1.⁠ ⁠What was your biggest challenge this season?

We only received the information that we needed to qualify for Worlds in Germany (unlike previous years when other regions had a ticket) at the beginning of December. This disrupted our robot plans and deadlines, as the championship in Germany was on January 18th.

2.⁠ ⁠What inspired your robot’s design?

KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid).

3.⁠ ⁠Tell us about the most significant event that you organized or participated in.

Our most important competition was, by far, the championship in Germany, where we qualified for Worlds. However, for outreach events, two stand out: the Games Fair in Stuttgart, which had 200,000 visitors and where we exhibited our robots, and the Forum Digitale Schule event, an informational event about digitization in schools. At the latter, we showcased our robots and even spoke with the head of school administration, alongside many STEM teachers and principals from our region.

4.⁠ ⁠What was the first season of FTC in which you took part?

Freight Frenzy.

5.⁠ ⁠What did you learn from your competition experiences?

The earlier the hardware of the robot is finished, the better it performs in competitions, as both software and hardware teams have more time to fix issues.

6.⁠ ⁠How do you manage team activities alongside your studies?

Team members who need to study for exams are not required to attend events, as long as they participate in others. In the week before competitions, we can often convince teachers to allow us to leave lessons to focus on FTC.

7.⁠ ⁠Do you have an interesting or memorable story from your team’s journey?

Our mascot, the Frox, is a creature we created ourselves in our first season. It is a combination of a frog and a fox.

8.⁠ ⁠What prizes have you won for the work that you’ve put in?

We won the Winning Alliance Captain (WAC) + Inspire Award at the German Championship and the Winning Alliance Captain (WAC) + Think Award at the Benelux Qualifier this season.