Rebuilt (2026)

2026 FRC Season: REBUILT

REBUILT

REBUILT presented by Haas is the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge. Two alliances consisting of three teams each compete in timed matches to perform various tasks-intake fuel, shoot fuel, and climb a ladder. Alliances earn additional rewards for meeting specific scoring thresholds, like scoring 360 points.

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Our Robot

2025 FRC Season: DIVE
Robowhales First Robotics FRC Team Cary NC- (29)

Cyclone

Cyclone features swerve drive and a 4 bar intake that is able to collect fuel quickly. The intake feeds the fuel to the spindexer which passes balls to the shooter. It can score from anywhere in the alliance zone and uses multiple cameras to be able to shoot on the move. It can go under trench and over the bump. The auto can score up to 60 points.

NC State Championship

2026 FRC Season: REBUILT

District Finalists

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Alliance 1 Members

Finished #2 in Quals

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo
Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Innovation in Control Award

#4 in NC

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo
Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Woodie Flowers Winner

Pembroke District

2026 FRC Season: REBUILT

District Champions

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Alliance 1 Captain

Engineering Inspiration Award

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo
Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Woodie Flowers Nominee

Wake 2 District Competition

2026 FRC Season: REBUILT

District Champions

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Innovation in Control Award Winner

Team Highlights

Reefscape (2025)

2025 FRC Season: DIVE

REEFSCAPE

REEFSCAPE presented by Haas is the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge. Two alliances consisting of three teams each compete in timed matches to perform various tasks-score coral, score algae, and climb to the surface. Alliances earn additional rewards for meeting specific scoring thresholds and for cooperating with their opponents.

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Wake District

2025 FRC Season: DIVE

District Champions

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Autonomous Award Winner

Pembroke District

2025 FRC Season: DIVE

District Finalists

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Industrial Design Award

NC State Championship

2025 FRC Season: DIVE

Innovation in Control Award

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Ranked 8th in NC Overall

Alliance 2 Captain
Finished 8th among 87 teams in North Carolina.

FIRST World Championship

2025 FRC Season: DIVE

Daly Division Autonomous Award

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

Our Robot

2025 FRC Season: DIVE
Robowhales First Robotics FRC Team Cary NC- (29)

Riptide

Riptide features swerve drive and an intake that collects the coral in order to score it in the reef. The intake then feeds the coral into our end effector, which can score it into any level of the reef. Our end effector can also collect algae and shoot it into the net. Our robot has variable degrees of shooting and uses PhotoVision to aim. Our auto can reach up to 4 coral, or 1 coral and 2 algae.

Reefscape Highlights

Whirlpool (2024)

2024 FRC Season: CRESCENDO

CRESCENDO

CRESCENDO presented by Haas is the 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge. Two alliances consisting of three teams each compete in timed matches to perform various tasks--score notes, amplify their speaker, and harmonize onstage. Alliances earn additional rewards for meeting specific scoring thresholds and for cooperating with their opponents.

Robowhales team 9032 FRC team, Cary NC, Whirlpool Crescendo

RoboWhales ranked 18th in the NC FRC State Championship and won the prestigious Autonomous Award

Our robot in Whirlpool competed in FIRST NC District events: UNC Asheville, Wake County, State Championship.
Robowhales First Robotics FRC Team Cary NC- (29)

Whirlpool

Whirpool features swerve drive and an intake that flips out of the robot to pick up the orange note. The intake then feeds the note into our shooter by flipping back into the robot, and the shooter accepts and shoots the note. Our shooter has variable degrees of shooting and uses Limelight to aim for the speaker from any position on the field.

Crescendo Highlights