To think that one can "learn" engineering in 6 weeks while under the strain of building a robot too is proposterous. FIRST isn't about teaching. It's about inspiring.
- Collin Fultz [more]
Here is GUS Team 228's 2011 robot CAD assembly in STEP format. This model is about 95% complete/accurate, with the only major missing subsystem being our minibot and ramp deployment (which both went through dozens of revisions until we finally were satisfied with it).
Here's how you can create a "Gus Ball", an interwoven, spandex-covered ball that it functionally identical to the moon rock and fuel cell balls used in the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition Game, Lunacy.
After building two very sophisticated Vex robots, I discovered that the Vex kits have many possible implications in FRC, especially for those teams who do not have huge budgets or lots of storage space. This White Paper discusses some of the many possible implications of using Vex Robotics Kits in FRC.
To think that one can "learn" engineering in 6 weeks while under the strain of building a robot too is proposterous. FIRST isn't about teaching. It's about inspiring.
- Collin Fultz [more] 
