Resources

We've accumulated some good online resources from FIRST, other teams, and other sites.

General links

• Inbox Zero and the infamous Merlin Mann video

Social media

• Official FIRST Twitter account.
• The Team's Twitter Account
• The Team's Facebook Account
• Edwardsville Robotics Club Facebook Account

iOS Apps

• FIRST Manual - The official rules
• SimPhone - from Team 1114 with tutorials, videos, tips, etc.

Fundraising

• FIRST Fundraising Toolkit

Strategy, Design, etc.

• 2014 FRC Ask an Expert Call: Effective FIRST Strategies for Design & Competition (video) See also last year's presentation (PDF) is also available. Lots of information on Team 1114's website, too, including:
• Kitbot on Steroids design, assembly and bill of materials lists
• SimPhone is a iOS app (including iPad version) with lots of useful information (including tutorials and tips).
• Robot design and mobility
• Team management tips
• Rookie Advice (PDF) generated from original (ODP)
• 8020 Aluminum (PDF)
• NI RoCK with 2013 C-Base Chassis (am-2289) from AndyMark

2013 Documents

• Official FRC 2013 Kit Of Parts documentation, including control system, technical resources (pneumatics, data diagrams, etc.)
• JVN DesignCalculation spreadsheet
• 2013 FRC Control System documentation, including how to get started with the chassis and with the LabVIEW, C/C++, Java programming environments.
• Getting Started with the 2013 FRC Control System (PDF)
• Basic robot base instructions
• 2013 FRC Electrical Assembly
• Robot Wiring Diagram
• Talon Motor Controller Users Manual

2011 Documents

• Boeing Training presentations:
  • FRC Drive Train Design (PDF)
  • FRC Electrical System Sensors (PDF)
  • FRC Mechanisms (PDF)
  • FRC Task Analysis (PDF)
• FRC Data Diagram (PDF)
• FRC Power Distribution Diagram (PDF)
• FRC Sensor Manual (PDF)
• FRC Motor (PDF)
• FRC Pneumatics (PDF)
• FRC Bumpers (PDF)
• FRC Steering and Wheels (PDF)

Miscellaneous

• 2014 FRC Ask an Expert Call: Scholarships (video)