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General References and Discussion Groups
General References and Discussion Groups
Discussion, Q&A, Advice, and Training
Scappoose School District Parent Resources (Volunteer sign up): https://www.scappoosek12.org/domain/51
Chief Delphi (the source for discussion of the FRC environment)
FRC Zero Training and Reference
CAD: OnShape for FIRST instructions: https://www.onshape.com/en/blog/how-to-onboard-your-first-robotics-team
CAD: OnShape: https://cad.onshape.com/signin
Some OnShape Tutorial videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqeAg_-OP3DnPw9NC5koLctflCpj7Y5G
Places to read/watch about FRC, robotics, and mechanisms
Places to read/watch about FRC, robotics, and mechanisms
Robot photos: https://photos.spectrum3847.org/Robot-Mechanisms
FRC Prototyping videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsiEJAZgdF8LPWDAYBeQJ-EvkUpK295ra
The Unofficial FRC Mechanisms Encyclopedia
Instructables Manipulators introduction: https://www.instructables.com/id/Introduction-to-Manipulators/
https://www.youtube.com/user/thang010146
4-bar linkages
https://mechanicalexpressions.com/explore/kinematics/4-bar-linkage.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2RflLQUFIg&feature=emb_logo
General Calculators
AMB Calc - Robotics Calculator
ReCalc - a collaberation focused mechanical design calculator
Motor Calculators
Vex Comparison Chart: https://motors.vex.com/
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/ilite-drivetrain-simulator-v2020/369188
T Shirt Cannons
T-shirt cannons: https://www.team254.com/shockwave/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLNfRyGQt7U#action=share
RJWoodhead - cheap 3d printable FRC mechanisms
Other Teams (and their Resources/Workshops)
FRC 971 Spartan Robotics Workshops: (Includes sessions on Design, CAD, Strategy, Materials, etc. https://www.frc971.org/workshops
FRC 900 Zebracorns: https://team900.org/labs/
FRC 2767 Stryke Force Training /presentations: https://www.strykeforce.org/resources/
FRC 3847 Spectrum presentations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYn8UJSmDmDyc0hANUuL0A
http://spectrum3847.org/recommendedreading/
FRC 1678 Citrus Circuits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrBs4fcUe8mlj6dDeGTJ-g
FRC 4488 Shockwave – First Fair etc.: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMhAnINgND-cef6OCf1YkqA/videos
Misc. stuff to check out:
Jeremy Fielding - Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHhXbz1K0k0
Anderson Crimping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-P4io53AyU
Small Crimping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9QN8R-ccmQ
Process: https://johnvneun.com/blog/2020/11/robowrangler-process-rules
Akins Laws of (Spacecraft) Design: https://spacecraft.ssl.umd.edu/akins_laws.html
Control Systems and Programming
Control Systems and Programming
Byte SIzed Github https://github.com/orgs/4662FRCRobotics/dashboard
FRC Control System https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/ explains the installation and use of the standard software kit
WPILib Java API https://github.wpilib.org/allwpilib/docs/release/java/index.html
Vivid Hosting Radio https://frc-radio.vivid-hosting.net/ vendor instructions for the new radio as of 2025
CTRE Phoenix https://docs.ctr-electronics.com/ speed controllers, encoders and the Falcon combo motor/controller
REV Software Resources https://docs.revrobotics.com/revlib Spark Max / NEO speed controller and motor combo
NavX IMU Board https://pdocs.kauailabs.com/navx-mxp/ primary motion (3-axis gyro and inertia detection)
AdvantageScope documentation logging tool
PhotonVision documentation package for RPi vision designed as an off-the-shelf solution
PathPlanner documentation Path planning tool
Elastic documentation operator console dashboard
YASS documentation Yet Another Software Suite
YAGSL documentation Yet Another Generic Swerve Library (generator)
YAMS documentation Yet Another Mechanism System
YAMG documentation Yet Another Mechanism Generator
Arduino Joystick https://www.instructables.com/Create-a-Joystick-Using-the-Arduino-Joystick-Libra/
Codecademy https://www.codecademy.com/ basic and some advanced training with free sign-up
CodeHS https://codehs.com/ coding training
Spectrum YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/Spectrum3847 look for programming playlist but don’t worry about doing the worksheets
FRC Team 20 Programming YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVxUR4eLiMHmh2v4bfypbMA basics and advanced and again don’t worry about doing any worksheets
Robot Dolphins YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZCp_HD0cqsgUz7I21EO6w includes a basic programming and a presentation on state machine autonomous
Team 3468 FRC Java Programming Resource Compendium
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcBLAyJ3iTbsYSnWMVWqHaK8uywGTaTjF98eY_xxpl0/edit
Java Koans Github training thing
github.com/jletroui/FrcJavaKoans/blob/master/README.md
Shopping
Shopping
FIRST specific
Cross reference site by team 1735 - https://findrobotparts.com/
AndyMark - https://www.andymark.com/
CTR Electronics - http://www.ctr-electronics.com/
REV Robotics - http://www.revrobotics.com/
West Coast Products - https://www.wcproducts.com/
Kauai Labs - https://www.kauailabs.com/
ThriftyBot - https://www.thethriftybot.com/
Vulcan Springs - https://vulcancares.com/
Armabot - https://www.armabot.com/
Practical Parts - https://practical-parts.com/
Competition Robot Parts - http://www.competitionrobotparts.com/
Swyft Robotics Shop: https://swyftrobotics.com/
Armabot: https://www.armabot.com/
Banebots: https://banebots.com/
RoboPromo: https://www.robopromo.com
Playing With Fusion: https://www.playingwithfusion.com
Lumyn Labs LED Controller
General / non-FIRST
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/
eBay - https://www.ebay.com/
80/20 - https://8020.net/
Adafruit - http://www.adafruit.com/
Digi-Key - https://www.digikey.com/
Powerwerx - https://powerwerx.com/
McMaster-Carr - https://www.mcmaster.com/
Polulu - https://www.pololu.com/
Robot Shop - http://www.robotshop.com/en/
MK Battery - https://www.mkbattery.com/contact - use the 800 number and tell them it’s for FRC – they’ll provide the correct battery at cost.
Google Sites
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