New To Everything

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by jmwinston

Hello I am pretty new to this entire robot thing having just joined robotics this year and I have found myself more then a little confused by all the new information that I am expected to learn.
Are there any sites, activities, or suggestions that you might have in helping me to learn everything?

Attempting to learn everything is a noble, if somewhat hopeless, goal. You have, however, come to the right place. ChiefDelphi has the largest forums for FIRST discussion.

A good starting point might be to read over the rules for last years game. This will give you a starting point for figuring out what you want to figure out. Remember that any or all of the rules could change for this year.

Good luck, and don't let the bears eat you.

Wetzel

[Arefin Bari]

welcome to FIRST... some great sites which might help you...

www.chiefdelphi.com (i am there most of the time when i am infront of the computer).

www.firstwiki.org (a great page with a lot of resources).

www.usfirst.org (info about what is going on in FIRST).

on your post you havent pointed out that what are you interested in... mechanical, electrical, software, animation? you are welcome to ask any of us with whatever you need help with... we would be more than happy to help you...

[Lisa Perez]

If you do happen to lack the time to do extra work, however, just getting involved in whatever part of the team that may suit your abilities is a good way to learn more. No one ever starts knowing everything... so the experience really, really, REALLY helps. Just make sure to keep an enthusiasm for learning

Anyway, here's one site I like... Enjoy!
http://electron.mit.edu/~gsteele/mir.../contents.html

[Denman]

as the others said... this place is a superb resource for absolutely everything......

also if you ever have a question you can email First directly on their team support email at frcteams "AT" usfirst.org

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/resources.htm also has lots of stuff on