Robot Gallery - Columbus Robotics

Whale Shark

Reefscape 2025

Reefscape is the game for the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition. Two alliances of three robots each work to score PVC pipes (called Coral) and playground balls (called Algae) into goals. At the end of the match, robots move to a truss structure called the Barge and climb metal Cages to earn additional points.

This year's robot focuses on two tasks: placing coral on the reef and hanging on the deep cage. The coral manipulator uses the elevator to reach the needed heights for the coral station and the various levels of the reef, and pivots to the needed angle. When intaking, we use a 3D printed funnel, which requires less accuracy aligning to the coral station (we can use a camera system to align to the reef). Our climbing mechanism is stored inside the robot, until it pivots out, drives into the cage, and then pulls it back, lifting the robot.