West Robotics // FIRST Team 9668
Learn it.
Build it.
Leave a record.
Malfunctionz.org is the home of FIRST Team 9668: our public story, our working robot-building handbook, and the archive each team leaves for the students who come next.
Big machines. Real deadlines. Skills that last.
Every season asks us to turn a new challenge into a working robot—and a stronger team. We design, manufacture, wire, program, test, communicate, and adapt together.
Learn by making
Students work with professional tools, hardware, software, and engineering practices to transform ideas into reliable systems.
Perform under pressure
Competition turns technical work into strategy, teamwork, resilience, and the confidence to solve problems in real time.
Share the spark
Science nights, robot demonstrations, and industry events help us make STEM visible, welcoming, and hands-on.
Robotics is what we build. Impact is why.
Our work reaches beyond the competition field. Students plan demonstrations, teach younger learners, connect with engineers, and practice the communication and leadership that make technical ideas matter.
“The best robot is the one that builds the team around it.”
Learn. Document. Archive.
This site is built to keep useful knowledge from walking out the door at the end of a season.
Robot-building handbook
Practical guides for design, CAD, fabrication, electrical, programming, strategy, safety, and competition readiness.
Current build log
Members record decisions, prototypes, test results, failures, fixes, and lessons while the work is still fresh.
Season record
Every year gets a durable home for game strategy, robot design, competitions, outreach, results, media, and retrospectives.
Help write the next chapter.
Students, mentors, volunteers, and community partners all have a place in the 2026–2027 season.