FTC DECODE Rule Changes: New Awards, Servo Limits & More

Breaking down of the critical robot, award, and gameplay changes for the 2025-26 FTC DECODE season with the release of Game Manual Part 1.

⤵️ Why Watch?
The 2025-26 FTC Game Manual Part 1 is here, and the changes are bigger than you might think. In this video, we're cutting through the 90+ page document to bring you the most impactful updates that will affect your team's strategy, robot design, and path to advancement. We'll cover the retirement of the Motivate Award and the new Reach and Sustain awards, the new rule against COTS major mechanisms, the reduction in the servo limit, and major updates to advancement that could change how your team gets to the FIRST Championship. We also cover other minor changes along the way.

Links:
Game Manual Part 1 Changes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11...
Game Manual Part 1 Official: https://ftc-resources.firstinspires.o...

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📚 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Major: Advancement
7:10 Major: Awards
13:50 Major: Miscellaneous
14:30 Robot Changes
18:10 Minor Changes