> boot frc_command.sys ···· OK
> load alliance[RED,BLUE] ···· OK > ◆ TARGET LOCK acquired

◆ HAYTERWAVE × FUN ROBOTICS NETWORK · MEDIA IDENTITY

FRC // COMMAND

A cybernetic command system for broadcasting the robots like the sport they are

SYS v1DATE 2026-06-15 PRESENTED BY FUN Robotics Network — Tyler Olds PRODUCED W/ Hayterwave Media LLC ENGINE RobotReveal cyber-HUD

01// THE THESIS

One idea the system serves

FRC is already a sport — red alliance vs. blue alliance, a clock, a scoreboard, playoffs. Nobody broadcasts it like one. We are the command center that does.

This isn't "robotics videos." It's a broadcast command system for a sport that hasn't been televised properly yet — ESPN / UFC / F1-grade coverage delivered through an isometric, target-locked cybernetic interface that runs every match like a live tactical op.

02// MEDIA PERSONALITY & THEME

The Command Deck

The channel "is" a calm, hyper-competent mission-control operator — a tactical broadcaster, not a screaming hype channel.

Top Gun mission brief × F1 pit-wall telemetry × an ESPN desk, rendered as a command-center HUD. Authority comes from data on screen, not caps-lock.

Voice & tone

PRECISE Numbers, lock-ons, callsigns. "Team 1023, EPA 142, rank #3 — locking."
REVERENT Teams are athletes. Matches are bouts. Never condescend to FRC.
COOL→HYPE The drop & the slam carry adrenaline. The operator stays cool.
INSIDER FUN's analytical depth, made legible to a sports-fan outsider.

DIRECTIVE

Three feelings — every output

SCALE "Bigger than I thought." Iso god's-eye field, stadium framing.
ELITE "These people are elite." Telemetry + rankings = athletes with stats.
STAKES "I need to see what happens." A clock, a bracket, a rivalry.

NOT

Generic gamer overlays · synthwave purple soup · meme-first · "educational content." Education is a byproduct of great sports coverage — never the pitch.

03// SIGNAL CHAIN — HOUSE OF BRANDS

One system, three identities

Distinct palettes so a single frame is instantly attributable — bound by one structural language (isometric + cybernetic HUD + audio-reactive motion). FUN presents; Hayterwave produces & supports.

◆ FUN ROBOTICS NETWORK — PRESENTS · in association with HAYTERWAVE MEDIA LLC

PRESENTER

FUN ●

Analytical authority + the audience. The face of the broadcast. Co-branded black & white.

THE SYSTEM

FRC

COMMAND

The on-air product: the isometric cybernetic broadcast of FRC-as-sport. Red vs blue.

SOUND LAYER

THM

Tech House Market — the sound of the system. Magenta + cyan. Stings, drops, beat energy.

Hayterwave Media LLC is the production house behind the system (THM / dropdoctor / RobotReveal engine) — the supporting partner on this venture, not the headline.

04// COLOR SYSTEM

Exact hexes

Used like a console, not a poster: cyan = primary UI, green = online/go, red/blue = alliances, amber = caution / #1 / award. Violet is structure only — never decoration (that's where it tips into synthwave).

FRC COMMAND — system UIcyan/green terminal · from the live demo

CMD Cyan#00E0DA

Online Green#33F08A

Caution Amber#FFB627

CMD Void#05070A

Grid Line#1B2730

Signal#EAF6F4

ALLIANCES — the sportred vs blue = the whole hook · from assets/first/*.svg

RED ALLIANCE#ED1C24

RED Deep#B3141A

BLUE ALLIANCE#0066B3

BLUE Deep#00407A

FIRST Steel#98989A

FIRST Ink#231F20

THM — sound layerRobotReveal/scripts/thm.py

THM Magenta#CC00CC

THM Cyan#00C8C8

THM Near-Black#070707

FUN — presenterblack & white · assets in hand

FUN Paper#FFFFFF

FUN Ink#0B0B0B

FUN Grey#9A9A9A

⚠ CAUTION — 2026 live season = REBUILT℠ (presented by Haas). Use the official REBUILT lockup for the event badge; alliance red/blue stays our permanent identity so the system survives season-to-season.

05// STRUCTURAL LANGUAGE + LIVE SYSTEM

What makes a frame "ours"

Independent of palette — the Bedford render engine, productized. Live demo of the look:

CLIP A

◆ TARGET LOCK

● LOCK · TEAM 1023 · eta 02

FRC COMMAND // ISOMETRIC TACTICAL FIELD

ISO 2.5D God's-eye field. Extruded blocks: lit top + dark side. Move the world, not the lens.
HUD FRAME Corner reticles, telemetry column, scan line, one loud status caption.
TARGET LOCK Reticle + solid trail (actual) + dashed-cyan (predicted) + ● LOCK eta NN.

BREATHING Picture pumps on the LUFS envelope. Drops: white flash + chroma shock + zoom + shake.
FFT/SCOPE Scrolling MIX//LUFS waveform + FFT spectrum (THM cyan) = the sound made visible.
LAW Audio drives the cut. Always. One headline per graphic.

Reference system — live

◆ FRC 1023 CYBERNETIC COMMAND SYSTEM — ONLINE

The working reference: ISO 2.5D festival stage, live FFT spectrum, Limelight tx/ty/ta targeting UI, DMX light console, "type a vibe" remix (Command / Hype / Cinematic / Glitch / Stadium). This is the bar the broadcast package matches.

▶ LAUNCH LIVE 3D COMMAND DECK ▶ demo: hayterwave.pages.dev/frc/demo/

The presenter mark

FUN — robot-mic + wordmark · white knockout. Mascot doubles as the in-HUD operator avatar.

FUN long lockup · the presenter credit on dark. Stays monochrome + one borrowed accent.

06// FRC AS A SPORT

Re-skin the structure into broadcast formats

We don't invent the sport — it exists. We give it the coverage the NFL / UFC / F1 get. FUN already names shows like a sports network (Top 25, Forecast, Round Up, FUNalysis); the graphics package matches that ambition. Build once, reuse forever:

Broadcast element	FRC mapping	Treatment
Tale of the tape	Alliance reveal	Iso robot rises out of the field; EPA / rank / record locks on
Lower-third score bug	Match score + clock	Red/blue split bug, mono clock, pumps on scoring
Pre-game desk	FRC Forecast / FUNalysis	FUN B&W desk + dashed-cyan win-probability
Top plays	FRC Clips of the Week	Slow-mo + target-lock + drop-slam sting on the beat
Power ranking	FRC Top 25	Iso leaderboard; extruded podium blocks; amber for #1
Playoff bracket	Alliance selection / elims	Animated iso bracket, alliance-colored paths
Walkout / hype	Robot reveal	The Bedford RobotReveal engine, full drop treatment

Segment naming: FRC COMMAND // POWER 25, // WIN PROBABILITY — a FUN Robotics Network production, in association with Hayterwave Media LLC.

07// XFER — 2.5D CYBERNETIC TRANSITION

Studio → Command Grid

Connective tissue between FUN's desk and our field. ~24–32f @24fps. Full spec: resolve/TRANSITION_2p5D_CYBERNETIC.md. Demo: tyler/intro.html. Beat map:

f0–8

Fold. Clip A rotates into the iso plane; HUD reticles snap in.

f6–14

Grid power-on. Cyan lines sweep outward; scan line runs; ◆ TARGET LOCK.

f12

Dead-silence micro-gap. Pull to near-black, hold a bright seam.

f13

SLAM. White→amber flash, chroma shock, zoom-punch, 2px shake — on clip B's downbeat.

f13–22

Rise. Operator avatar lifts out of the grid; reticle draws ● LOCK.

f18–30

Unfold. Clip B un-folds into full frame.

f30–32

Settle. HUD eases to clip B's resting lower-third.

AUDIO LAW: place f13 exactly on clip B's downbeat/kick. Camera iso-lock (-30°, 45°) reused identically every time = brand consistency.

08// GUARDRAILS

Do / Don't

▸ DO

Anchor every match graphic in red-vs-blue. It's the sport.
Let audio cut the video (LUFS / drops). Cool operator, loud drops.
Keep cyan/green as the system UI; amber only for #1 / award / caution.
Keep FUN monochrome + one borrowed accent. FUN presents.

✕ DON'T

Let violet/lavender bloom take over — that's synthwave, not a command system.
Mix THM magenta/cyan into an alliance score bug — that's the sound layer.
Recolor or stretch FUN's mark, or bury FIRST's official marks.
Add a second headline to any single graphic.

09// ASSET INVENTORY

Where the files live

BRANDBOOK brand/MEDIA_IDENTITY_BRANDBOOK.md · this page brandbook.html
INTRO tyler/intro.html · GFX PACK tyler/broadcast_assets.html · PITCH tyler/MESSAGE_to_Tyler.md
XFER SPEC resolve/TRANSITION_2p5D_CYBERNETIC.md
LIVE SYS hayterwave.pages.dev/frc/demo/ — the reference command system
FUN assets/fun/ (white lockup + social have; need vector + black-on-transparent from Tyler)
ENGINE RobotReveal/scripts/render_cine.py · command_fx.py · beat_utils.py

Open items with Tyler

FUN vector (SVG/EPS) · black-on-transparent version · co-brand sign-off · first joint segment (rec: FUNalysis / Forecast win-probability — shows the prediction system, no live-event access needed).