Hi, I'm Brennan.
I'm a full stack developer at Epsilon Industries and the lead mentor for FRC Team 4476, W.A.F.F.L.E.S. Robotics. This site is where I post my writing and the FRC tools I build on the side.
FIRST
I've been in FIRST since 2006, starting in FLL on the team that's now 105. Watching 1114, Simbotics at a regional and at Champs in 2008 is what got me into FRC. Big robots playing an actual competitive game against each other hooked me pretty much right away. I joined FRC the next year, spent four seasons as a student on 2809, K-Botics, then two more on 4476, where I was a FIRST Leadership Award Finalist in 2014. I've mentored 4476 ever since, and these days I'm the lead mentor and a drive coach. I volunteer at events too.
4476 has always been a small team on a tight budget, and I'm proudest of how consistently we get the most out of the people/money we have.
- Record
- 568-325-17
- Win rate
- 62.4%
- Events
- 77
- Awards
- 69
Every FRC season I've been on a team, 2009 to now, offseason events included.
- 2015 – now4476W.A.F.F.L.E.S.Lead mentor and drive coach464-239-9 · 65.2% · 59 events · 50 awards
- 2013 – 20144476W.A.F.F.L.E.S.Student, 2014 FIRST Leadership Award Finalist47-30-0 · 61.0% · 7 events · 9 awards
- 2009 – 20122809K-BoticsStudent57-56-8 · 47.1% · 11 events · 10 awards
Other programs, all with W.A.F.F.L.E.S.
- FLLnow 1052006 – now
- FTC189112020 – 2023
- VEX44762015 – 2016
- VEX44762013
- VEX28092010 – 2012
What I'm into
Scouting and strategy, mostly. On a small team prep is where we can make up ground, so that's where a lot of my time goes. I help build 4476's scouting system and talked through how it works in this video.
I like taking random stats and finding a way to make them mean something, whether that's a new way to look at the data or a better question to ask it. Lifetime points, win streaks and event history all started as something I wanted to know and couldn't look up anywhere, so I built them.
I'm also the commissioner of SLFF, a Fantasy FIRST league where you draft FRC teams and score points off how they do at their events. It runs on Discord with a bot handling the drafts/waivers, and yes, I play in it too.
Outside of robots
I play chess on chess.com, so if you want a game, find me there. I also pick up whatever video game looks fun at the time.
I've watched F1 since 2018. Max Verstappen caught my eye early because he was young and exciting to watch, and he's been my favorite driver ever since.
Things I've built here
Awards, match history and lifetime stats for every FRC team.
Every team ranked by district points across its whole history.
The longest winning and losing runs in FRC.
Every event since 1992, through its renames and moves.
Guess the daily FRC team, Wordle style.
The full list of tools, plus other people's that I use.
Get in touch
If you found a bug, have an idea for a stat or just want to talk scouting/strategy, email me or send a DM on Chief Delphi.