Welcome to the Team Rembrandts 2025 Build Thread, presented by openalliance!
We’re back for another thrilling year with the Open Alliance, and 2025 is going to be bigger, better, and louder! Just like last year, we are pushing the boundaries, sharing our knowledge, and making sure to bring you along for every step of our journey.
Every Thursday until kick-off, we’ll continue the tradition of highlighting one off-season project from each of our departments. But before diving in, let’s set the stage with some background information about our team and what we’ve been working on.
What is Team Rembrandts?
Team Rembrandts is an FRC team based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and our structure is a bit unique compared to the average US team. Rather than parting ways with students after high school, we keep our alumni engaged through university, helping them transition into capable mentors.
This philosophy, while fantastic in theory, brings some challenges. Maintaining the right balance between students, supports, and mentors, plus managing this “in-between” support layer, requires careful planning. Since 2019, we’ve been actively restructuring our team, and it’s been paying off. Since 2022, we secured our very own build location, formed more stable partnerships, and saw a steady influx of high school students. This off-season, we’ve continued improving, with a major focus on restructuring our team and refining our goals for 2025.
Team Structure
This year, we’ve introduced several updates to how our team is organized. The departments for Hardware, Controls, and Strategy will remain the same in terms of structure, but we’ve added a new department: Business and Media. This department brings together existing sub-departments like Business Development and Media & Branding.
The Resources department has been replaced by a new Projects structure. Projects can range from large-scale efforts like Open Alliance and Travel and Logistics, to smaller projects like Team Weekend and Organizing Chores. Sub-departments like Awards and Outreach have now been integrated as dedicated projects under this structure.
We’re also implementing a graduation process at the end of each season, where team members over 18 will transition out of the student roles to help maintain a focus on student development. However, graduation doesn’t mean leaving the team—it’s a chance to set personal goals and take on more responsibility, working closely with the department and team managers to define their future role.
What can you expect from us?
Every Thursday until the build season starts, we’ll share weekly highlights from different departments. And once build season is underway, we’ll ramp up our updates, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at our robot’s development, multiple times a week!
Meet Our Presenters: and
We’re also thrilled to announce that this season, we have two awesome presenters who will guide you through our major updates and announce exciting topics throughout the season. They’re called Fire and Mango, and they’re ready to bring the heat (pun intended) and the fun!
Coordinated by: | Presented by: |
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@Bjorn - Chief Editor & Lead 3DM | @Feije.vandenBerg - Fire |
@MilanKoenen - Mango |