The 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition 2025 season kicked off on January 4, 2025. The TC Titans FRC 3767 team joined regional teams at a local kickoff event in Boyne City, Michigan. The 2025 competition game, REEFSCAPE presented by Haas, will have teams design, engineer, build and program robots to strengthen a fragile underwater ecosystem. 

For just a quick overview of gameplay, check out this two-minute REEFSCAPE video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWbxcjlY9JY&list=PLZT9pIgNOV6bXFszlbNk0urOswjDPHToo&index=1

During the competition, two alliances of three teams each compete to earn points by harvesting algae, seeding coral on their reef and returning to their barge to ascend to the ocean surface. Alliances earn additional awards for meeting specific scoring thresholds and cooperating with their alliance partners. Matches begin with an autonomous period for scoring opportunities, followed by a driver-controlled (teleop) period. 

The extended launch video details the game play and features appearances by FIRST CEO Chris Moore, FIRST Founder Dean Kamen, CrunchLabs Founder Mark Rober. Check out the full launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vNlf2O94wQ&list=PLZT9pIgNOV6bXFszlbNk0urOswjDPHToo&index=2

With 3,700 teams competing this year, it promises to be an exciting season of competition!