{"id":624,"date":"2026-01-13T13:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/?page_id=624"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:19:43","slug":"2026-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 47%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BlitzCreek finished strongly defining 2026 as a year of continuous improvement.  Early robot behaviors let to a redesign and rebuild of the shooting and indexing systems that dramatically increased the performance level of the robot.  Successful implementations of vision and automatic motion software took the autonomous  element our completion to the highest level ever.  OLLE26 was a robust robot that rarely broke down.   On those rare occasions, the highly skilled pit crew rose to the occasion to get it back in the game.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After solid performances in qualifying events, BlitzCreek made it to States and did well.   Finishing near the cut-off (and with a bit of luck), we were able to qualify for the World Championship in Houston.   <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-649 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8843-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebuilt.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebuilt.png 630w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rebuilt-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Rebuilt integrates an archaeological adventure theme. Scoring involves collecting and shooting &#8220;fuel&#8221; (six-inch balls) into a large horizontal target, as well as lifting the robot to climb a tower.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-680x382.jpg 680w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blitzcreek2026-1080x608.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season summary from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebluealliance.com\/team\/3770\/2026\">The Blue Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1-1080x1440.png 1080w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s1.png 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2-1080x1440.png 1080w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s2.png 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3-1080x1440.png 1080w, https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sponsors2026s3.png 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview BlitzCreek finished strongly defining 2026 as a year of continuous improvement. Early robot behaviors let to a redesign and rebuild of the shooting and indexing systems that dramatically increased the performance level of the robot. Successful implementations of vision and automatic motion software took the autonomous element our completion to the highest level ever. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/2026-season\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2026 Season<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-624","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":651,"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/624\/revisions\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blitzcreekrobotics.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}