> COMPETITION
COMPETITION
Engineering under pressure.
FIRST Tech Challenge competitions are timed, high-pressure events where robots are judged on real performance, not design intent. They test robot performance, engineering quality, programming reliability, strategy, consistency, teamwork, and adaptability as match conditions change. This page covers our competition history and strategy. Specific results are being added as they are confirmed.
> CURRENT_SEASON.EVENTS
Current Season
This section will track Hydrofluoric's events as they happen this season. Details are added as they are confirmed.
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> PAST_SEASON.2025_2026
2025–2026 • DECODE
Our previous robot competed during the FTC DECODE season, where Hydrofluoric iterated its design from an original spindexer concept to a hooded-shooter system. The full story is documented on the Our Robot page.
PAST COMPETITION RESULTS
Details coming soon.
> STRATEGY.ANALYSIS
Strategy Through Analysis
During the past season, the team reviewed match footage and identified where opposing teams commonly positioned their robots on the field. We used that information to choose shooting positions designed to minimize congestion and maximize scoring opportunities.
Autonomous routines were also iterated throughout the season, refined match by match based on what worked and what didn't. It reflects our broader process: plan, design, build, code, test, improve.
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