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Originally Posted by brlindgren
I am just starting up a rookie team and was wondering if anyone could provide me with resources that were helpful when your teams started FTC. We have some knowledge from FLL, but are completely new to FTC. Any websites, youtube videos, or pdf handouts that you think would be helpful would be greatly appreciated. I was also wondering what your greatest team challenges were when initially starting an FTC team.
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We have a ton of teams in Iowa and several in Nebraska - my suggestion would be to get in touch with a veteran team that is in your general area. I've PM'ed you my contact info in case you want to get in touch with our teams.
Robot-wise, I'd suggest going through the
FTC Getting Started Guide that comes in the kit of parts and building the basic "Ranger" robot drive. One doesn't necessarily need to build the whole thing and do the exercises, but making the simple 2WD robot platform would get you your first robot so you can quickly figure out how to get it wired, programmed, communicating wirelessly, and driving. (That's assuming you chose Tetrix - if not, nevermind)
You should have your students go through the stuff in the
FTC Toolbox. It includes resources for programming and wireless communication (see Samantha and FCS sections).
On the strategy side, I like Karthik's
strategy presentation. It's written for FRC, but the basic ideas in there apply to any robotic competition.
The
FTC Mentor Guide is a great thing to look over.