2014 Build Season Info
WPI (Control System Hardware, Java, C/C++)
General
The Blue Alliance (Great website to get videos from previous years robots and matches)
Chief Delphi (Forums about FRC and all US First Competitions)
FRC Blog (News direct from the Director of FRC at FIRST)
Behind The Lines (Live and Recorded Video Seminars for FRC Teams)
Nemo (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization – They deal with all the stuff that isn’t rocket science!)
Teams Helping Teams
Team 358 Robotic Eagles Great site, I often refer to this team’s site for the control system how-to’s, especially programming LabVIEW
For Rookie Teams
2008 GUIDELINES,TIPS, & GOOD PRACTICES Manual(*)
Competition Manuals (From 2002 – present)
Game Summary (1992 – 2012)
Software
Autodesk
Parts Library
Autodesk Education Community
PCT
PCT KOP in Creo
PCT Robotalk Weekly Webinar
Diamon Bullet Studios 2013 Game Simulator
RoboRealm Vision Processing Software
Programming
Getting Started with the 2013 Control System
LabVIEW (National Instruments FRC Software and LabVIEW Community)
LabVIEW for FRC Training Material and Resources
Parts
Important diagrams
These Diagrams (taken from previous years) are essential but are not always the easiest to find so I put them here for quick reference)
Network Configuration (*) 2009 but not redone for 2010 and I missed it
Books
Robot Builder’s Bonanza (a good book on the basics of mobile robotics but not specifically written for FRC)
2011 Build Season Info
Kit of Parts (All Manuals and info for items in the KOP)
2012 Build Season Info
2013 Build Season Info
(*) – Info from previous years so expect some minor changes for this year’s competition
