DCS Defenders Robotics #15815

Into The Deep

Our Season
Fruitport Qualifier
11/23/24
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Kentwood Qualifier
11/2/24
  • Stay tuned!
Scrimmage with Calvin Christian and Potter's House
10/26/24
  • Ranked 9th after 39 qualifying matches
  • Ranked 5th by OPR
  • First pick by Alliance 3
  • Design Award winner
Meet the Game

2024-2025 Season Resources

This video gives an overview of how the season's game is played.
This manual describes the general setup and play of the game.
Game Manual, Part 2 (traditional events)
The second part of the game manual covers the specifics of the CenterStage game, and is the authoritative source for rules.
This document is a quick summary of how the game is played and, more importantly, a summary of how points can be scored.
Developed by FTC, this webpage allows you to quickly calculate an overall score for a CenterStage match. Note that when using this, you must manually count the number of "mosaics" created on the backdrop.
Developed by an FTC team mentor, this tool allows you to quickly calculate a game's pixel point score. Scores are calculated by visually "placing" pixels of different colors on a virtual backdrop. This means that the calculator will help you in determining how many "mosaics" have been created.
This board is considered the official place to get answers to questions about the rules, gameplay, or strategy.
Game Manual, Part 1 (traditional events)
The first part of the game manual covers general topics of how FTC competitions are run.
This document describes the criteria for the different awards that an FTC team can win throughout the season.
This page is the definitive place to find information or resources for this year's game.
Our Team Organization
Photo of the DCS Robotics team at the East Kentwood qualifier on November 4, 2022.
Programming Team

Tutorials, resources, and instructions for members of the programming team—or anyone interested in learning more about programming an FTC robot.

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Build Team

Information on construction and design aspects of FTC robots.

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Marketing & Promotions Team

In charge of pit design, sponsorships, fundraising, apparel design, and other public elements of the team.

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Strategy Team

Responsible for high-level game strategy, oversight of competition scouting, and field management.

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Drive Team

Responsible for play of the game during competitions.

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