FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge)
2026-2027 → BIOBUZZ™
A Global Robotics Community
North Dakota website
ages 12-18
Robot start maximum size → 18 inch cube
Robot can expand after start → Competition Manual section G416.
Lee Gullingsrud <dakotaftc@gmail.com>
ND FTC Program Delivery Partner
Competition Manual Structure
Bold Green rules with a leading asterisk (*) are
“evergreen” rules – meaning they are largely the same from
year to year with only the game specific details changing.
Bold Orange rules are season specific and vary significantly from year to year.
Sections with a letter in parentheses “(A)” have specific rules.
Sections without the letter, are overview or process sections.
Words in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS are terms with specific
meanings, check Section 16: Glossary for details.
Season Resource Links
Team Resources, StarterBot Links ftc.game/team
Judges and Points Knowledge
Mike Holman <ke0esg@holmanonline.com> 701-224-5591
Design Process Knowledge
Noah Weber <noah.weber@doosan.com> 701-220-6885
To ask questions, include Team Number in the email Subject
Match Overview
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
.