FTC.ND (FIRST Tech Challenge)
DECODE (2025-2026)
North Dakota website
ages 12-18
Robot maximum size is 18 inch size cube before start.
Robot can expand horizontally to 20 by 42 inches after start.
Contact: Lee Gullingsrud <dakotaftc@gmail.com>
ND FTC Program Delivery Partner
FIRST – A Global Robotics Community
Email questions must include
the Team Number in the Subject:
Contact: Mike Holman <mike.holman@bismarckstate.edu> 701-224-5591
Judges & Points Knowledge
Contact: Noah Weber <noah.weber@doosan.com> 701-220-6885
Design Knowledge
FTC DECODE Manual
Awards – page 33
Event Rules – page 25
Field – page 55
Game Details – page 53
Game Rules – page 55
Match Periods – page 69
Robot Construction Rules – page 57
Robot Sign Rules – page 64
Scoring – page 73
Scoring Elements – page 71
Scoring Patterns – page 75
Tournament – page 135
Violations – page 78
Match Overview – page 69
pre-MATCH setup
AUTO – controlled by program (30 seconds)
Transition period (8 seconds)
TELOP – controlled by human (2 minutes)
post-MATCH reset
Safety and Penalties
Safety
Human Player cannot break the vertical plane of the Playing Field Perimeter while a Robot is in the Wing
.
Penalties
Penalties can add points to the Opponent’s points
Gracious Professionalism
Helping another team.
Equal opportunity
No one left behind
Having fun!!!
One Team
Two Driver Operators
One Human Player
One Coach
One Robot
Two Teams Join to Form an Alliance
The teams for the alliances are chosen randomly
One Alliance Team color is Red
The other Alliance Team color is Blue
For Every Match
The Red Alliance Team competes with the Blue Alliance Team
One Alliance Team
Two Driver Operators from each Team
Four Driver Operators total
One Human Player from one Team
One Human Player total
One Coach from each Team
Two Coaches total
One Robot from each Team
Two Robots total
Robot Parts
Brains, Motors, Sensors, Extrusions, Wheels, and Cables
——— Teams are allowed to build their own parts. ———
Virtual Robot Simulators
See NDAcademy.FoxPing.com for basic electronic fundamentals
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