Bovine Intervention Team 686

05/03/2026

Team 686 Bovine Intervention did well at the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas competing in the Milstein Division. They exceeded what they wanted to accomplish. In short, the team, finished in their Division ranked 6th out of 74, was the 4th Alliance Captains, and with their alliance of four teams, they finished the Division playoffs as Finalist, and was recognized by judges with the Innovation in Control Award for their Division. They met with other teams to include collaboration to a multiple team scouting effort and sharing robotics match strategies, forming friendship, and got together for a Frederick County, Maryland FRC and FTC gathering. It was also, great seeing our other FIRST Chesapeake teams competing in other Divisions too. Overall, they had a great STEM experience and had fun. Now we are in travel back home. Hope safe travels to all teams. More posts coming soon on our experience and special thanks.

05/02/2026

Team 686 is the number 4 Alliance Captain for the FIRST Championship
Milstein Division. They are united with the powerhouse of teams (1st pick, 4481 Team Rembrandts, from the Netherlands), (2nd pick, 3707, Techno Dogs from Michigan), and (3rd pick 4270, Crusaders from Hawaii).

05/02/2026

Team 686 Bovine Intervention competed for two days at the FIRST Championship in the Milstein Division. They ranked 6th out of 74 teams. This was a great accomplishment. Day 3, Saturday, is division playoffs. Watch the matches and see which team alliances advance to Einstein finals.

04/30/2026

Watch the FIRST Championship Milstein Division live to watch Team 686 Bovine Intervention.

stream https://www.firstinspires.org/programs/first-championship/watch

Here is the Blue Alliance stat page:

https://www.thebluealliance.com/event/2026mil

04/29/2026

It has been a very busy past couple of weeks for Team 686, Bovine Intervention, as we approach the FIRST Championship. Looking back to early April, the team competed in the FIRST Chesapeake District Championship—an event that ultimately secured our qualification for the FIRST Championship.

The District Championship was held at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia, where 54 teams from across the Chesapeake District (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) competed. Entering the competition Bovine Intervention ranked 29th overall, Team 686 knew there was significant work to do to reach championship qualification.

The three-day event brought both challenges and success. On day one, the team faced several robot issues that impacted our ranking. However, after day two and into day three, performance improved significantly. Bovine Intervention climbed to 5th place before alliance selection—an impressive comeback and a testament to the team’s perseverance. Overall, the robot performed well, meeting expectations in both autonomous and tele-operated periods, and the team gained valuable experience along the way.

During alliance selection, Team 686 was invited by Team 1908, ShoreBots, to join the 3rd Alliance alongside Team 614, NightHawks. The alliance performed strongly, winning a few matches in both the upper and lower brackets, scoring consistently, and delivering exciting performances for spectators in the stands and online.

We extend our thanks to Team 1908 for the invitation and to Team 614 for their partnership in forming a strong alliance. We also thank all the teams in the Chesapeake District for their innovation and competitive spirit—you inspired us, and we learned a great deal from watching your robots in action.

At the conclusion of the event, Team 686, Bovine Intervention, finished 14th overall in the Chesapeake District rankings for the 2026 season. This result earned us an invitation to compete at the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas. We are proud to represent Chesapeake in the Milstein Division alongside other outstanding teams from our district competing across the remaining divisions.

04/29/2026

All our pit carts and robot arrived at Houston. Team 686 setting up the robot pit and getting inspections done at the FIRST Championship.

04/24/2026

Bovine Intervention’s robot pit carts and Angus Khan are all wrapped up. Safe travels to Houston, TX.

04/19/2026

Help Team 686 Bovine Intervention go to Houston, Texas to compete at the 2026 FIRST Championship "Worlds"

As a team, the group of high school students from various schools across Frederick County, Maryland and beyond took on the challenge to design, build, and program a robot geared for the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Rebuilt season. Recognitions from their works include the Innovation in Control awards with one from their FIRST Chesapeake District events and the other during the FIRST Chesapeake Championship event.

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The Herd is Headed to Houston! We are Team 686: Bovine Inte… Zach Wolgemuth needs your support for Help Team 686 Compete at the FRC World Championship

04/13/2026

FRC Team 686 Bovine Intervention is going to FIRST Championship “Worlds”

04/12/2026

Team 686 recieved the Innovation and Control Award at the FIRST Chesapeake Championship. This award celebrates an innovation and control systems or application of control components - electrical, mechanical, or software - to provide a unique machine functions. Team 686 was recognized for their leading the herd in control. Using their finely tuned encoder to mitigate movement over the bump, they lock-in to their position.