Work

RoboRangers

Four seasons of competition code.

Team
RoboRangers #25590
Role
Programmer, now mentor
Years
2022–2026
Stack
Java, Kotlin, Python
Cristian kneeling at the field edge with a laptop, programming robot 25590 before a match.

The programmer on RoboRangers for four seasons: autonomous routines and driver control in Java and Kotlin for FIRST Tech Challenge, Python for FIRST LEGO League. Now I mentor the next programmers.

  • 1stInspire Award, FTC Moldova 2025
  • 2ndInspire Award, FTC Istanbul 2026
  • 3rdThink Award, FTC Italy 2025
  • 4seasons as programmer

What I wrote

  1. 01

    Autonomous

    The first thirty seconds of every match, no driver: the robot plans its path, senses the field and scores on its own.

    Cristian kneeling at the field edge with a laptop, programming robot 25590 before a match.
  2. 02

    Driver control

    Then a driver takes over. The code turns their inputs into exactly the movement they mean, under pressure.

    RoboRangers in team shirts and headbands at a FIRST Tech Challenge event, one wearing the Moldovan flag.
  3. 03

    The seasons

    Into the Deep (2024–25): Inspire Award at Nationals, captain of the winning alliance, the Maryland Tech Invitational. DECODE (2025–26): Inspire 2nd at the Istanbul Premier Event.

    RoboRangers in team shirts and headbands at a FIRST Tech Challenge event, one wearing the Moldovan flag.
  4. 04

    Where it started

    FIRST LEGO League in Python, and String Buddy: a guitar-teaching device whose app and firmware I wrote.

    RoboRangers with medals, the Moldovan flag and the team banner at the FLL Florida Sunshine Invitational.
  • RoboRangers in team shirts and headbands at a FIRST Tech Challenge event, one wearing the Moldovan flag.
    RoboRangers
  • RoboRangers with medals, the Moldovan flag and the team banner at the FLL Florida Sunshine Invitational.
    Florida
  • Students holding diplomas in front of the Gala Olimpicilor 2025 backdrop.
    Gala Olimpicilor

Let’s buildsomething real.