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ARCC 2026 Robot Fleet

This is a gallery page for the larger ARCC 2026 robot fleet project. These robots competed in the ARC Championship , formerly RoboMaster North America, Season 1 from Jun 29 to Jul 5, 2026.

RoboRamblerGT

Mechanical Lead

Sep 2025 – Jun 2026

Video Gallery

ARCC 2026 robot fleet competition and development footage.

ARCC 2026 Robot Fleet video. Open on YouTube →

Picture Gallery

Team members with the ARCC 2026 robot fleet — Second place trophy in front of RoboRambler banner.

The ARCC 2026 robotics team with its robots — Robot fleet with trophy back at HQ.

ARCC 2026 team portrait — Driver claimed the trophy.

Team members with the ARCC 2026 robot fleet — Me and founding partner with our robots.

The ARCC 2026 robotics team with its robots — The team with the fleet after all matches.

ARCC 2026 team portrait — The team with the fleet during competition.

Team members working beside two ARCC 2026 robots — Me helping with field tuning during pre-match set up period.

Team member servicing a robot on the competition field — Me loading ammo into the infantry before game started.

Team members carrying robots through the competition area — Me and team moving robots into the field.

ARCC 2026 robots on the competition field — Test firing to see if the indexer was jammed.

Close view of the ARCC 2026 robots on the field — A close view of the fleet lined up at the starting region.

ARCC 2026 robot fleet during a match — The robot fleet forcing an opponent robot into a corner.

ARCC 2026 robot fleet shirt illustration — ARCC 2026 robot fleet shirt artwork designed by me.

Close-up of an X-drive robot chassis — Close-up of the fleet’s X-drive chassis and electronics.

Close-up of a swerve robot chassis — Close-up of the fleet’s swerve-drive chassis.

Close-up of the Sentry robot — Close-up of Sentry on display at the competition.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) A cross-section view of the gun assembly showing the stopper inside (cirecled).

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Generalized chassis response to 3 different types of terrain input.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) X-drive prototype for navigation development — Manifold Tech's Odin 1 spatial memory module and a computing unit on top.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Flywheel motor fell at inspection due to no threadlock applied (luckily).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Sentry after all referee system components mounted.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) A section view of the X-drive module (note the motor length).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Screenshot of final turret design with HT4438.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Hero being tuned at competition housing lobby.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Second prototype with collar supporting the long bolt for suspension strut.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry with TPU shields mounted.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Prototype swerve module in Nov 2025.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Hero with referee-system hardware installed.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry in front of banners.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) My mid-feed hero turret design.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Generalized and individual module responses to a step input.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Prototype full infantry with turret in Dec 2025.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) A popular open-source bottom-feed hero turret.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Custom omni-wheel rollers and CF plates to be assembled.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Hero during tech assessment Apr 2026 from another angle.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Fully built prototype swerve chassis.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Custom Hero flywheel CAD and curved polyurethane profile.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Construction sketch of ammo channnel profile.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry turret assembly screenshot (with latest protection).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Sentry during technical assessment in April 2026.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) An early-stage design of the chassis framework.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Free-body diagram of the discussed alternative balancing mechanism.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) A size comparison of HT motors and GM6020 (weighs around 600g).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) The channel was optimized for 3D printing — printed in one piece and no support needed.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry in Apr 2026 (note the linear guide rails had been replaced).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Sentry in front of banners.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) A 17mm projectile fell into hero indexer but didn't cause jamming.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Hero in front of banners.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) How the unsupported bolt bent in the first prototype.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Second turret prototype mounted on prototype suspension swerve chassis — using HT3532 as pitch motor.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) X-drive chassis framework excluding the wheels.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Trying to figure out how much torque was needed to pitch the gun.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Screenshot of custom omni-wheel CAD.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Sentry being tuned at competition housing lobby.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) A sketch of the ammo channel's profile at development stage (wall was thin back then).

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry retrofitted for chicken wires (to lose weight).

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Behind the swerve module shield (had to keep #nodes the same so the geometry wouldn't twist).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Test firing the turret with hand holding.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry test fire target setup (its own armor plate, 10cm x 10cm) and dispersion.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Prototype ammo loading chain Mar 2026.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) A closer look from the side of the Hero's turret.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Final version of X-drive chassis under construction.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Tire debris scattered all around after extensive firing.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Responses to random input (note the magnitudes).

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) First turret prototype using four-bar pitch mechanism driven by GM6020 motor.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) A half custom omni-wheel built, with CNC gun chamber on top.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Infantry during tech assessment Apr 2026 (from another angle)

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Final PA6-CF support and short-pin design — counterbores are for inserted M4 screw to lock the pin in place.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) The main carbon fiber plate isolated in context of the chassis frame.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Hero during tech assessment Apr 2026.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) How the balancing mechanism fit into the rest of turret structure.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) A closer look at a housed prototype swerve module and its connections.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Threaded aluminum strips used to build the chassis, ￥4.9 ($0.7) each.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) "Over-the-ring" suspension for swerve with external linear guide rails.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Top-feed hero turret by Polytechnique Montréal team.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) Sliprings donated by JINPAT Electronics.

ARCC 2026 Sentry Robot gallery image — (Sentry) Incoming HT 3532 & 4438 motors — small but powerful.

ARCC 2026 Hero Robot gallery image — (Hero) Finished gun weight balancing mechanism on Hero.

ARCC 2026 Infantry Robot gallery image — (Infantry) "Over-the-ring" suspension for swerve with four-bar linkage.

Individual Robot Development

Explore the detailed development pages for each robot, including their CAD models and design process.