This presentation introduces the concepts needed to effectively select motors and design gear ratios. It starts from the system requirements and guides you through to finding the perfect gear ratio.
This presentation introduces the concepts needed to effectively manipulate objects. It discusses various object considerations as well as various lifting techniques.
This presentation gives an overview of the various types of bases used in competitive robotics. It covers stability, center of gravity, drive train configurations, and system requirements
The workbook illustrates motor performance on a single graph and allows you to see where your motor is operating at. It is key to finding your optimum gear ratio to meet you system requirements.
Grenzeloos is a web-based scouting environment for FRC developed by students from Team 303 - Panther Robotics. The name 'grenzeloos' comes from a Dutch word meaning 'boundless', emphasizing how this program is meant to be used over a wireless network at FRC competitions.
Summary of new VEX updates/upgrades for students to allow them to successfully participate in the VEX portion of the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association competition events this year.
A comparison of first- and second-year typical costs for the three programs. Estimates for FIRST programs come from FIRST and FIRSTWA, estimates for VEX come from the VRC program Exothermic Robotics Team.
This paper details the development process of a gearbox for the Gearheads 2009 robot in dirty iterative detail. It also serves as a mechanism to capture team intellectual property.
Semantic robotics is a technology being developed by team 1678 in order to develop more reliable and effective control systems. This paper serves as a guide to the basic principals of semantic robotics.
I'm not suffering from my FIRST "addiction". I enjoy every minute of it. - Katie_UPS [more] 
