GridLocker · Robots — Lassiter Robotics 5608

Team 5608's 2026 robot

GridLocker played the 2026 game, REBUILT, at the PCH District events in Dalton and Columbus, the Peachtree District Championship in Macon, and the GRITS offseason event. It picked up the Team Spirit Award in Dalton and the Rising All-Star Award at the District Championship.

Results Photos Every season The Blue Alliance ↗Robot code ↗

How it works

Pulled from the 2026 robot code. Weights, dimensions and gear details will be added by the build team.

Drivetrain	Four-module swerve. TalonFX drive and steer motors, CANcoders, Pigeon 2 gyro.
Intake	Rollers on a motorized pivot. Drops to collect Fuel, folds back up to travel.
Indexer	A spindexer that lines Fuel up and feeds the shooter.
Shooter	Picks its speed from the robot's distance to the hub, using a tuned distance-to-speed table.
Endgame	Hang mechanism on a REV SPARK MAX.
Vision	Two Limelights, front and back, locate the robot from the field's AprilTags.
Software	Java, WPILib command-based, CTRE Phoenix 6 swerve, PathPlanner autos.

GridLocker's side panel with the Lassiter Robotics Trojan — The side panel: GridLocker nameplate and the Lassiter Trojan.

2026 results

Event	When	Playoffs	Award
PCH DaltonDalton, GA	Mar 5–7	Alliance 8, first pick	Team Spirit Award
PCH ColumbusColumbus, GA	Mar 19–21	Alliance 6, second pick	—
Peachtree District ChampionshipMacon, GA	Apr 8–11	—	Rising All-Star Award
GRITSGainesville, GA · offseason	Oct 16–17	Offseason event	—

Full match results are on The Blue Alliance.

On the field

GridLocker at the hub with Fuel everywhere — Working the hub mid-match.

GridLocker's intake pulling in Fuel — Intake down, pulling in Fuel.

GridLocker in red bumpers on the field — Red alliance bumpers on.

Team 5608 students bringing GridLocker to the field on its cart — The crew bringing GridLocker out to the field.

Team 5608 drive team at the driver station with 5608 on the display — The drive team at the station.

A Lassiter Robotics human player lining up a throw with a Fuel ball — Human player lining up a throw.

GridLocker from above on its cart — From above, on the cart.

Students picking GridLocker up off the field — Picking it up off the field.

The game: REBUILT

REBUILT was the 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition game. Two alliances of three robots collect foam balls called Fuel and score them in their hub, then climb the Tower at the end of the match for extra points.

Every season

Every event Team 5608 has played since 2015. Robot names before 2026 aren't on record yet.

2026
REBUILT · GridLocker
PCH Dalton (Team Spirit Award), PCH Columbus, Peachtree District Championship (Rising All-Star Award), GRITS
2025
REEFSCAPE
PCH Gainesville, PCH Dalton, Peachtree District Championship, GRITS
2024
CRESCENDO
PCH Dalton, PCH Gwinnett, GRITS
2021–23
Did not compete.
2020
INFINITE RECHARGE
PCH Gainesville, PCH Dalton
2019
DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE
PCH Gainesville, PCH Dalton
2018
POWER UP
PCH Gainesville, PCH Dalton
2017
STEAMWORKS
PCH Gainesville, PCH Dalton (Excellence in Engineering Award), Peachtree State Championship, GRITS
2016No photo yet
FIRST STRONGHOLD
PCH Dalton, PCH Kennesaw, Peachtree State Championship, GRITS
2015
RECYCLE RUSH · rookie year
Peachtree Regional: Regional Finalists, Highest Rookie Seed

Source: The Blue Alliance.

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