Our team is open to students who are passionate about learning and contributing...

We do not use Limelight because we find the camera FOV to be too narrow...

You can support us by becoming a sponsor, mentoring the team...

For the portfolio, the awards rubric is posted in the game manual...

We start off by prototyping a lot of ideas that 'could work'...

Try both. Large for money, local for easier support.

We used state machines for the clip clamp, clipper slide...

We do not use Limelight because we find the camera FOV to be too narrow...

We start off by prototyping a lot of ideas that "could work"...

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7-12...

Our team is open to students who are passionate about learning...

General understanding with visuals like flowcharts. Be ready to explain verbally.

Local events, tech fairs, holiday events, school demos.

Yes, but it depends on the use case...

Don't exceed the 18x18 limit, even a screw sticking out...

Don't exceed the 18x18 limit, even a screw sticking out...

Members learn a wide range of skills, including mechanical design, programming...

We don't use thread locking screws a lot, instead we use blue loctite...

Our drivetrain uses parallel plates because it lets us use spacers...

Presenting in local events, technology fairs...

We don't use any specific library, just GitHub organization.

You might shoot for awards like Innovate, Connect, or Design...

Yes, touch and color sensors can be very valuable...

We start off by prototyping a lot of ideas that "could work"...

Members learn a wide range of skills, including mechanical design, programming (Java)...

Innovate, Connect, or Design awards.

Our portfolio changes over the course of the season...

We list the design criteria, brainstorm ideas, narrow them down...

Our team is mainly divided into a software subteam and a hardware subteam...

We generally have it split into what manages our robot...

Members learn a wide range of skills, including mechanical design, programming (Java)...

Your CAD doesn't need to be super detailed...

Our team is open to students who are passionate about learning...

For the portfolio, the awards rubric is posted in the game manual...

Yes, but it depends on the use case...

3-4 pages team/goals, 3-4 pages outreach, remainder for hardware/software.

Mainly Hardware and Software. Everyone participates in Outreach...

You can support us by becoming a sponsor, mentoring the team...

Yes. Touch sensors for intake detection/rezeroing...

We usually use a tensioner on our belt systems...

We usually use a tensioner on our belt systems...

Yes, touch and color sensors can be very valuable...

Uses Kinetic energy formula Ef=½(Iw^2) and ballistic trajectory formula.

You might shoot for awards like Innovate, Connect, or Design...

We have just started prototyping... Ef=½(Iw^2)...

Portfolio rubric in game manual 6.3. Interview shows enthusiasm...

Yes, but it depends on the use case. Some deciding points may be FOV...

Our team is mainly divided into a software subteam and a hardware subteam...

You can support us by becoming a sponsor, mentoring the team...

We get our side panels CNC'd although most of our custom parts...

We would recommend trying to do both...

We list the design criteria, brainstorm ideas, narrow them down...

We get our side panels CNC'd although most of our custom parts...

We list the design criteria, brainstorm ideas, narrow them down...

The awards rubric is posted in the game manual in section 6.3...

We don't use any specific code library, most of our code is organized with github...

Around 10 hours a week, escalating during season.

Our portfolio changes over the course of the season...

We get our side panels CNC'd although most of our custom parts are 3-D printed...

We would recommend trying to do both...

It depends on the team's goals... we meet around 10 hours a week...

It depends on the team's goals... we meet around 10 hours a week...

We use blue loctite to keep our threads sealed...

Presenting in local events, technology fairs...

Yes, section 6.3 of the game manual.

We usually use a tensioner on our belt systems...

Judges will want a general understanding of your code...

We generally have it split into what manages our robot...

Judges will want a general understanding of your code...

We have just started prototyping... Ef=½(Iw^2)...

Your CAD doesn't need to be super detailed...

We don't use thread locking screws a lot, instead we use blue loctite...

We don't use any specific code library, most of our code is organized with github...

Split into management and action. Uses state machines...

Don't exceed the 18x18 limit, even a screw sticking out...

Your CAD doesn't need to be super detailed...

Our drivetrain uses parallel plates because it lets us use spacers...

The awards rubric is posted in the game manual in section 6.3...

Our drivetrain uses parallel plates because it lets us use spacers...

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7-12...

FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is a robotics competition for students in grades 7-12...

For the process of our auto clipper, we knew early on...

For the process of our auto clipper, we knew early on...

We do not use Limelight; we use OpenCV for better control.