Resources

US FIRST

This is the official FIRST website, where you can find more information about the programs, teams, sponsors, and mentors involved. Resources about how to use a programs, tools or even how to create a team is all on this website.

 

FIRST'S Resources

These are other useful resources from the FIRST website and may be useful to FIRST Robotics Competition teams.

 

Questions & Answers

A very popular site run by Team 47. Open to all teams, here you will find online forums for questions and white papers on how to.

 

The Blue Alliance

Team information and match videos and results from the FIRST Robotics Competition.

 

Programming in C

A library of materials to assist with C programming.

 

Programming in Java

A library of materials to assist with Java programming.

 

Pnuematics For Teachers

This is a teacher resource; it has video, and workshop about Pnuematics.

 

FIRST CAD Library

On this website, Team will find many models of the components used in current and prior FIRST robotic competitions as well as some other useful information.

 

Chasis Build

This video is on NASA website, on how to build a Chasis, It also from the 2006 Construction Video tutorial shown at the Kickoff.

 

AutoCad Tutorials

These tutorials provide an introduction to specific AutoCAD features, on how to build parts and create a virtual CAD robot.

 

Maya Tuturials

These tutorials introduce various different functional areas of Autodesk Maya, which Teams can build 3D models and Animations.

 

Regional First Competitions

All 2012 FRC Regional and District Events are Available! on this page.

 

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 programs.

 

Rookies Team Resources (Team in a Box)

Request your free Team in a Box DVD and CD set, designed to help rookie teams and their mentors get started. Provided free of charge, compliments of Team 341.

 

First Open Chat Room

A chat room about FIRST hosted by segwaychat.com, where you can ask questions and also anwser question ask by the teams.

 

Innovation First

The official supplier of the FIRST Robotics Competition for the control systems, speed controllers, and spike.

 

Autodesk FirstBase

Free software, online training, kit of parts modeled in Inventor, and other resources.

 

Scholarships

It shows the list of First Scholarship Oppurtunities