Competition robotics · 2017–2025
FIRST Robotics
I started with FLL in 2017, joined FRC Team 6386 the next year, and later founded Team 8811. I have competed, led teams, mentored students, built scouting software, and volunteered at events.
Roles
My roles in FIRST from 2017 to 2025.
- 2017–2018Competitor
Learned to build within FLL and Team 6386.
- 2019Captain
Led Team 6386 in Sydney, Houston, and Qianjiang.
- 2021–2025Tool builder
Co-built Yuan Scout for collecting and comparing match data.
- 2022–2024Founder & mentor
Started Team 8811 and trained its first students.
- 2025Volunteer
Helped run the Shanghai Regional.
FIRST LEGO League
2017–2018
FLL was my first experience building a competition robot with a team.
Team 6386: Shenzhen
2018
I joined Team 6386 and competed at the Shenzhen Regional, my first FRC event.
Team 6386: Sydney, Houston, and Qianjiang
2019
As captain, I led Team 6386 to win the South Pacific Regional in Sydney and qualify for the FIRST Championship in Houston. Later that year, we joined the China Division Finalist Alliance at the Qianjiang International Robotics Open.
FRC Team 8811
2022–2024
I founded Team 8811 at Guangzhou No. 2 High School, raised more than US$14,000, ran more than 60 technical training sessions, and served as the team’s youth mentor. In 2023, we competed at an FRC China postseason event in Shanghai.
Yuan Scout
2021–2025
Zirui Zhang and I built Yuan Scout, an open-source WeChat mini program with separate team accounts for collecting, comparing, analyzing, and exporting FRC scouting data. We released the first version in 2022 and registered a Chinese software copyright in 2023.
Shanghai Regional volunteering
2025
I returned to FRC as a competition volunteer for the REEFSCAPE season.
