MEet Taiyaki

BREAD’s 10th robot, Taiyaki, competed in the 2025 Reefscape game. This ocean-themed game brought to us algae and coral, scored in the net/processor and on the reef, respectively. The green, playground ball “algae” were thrown into the net spaced six feet off the ground. The white PVC “coral” were scored on pegs of varying heights, from Level 1 to Level 4. The first 15 seconds are entirely autonomous, meaning the robot drives without a human driver. Then, drivers race to score game pieces, occasonainally sending over 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.

This was our robot reveal for our robot Taiyaki

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 at the Silicon Valley Regional held at Woodside High School. As the first pick of Alliance #1, along with Team 1323 Madtown and Team 649 MSET Fish, we soared through the playoffs undefeated to win SVR!

REGIONAL WINNERS AND excellence in engineering AWARD - San Francisco regional

From March 21st to 23rd, Team 5940 competed at the San Francisco Regional, our second regional of the 2025 season where we won every single match. After ranking first we picked Team 10523 Singularity and Team 4255 Robodores. Together we made our way to the finals where we won the first two matches, becoming Regional Winners once again! In addition to this, 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 16-19, 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 became alliance captain and allied with Team 254 Cheesy Poofs, Team 1318 Issaquah robotics Society, and Team 1477 Texas Torque. We lost the finals by one point and ended as finalists.