Rookie · 2026 FTC 36672

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A rookie FTC team from Cedar Rapids, where students design, code, and compete with robots, guided by four goals: Hone, Unite, Network, Treasure.

We're a group of students building our first competition robot from the ground up, learning CAD, programming, and hardware skills as we go, and figuring out what it takes to compete at a high level in our very first season.

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4HUNT goals

Cedar Rapids, IA rookie season

How we set goals

We HUNT for growth, every season

Four goals guide everything we do, on the robot, as a team, in our community, and in how we show up together. They shape our meetings, our builds, and how we treat each other along the way.

H

Hone Technical Skills

Learn advanced Onshape CAD, Java, computer vision, pathing, and the tools that make a competitive robot.

U

Unite as a Team

Get and retain members who work together well and genuinely bond as a team.

N

Network Through Outreach

Make connections in our community, with other FTC teams, and local businesses. Connect and inspire the next generation of STEM students. Spread FIRST. Contribute to people's lives.

T

Treasure the Season

The most important goal of all. Have fun.

FTC Program

What is FIRST Tech Challenge?

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition where students design, build, program, and operate robots to solve engineering challenges. Teams combine creativity, teamwork, and technical skills while competing in a yearly game designed by FIRST.

Beyond robotics, FTC teaches leadership, communication, problem-solving, and gracious professionalism, preparing students for careers in engineering, science, technology, and more.

Every year, FIRST releases a brand new game with its own rules, field, and scoring system, so teams have to design and build a new robot from scratch each season.

Our work

What We Do

Building a competition robot means splitting the work into a few core disciplines. Here's a look at the tools we use and what each part of the team is responsible for.

Onshape

Design & CAD

We design every part of our robot in Onshape before it ever gets built. Modeling parts and assemblies in the cloud lets the whole team work on the same design at once, iterate quickly, and catch fit issues before we touch metal.

Build

Building & Assembly

Once a design is ready, we bring it to life in the shop with drills, hand tools, and metalworking equipment. This is where CAD models become real mechanisms, and where we learn how our designs hold up outside the computer.

Java

Software

Our robot runs on Java. We write the code that controls drivetrains, mechanisms, autonomous routines, and computer vision, then test and refine it on the field to make sure it holds up under match pressure.

Community

Outreach

We get out into Cedar Rapids to run demos, volunteer, and connect with local schools and businesses, spreading FIRST and getting younger students excited about STEM. Check out our upcoming events on our events page!

Blog latest updates

Rookie season in motion

From learning key skills to outreach events, follow our build, code, and competition journey.

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Our story

Simple goals, strong robotics

Leopard Robotics gives Cedar Rapids students a real robotics experience, built around our HUNT goals.

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