Build Season Preparation Resources
Welcome to the build season prep page! Check out some of these cool resources to ready for the season. These resources are made and owned by the people/organizations noted and are just here for your convenience.
- Official Website
- Chief Delphi Forums - the primary meeting place for all things FIRST
Contents
For Rookies
Games
Curious about what the previous games were? Check out an animation and then watch a finals match to see how they really play out.
2012 - Rebound Rumble | 2011 - Logomotion | 2010 - Breakaway |
Design
Robot Designs
2012 Behind the Design | Short videos, photos & text assembled by 1718 |
Killer Bees in 2012 | Photos & text by FRC33 |
Wildstang in 2012 | Short videos by FRC111 |
25's Drivetrain in 2007 | 25min Video & slides by FRC25 |
190's Design Innovating | Slides by FRC190 |
GRR in 2004 | Photos & text by FRC340 |
Other Teams' CAD | CAD Files by many teams |
We also have the 2006 and 2007 Behind the Design books |
Design Process
Karthik on Analysis & Design* | 30min Video by VEX Director / Head Mentor FRC1114 |
MOE on Brainstorming | Slides by MOE FRC365 |
Andy B & JVN on Everything | Slides and text by AndyMark Founder and VEX Director |
45 on Design | Slides by FRC45 |
Greg N on Manipulator Design | Slides by former VEX Engineer |
Ken P & Paul C on Drives | Slides & 50min audio by GM Engineer and VEX Director |
*We are re-hosting clips of Karthik's full 2 hour presentation privately to help 1640 students interested in specific topics. All public use should be through Simbotics YouTube channel.
Mechanical
Motor & Gearbox Design | Math, photos & text by Ian Walters |
Ken S on Pneumatics | 20min Video by WPI Robotics Director |
JVN's Design Calculator | Excel Calculators by VEX Director
1 & 2-Speed Drivetrain, Rotary Mechanism, Linear Mechanism, Intake Mechanism |
Jesse K's Systems Calculator | Excel Calculators by FRC1885's Systems Engineer
Motors, Drivetrain, Rotary Arm, Leadscrew Lift, etc |
JVN + Jesse K Drivetrain Calculator | Excel Calculators (and extension) by VEX Director and FRC1885's SysE
Includes Combiner Design |
Ether on Ballistic Trajectories | Text & math by retired SysE |
Ether's Simple Motor Calculator | Executable Calculators by retired SysE |
Andrew K on Motor Performance | Slides and calculators by FRC294 |
JVN + 2898's Gearbox Calculator | Executable Calculator by FRC2898 |
Controls
Al S on Electrical Basics | 50min Video by Lead FRC Inspector |
WPI on Sensor Basics | Slides by WPI Robotics |
Al S on Advanced Electronics | Slides & 50min audio by Lead FRC Inspector |
Official LabVIEW FRC 2012 | Video, slides and more by National Instruments |
Official Kinect for FRC | Video & slides by Microsoft |
Ken S on Motor Selection | Slides by WPI Robotics Director |
Scouting & Drivers
Karthik on Strategy & Alliances* | 25min Video by VEX Director / Head Mentor FRC1114 |
Karthik on Driving & Match Play* | 10min Video by VEX Director / Head Mentor FRC1114 |
230 on Scouting | Text by FRC230 |
3476 on Scouting | Text by FRC3476 |
ECDU on Scouting | Slides by FRC25,FRC303 and FRC56 |
*We are re-hosting clips of Karthik's full 2 hour presentation privately to help 1640 students interested in specific topics. All public use should be through Simbotics YouTube channel.
Chairman's
Winning Submissions
Submissions from some Hall of Famers and finalists. "Movies" (6min) are FIRST-produced; "videos" (3min) are team-produced. "Submissions" are all required text; "essays" are exclusive.
2008 World Champion | Submission, photos & movie archive by Falcon 842 |
2007 World Champion | Submission, photos movie & more for FRC365 |
2005 World Champion | Movie for HOT 67 |
2003 World Champion | Photo submission & movie for Cybersonics 103 |
2012 Peachtree Winner | Submission by Kell 1311 |
2012 Smoky Mt Winner | Essay by Cyber Blue 234 |
2012 Dallas West Winner | Submission, photos, slides & video by Spectrum 3847 |
Advice
Why Submit? | Short text by Mike McIntyre |
Creation Process | Short text by Mercury 1089 |
Great Presentations | Slides and recipe by Walt Hickok of HOT 67 |
Shortening the Essay | Text by Mercury 1089 |
Older Games
2009 - Lunacy | 2008 - Overdrive | 2007 - Rack 'n Roll | 2006 - Aim High |
2005 - Triple Play | 2004 - FIRST Frenzy | 2003 - Stack Attack |