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.
I created these match schedules so that anyone wanting to have a quick scrimmage (without using IFI or FIRST's Tournament Managers) could easily pick up a good-enough match schedule from here.
Forgetting to turn on an FTC robot’s battery, or accidentally letting the battery voltage get too low is a huge fear of mine. So I created a LabVIEW VI that can be used to read the battery voltage.
Using encoders with the new FTC Hitechnic Motor Controllers and LabVIEW can be tricky. This document describes some of the tricks and traps associated with the LabVIEW interface, and shows some examples of how to use them sucessfully.
Just pictures - no text - showing some of the ways the new FTC kit's parts (at the time of the 2008 Showcase) could fit together to form common parts of a competition machine. Also some pics of the NoVaTech team's Showcase entry. The kit sold this Fall will have some differences.
This is a Microsoft Access Database file that all teams can use for scouting in Atlanta. It has information given to Team Unlimited already in the database.
Version 1 of a Mircosoft Access File that is to be used for the 2007-2008 FTC competition in Atlanta for the purpose of scouting. This file includes the team data I have been given by various (THANKS A LOT TO THESE TEAMS!).
A significant update to the previous version. Allows for calculating the scores for both alliances, or having one alliance automatically generate the best response. Graphically displays results and can save results.
A Java program that allows for easy score calculations for Quad Quandary. Automatically calculates opposing alliance's best possible score, and graphically displays results.
Everyone is wrong! - Chris is me [more] 
