FIRST Tech Challenge · Rookie year 2014

Raw Bacon Robotics Team #8743

A student-led robotics team from Iowa City High School in Iowa City, Iowa. We design, build, program, and compete — and we bring engineering to our community while we do it.

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50.01Best OPR

13.65Auto average

37.98TeleOp average

8.63Endgame average

Roughly the 70th percentile of FTC teams by OPR this season. 8 events on record, 3 first-place qualification finishes.

Competition schedule

Every event, in chronological order. Full results and stats →

Date	Event	Location	Qual rank	Record
February 14, 2025	Machu Picchu Qualifier	Iowa City, Iowa	14th	3–2–0
February 27–28, 2025	Iowa Championship — Black Division	Coralville, Iowa	14th	4–2–0
October 16, 2025	Solon Scrimmage	Solon, Iowa	2nd	3–0–1
November 8, 2025	Machu Picchu Solon	Solon, Iowa	1st	6–0–0
November 22, 2025	Machu Picchu Iowa City — November	Iowa City, Iowa	1st	5–1–0
December 6, 2025	Machu Picchu Riverside	Riverside, Iowa	3rd	4–2–0
December 13, 2025	Machu Picchu Iowa City — December	Iowa City, Iowa	1st	5–1–0
January 24, 2026	Machu Picchu Wellman	Wellman, Iowa	2nd	5–1–0

How the team works

Build

CAD-first design in Onshape, rapid prototyping, and iterative drivetrain and intake revisions between every competition weekend.

Programming

Java on the REV Control Hub with odometry-assisted autonomous routines, tuned PID control, and driver-practice telemetry.

Outreach

Demos for Iowa City elementary and middle schools, mentoring newer FTC and FLL teams, and STEM nights across Johnson County.