FTC · Pleasanton, California · Rookie year 2020
18466 Mastermindz
We use FTC to push our engineering skills through iteration and collaboration, learn from other teams, and create impact beyond a single season.
This season
Decode: three robots, one that shoots from anywhere
Four swerve pods, a three-artifact intake and a turreted flywheel that fires only at target RPM.
Latest results
2025-26 so far
Our sixth season. Three robots iterated, a swerve drivetrain, a turreted flywheel shooter, and two awards at qualifiers before the NorCal Regional Championship.
- Jan 17, 2026
Santa Clara QT #1
Santa Clara, California
- Inspire Award 3rd
Alliance captain
- Jan 24, 2026
Folsom QT #1
Folsom, California
- Design Award winner
- Feb 28 to Mar 1, 2026
NorCal Regional Championship, Gold Division
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California
Competed
Outreach
Outreach that outlasts the team.
Our outreach runs through Inspiring Mindz, the team's 501(c)(3) nonprofit: 2,000 or more people reached, 500 or more hours, 5 or more teams mentored, 5 countries.
Sponsors
Who makes it possible
- Polymaker gold
- SendCutSend gold
- Google gold
- fabworks gold
- goBILDA gold
- Zyltech silver
- Dow silver
- PPIE silver
- Fingertech Robotics bronze
- Harbor Freight bronze
- PG&E bronze
- Richert Lumber Ace Hardware bronze
- No Starch Press bronze
Join
Build the next robot with us
Summer training runs weekly over eight weeks. Pick design, hardware or software, learn Onshape and the FTC SDK, and ship a subsystem by fall.