New FTC Controllers Tutorials
intelitek curriculum - first.intelitek.com
Florida FTC Workshop Presentation Downloads:
2014 Florida FTC Season Kickoff Presentations on September 6, 2014
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✴“FTC Awards and How To Win Them” - Download
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✴“Lessons Learned in a Rookie Season” - Download
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✴“Mechanical Design Workshop” - Download
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✴“Stopping Robot Failures” - Download
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✴Official US First Document on NXT Lockups” - Download
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✴FTC Scouting” - Download
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✴The Hitchhikers Guide to FTC Fundraising. Don't Panic!” - Download Sample sponsorship request letter
2013 Florida FTC Season Kickoff Presentations on September 7, 2013
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✴“FTC Awards and How To Win Them” - Download
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✴"THINK ABOUT IT, The Engineering Notebook Workshop, 2013-14 Notebook Changes and Judging Tips" - Download
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✴"Know Yourself, Know Your Opponent: Sun Tzu and the Art of FTC Strategy and Scouting" - Download
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✴"The Hitchhiker's Guide to FTC Fundraising: Don't Panic!" - Download
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•Sample Fundraising Spreadsheet - Download
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•Sample Fundraising Letter - Download
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✴"Why do Robots Stop Operating on the Competition Field" - Download
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✴"Mechanical Design"
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•Presentation Without Embedded Video (Reduced Resolution) - Download (~4MB)
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•Presentation Without Embedded Video - Download (~72MB)
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•Presentation With Embedded Video - Download (~236MB)
2012 Florida FTC Season Kickoff Presentations on September 8, 2012
FTC Basic Robot Design on August 2, 2012 - Download
FTC ROBOTC Workshop on July 30, 31 & August 1, 2012 - Download
FTC Strategy Workshop on July 7, 2012 - Download
Mechanical Design Tips for the 2011 Bowled Over! Game (~25MB) - Download
Using Sensors and Encoders for the 2011 Bowled Over! Game (~1.5MB) - Download
Tournament Day Tips (~1MB) - Download
Scouting and Strategy - Download Presentation (~11MB) - Download example Scouting Sheet (2010 Season)
Links to Training Resources:
TETRIX for FTC Building Guide and Webinars - www.tetrixrobotics.com/ftc
Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Academy - www.ftctraining.com
Production Tips for Creating Video for FTC Judging - Download
Book: FTC Robotics: Tips, Tricks, Strategies, and Secrets 2011/12 Edition - Order Here
Powering an FTC Robot with Anderson Connectors video by team 5454, dent in the universe - youtu.be/FFLUvim80Yk
Marketing Information:
Two-page flyer describing the progression of FIRST programs in Florida - Download
Links to Purchasing Robot Parts, Materials, and Tools:
LEGO Education site for FTC Team discount - parts.ftcrobots.com
Modern Robotics Inc. - www.modernroboticsinc.com
HiTechnic - www.hitechnic.com
Tools and most allowed materials - www.mcmaster.com
Plastic sheet - www.usplastic.com
Sheet aluminum and plastic sheet - www.onlinemetals.com
ChapR - Two game controller wireless (Bluetooth) driving of an FTC robot without a PC -www.thechapr.com
Links to Royalty Free Music:
Incompetech: incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
Open Source Music: www.opensourcemusic.com/
More here: creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos with information about how to use and identify CC music.
Links to FIRST related Robotics Web Sites:
FIRST Robotics - www.usfirst.org
FIRST Tech Challenge [Ken’s] Blog - www.firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com
FIRST in Florida - firstfl.org
Florida FIRST Robotics Regional Competition - www.floridafirstregional.com
Florida FIRST LEGO League - Send E-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Chief Delphi: Unofficial FIRST forum - www.chiefdelphi.com
NEMO (Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) is a support group and information exchange for those adult non-engineering mentors who help teams as part of the FIRST Robotics Program - www.firstnemo.org
Links for purchasing materials to build playing field elements:
Blocks for the 2013 Game - www.andymark.com/product-p/ftc-2013.htm
McMaster-Carr - www.mcmaster.com
Grainger Industrial Supply - www.grainger.com
MSC Industrial Supply - www1.mscdirect.com
Purchase a playing field or download instructions for building a low-cost field:
FIRST Perimeter Field Kit - www.andymark.com/FTC-Field-p/am-0481a.htm
Half-Height FIRST Perimeter Field Kit - www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2421.htm
Build Your Own Low Cost Field Perimeter Wall - Download
SoftTiles for the playing field:
SoftTiles - www.softtiles.com (Place your order by telephone and ask for the FTC team discount.)
