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Re: Learning resources for robotics
http://www.amazon.com/Kickin-Bot-Ill...72198&sr= 8-1
I know its geared towards combat robots, but aside from a few chapters, most of the principles apply. It has a few oddities (for example, 6wd is considered exotic in the combat robot world), and a few areas that are obviously just irrelevant (pros and cons of internal combustion engines, weapons, etc.) but it goes into depth in most of the areas that a FIRSTer needs to know about. Obviously, you should look at many, many FIRST robots to see what is differant from FIRST robots and combat robots, but they are based on the same mechanical and (to a extent) electrical principals, and this book is the best I have found that puts it all in one place.
For areas not covered in it, Chiefdelphi can be incredible. I remember, during my first build season, going through CD much the way the Captain learned about earth in Wall-e. See a post about andymark, ???, Search it. Whats a dog shift? Search it. The answers buried here are quite vast.
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FIRST is not about doing what you can with what you know. It is about doing what you thought impossible, with what you were inspired to become.
2007-2010: Student, FRC 1687, Highlander Robotics
2012-2014: Technical Mentor, FRC 1687, Highlander Robotics
2015-2016: Lead Mentor, FRC 5400, Team WARP
2016-???: Volunteer and freelance mentor-for-hire
Last edited by Joe G. : 13-07-2008 at 14:14.
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