong to the March technical manual. The September CAD remains a separate geometry release.
How the drivetrain, intake, hopper, feeder and shooter work together.
Each wheel controls its speed and steering angle. The robot can move sideways, turn, or combine both movements.
Rollers collect FUEL from the floor. The hopper stores it, and the feeder delivers it to the shooter.
The turret controls aiming direction, the hood controls launch angle, and the flywheels control ball speed.
VISTAeroSpin-5D uses detailed offline simulations to produce a smaller calculation that can run on the robot.
The robot’s movement changes the ball’s launch velocity. The aiming calculation accounts for that added motion.
Camera images arrive after capture. The system corrects the earlier position estimate, then updates it using the robot’s recorded movement.
Follow a planned route while coordinating intake, feeding and shooting.
Inspect the complete robot or an individual assembly. Rotate the model to see how the parts fit together.
03 / THE FIELD RECORD
The team’s own photographs.
The machine beyond the CAD model.
Event operation, documented in the March technical manual.
March 2026 photographs document an earlier revision than the supplied September CAD.