2026 • REBUILT
Orion
The Game
REBUILT
In this archaeology-themed game, alliances of three robots score Fuel (foam balls) into a central Hub and climb a multi-level Tower at match end. Ranking points are earned for scoring thresholds (Energized at 100, Supercharged at 360) and combined climb height (Traversal).
About This Robot
Named after the great hunter of Greek mythology — immortalized in the stars for his extraordinary precision — Orion is the spiritual successor to Skadi, our 2022 robot. Both hunters, both built around precision shooting, separated by four years of refinement. In REBUILT, where the Hub doesn't forgive imprecision and accuracy compounds into ranking points, Orion was designed to be the most consistent and accurate Fuel scorer we could build.
Technical Specifications
Drivetrain
Swerve (SDS MK5i)
Weight
~140 lbs (with battery and bumpers)
Primary Mechanism
Turreted flywheel shooter with spindexer-fed kicker indexer
Motors
18 TalonFX total: 7× Kraken X60, 6× Kraken X44, 5× Falcon 500
Programming
Python (RoboPy)
Notable Features
- ▶ 270° turret with camera-on-turret for shoot-on-the-move capability
- ▶ Spindexer + dual-kicker indexer (4 motors) for continuous ball throughput
- ▶ Retractable full-width roller intake with turret collision interlock
- ▶ Variable-angle hood shooter (37° range) with operator trim adjustment
- ▶ Turret-mounted ThriftyCam with PhotonVision for persistent hub tracking
- ▶ 8-state LED driver communication system with hub-shift warnings
- ▶ Winch climber targeting Level 2 (2.1× safety factor)
- ▶ Most motor-intensive robot in team history (18 TalonFX controllers)
- ▶ Upgraded to SDS MK5i swerve modules (all-gear, no belts)
- ▶ Dual CAN bus architecture (CANivore for drive, roboRIO for mechanisms)