FTC 9987 is a dedicated and skilled group of students working together to create and program competitive robots. As active participants in the FIRST Tech Challenge, we showcase our teamwork, problem-solving abilities, and technical skills while tackling the game's complex challenges. 

The 9987 robot has a fully custom-designed and custom-manufactured drivetrain. On top of this base is an innovative turntable mechanism that slashes the time it takes to score in the competition. Using 3D printing and some metal work, 9987 managed to complete the turntable design for the South Florida Regional, which led us to win the 1st place design award. This award sent 9987 to the Florida State competition, were they achieved the 2nd place design award, embedding 9987's name into the roster of teams who have achieved an award at the state level.

"The 2022-2023 FTC season game is POWERPLAY. The POWERPLAY challenge features game elements such as Cones, Junctions, Substations, and Terminals. At the start of the match, each robot begins against their alliance wall and is able to be pre-loaded with one cone. Once the match starts, teams race to score cones and create circuits during the thirty second autonomous period followed by the two minute driver controlled period. During the last thirty seconds of the match called the end game, teams continue to score cones and have the opportunity to cap a junction with a beacon and park in their alliance's terminal for extra points."