MEet Taiyaki

BREAD’s 10th robot, Taiyaki, competed in the 2025 Reefscape game. This ocean-themed game brought to us coral and algae, scored on the reef and in the net/processor respectively. The green playground ball “algae” were thrown into the net elvated six feet off the ground and the white PVC “coral” were scored on pegs of three varying heights or in a trough below. As with most FRC games, the first fifteen seconds of the match are autonomous, meaning the robot drives without human control. Then, drivers race to score game pieces, occasionally sending a robot to the other alliance’s side to play defense. At the end of the match, “shallow” and “deep” cages, hung from the barge at the center of the field, can be climbed for additional points.

Our 2025 robot reveal can be found below, and you can find the Chief Delphi post with our CAD and Technical Binder HERE.

taiyaki FEATURES AND DESIGN

  • End Effector (horse)- Single motor, designed to pick up algae while scoring coral, ground algae pick up, can score anywhere

  • Intake - all orientation ground intake with star wheels and TPU rollers, bar blocks intake for L1 scoring

  • Gut - star wheels used to center coral for handoff

  • Climber- lowers spear to grabs and centers cage, rotates in by dyneema to twist the cage

  • Elevator - Two stage, sideways mounted elevator to reach L4, uses momentum to score algae in net , pivot on carriage for end effector

  • Drive Train- SwerveX modules equipped with molded wheel tread and driven by Krakens

  • Auto Placement - Cameras sense the April-tags to position the robot to score coral reliably

  • Electronics - Bottom mounted electronics including orange pis to power the cameras

REGIONAL WINNERS AND Excellence in Engineering AWARD - Silicon Valley Regional

From March 14th to 16th, Team 5940 competed in our first competition of the season, Silicon Valley Regional held at Woodside High School. We ranked second in qualifications with an 11-1-0 record and competed in playoffs as the first pick of Alliance 1, along with our alliance captain Team 1323 Madtown Robotics and Team 649 MSET Fish. Our alliance soared through playoffs undefeated, securing our first Regional victory of the season as well as being picked for the Excellence in Engineering award.

REGIONAL WINNERS AND excellence in engineering AWARD - San Francisco regional

From March 21st to 23rd, Team 5940 competed at the San Francisco Regional held at St. Ignatius College Prepatory, our second regional of the 2025 season. After winning all of our qualification matches and ranking first, we picked Team 10523 Singularity Robotics and Team 4255 Robodores. Together we made our way through playoffs, becoming Regional winners once again! Also, we won the Excellence in Engineering award once more and had zero robot issues thanks to our amazing technical team and pit crew!

HOUSTON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Milstein DIVISION

From April 16th to 19th, Team 5940 competed in the Milstein Division at FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas. More than 600 teams traveled from all around the world to compete in eight divisions of roughly 75 teams each. Our strategy team worked overtime resulting in us winning all but one qualification match and ranking first in our division. We were the captain of Alliance 1 and allied with Team 254 Cheesy Poofs, Team 1318 Issaquah Robotics Society, and Team 1477 Texas Torque. We won our first match of division finals, but ended up losing by a single point.