Define
What must the system do?
Game constraints, packaging and a clear objective establish what a design needs to accomplish.
XPLORE 11019 / TEAMX.PLORE.
X.PLORE.
FRC 11019.
A community robotics team from Songjiang, Shanghai. FRC 11019. Rookie season: 2026.
OUR STARTING POINTA community team.
A community team.
A first season.
Founded in Songjiang on 16 June 2025, X.PLORE entered FRC as a rookie team in 2026. Competition, technical documentation and community work are all part of the team’s public story.
Read the founding background ↗- 2025June
The team is founded in Songjiang, Shanghai.
- 2026March
Shanghai Regional, followed by a regional win in Hawaii.
- 2026April–May
The FIRST Championship in Houston; Rookie All Star Award in Archimedes.
- 2026Engineering archive
Manual, CAD studies and public software examples.
THE DISCIPLINES BEHIND A ROBOTFind the work that interests you
Design & fabrication
Design the mechanisms and fit them into the chassis. Build prototypes, prepare parts for manufacturing, and plan how they will be assembled and maintained.
CAD modelling · Prototyping · Machining · AssemblyExplore this work ↗CONNECTING THE DISCIPLINESDesign, build
Design, build
and test.
Mechanical, electrical and software decisions need to work together.
Build
How do the interfaces fit?
Mechanisms, wiring and software meet at physical and logical interfaces. Those connections deserve as much attention as individual components.
Evaluate
What does the evidence show?
Inspect geometry, observe behaviour and read logs. Keep a design target separate from a measured result.
Share
Can someone else understand it?
The manual, CAD and engineering notes preserve context so a design can be inspected, discussed and learned from.
FROM THE TECHNICAL ARCHIVEThe machine,
The machine,
in the field.
Photographs from the March manual.
A record of the earlier robot revision.