FIRST Technology Challenge

Team 6220 Centripetal is part of Swerve Robotics club from Woodinville, WA . This season, Team 6220 had a unique opportunity to assist the FIRST Tech Challenge with testing and roll-out of a newly approved electronics module. Read on to learn about their experiences with the new REV Robotics Expansion Hub. Q: Tell us a little bit about Team 6220 Centripetal.  How long have you been participating in the FIRST Tech Challenge?  Who are the members and mentors that make up the team? A: 6220 has been in FIRST Tech Challenge for 5 seasons, but our current team make-up has been together for 2 years. We have 8 students, a coach/hardware mentor, and an assistant coach/software mentor. Our coach is Dr. Fraser, and our Assistant Coach is Dr. Geffner. As for students, our team captain this year was Jarrod, who put a lot of time into team management. Our systems engineer was Miyu, who did a lot of our CAD and notebook, and who also made a VR simulator of the game in Blender. Our hardware ...

Listed below are all pages that FIRST ® Tech Challenge Teams may require both throughout their competition season, and during the off-season. Make sure to bookmark the pages you feel would best help you and your Team! If you still find that you require additional help, feel free to reach out to the FIRST ® team at ftcteams@firstinspires.org. Overview Pages FIRST ® Webpage www.firstinspires.org FIRST Tech Challenge main page www.firstinspires.org/robotics/ftc Regional Contacts Search Portal - Find your Regional FIRST Contact. http://www.firstinspires.com/node/2546 Game Materials - Includes all the season materials, including the Game Manuals, link to the Forum, Forum Answered Questions, Field instructions, and link to buy field element. http://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/ftc/game-and-season-info Getting Started Starting a Team Resources - Includes step-by-step resources for starting an FIRST Tech Challenge team. http://ww...

Our new FIRST Tech Challenge control system requires that your Driver Station (DS) device be “paired” with your Robot Controller (RC) device.  The FTC apps use Wi-Fi Direct technology to establish this connection between the two devices. If you are having problems pairing your devices, here are some tips: 1.   Make sure you pair the devices using the FTC Driver Station app .    Users should not try to pair the devices from the Android Wi-Fi Direct screen.   Instead they should use the Settings->Pair with Robot Controller screen on the FTC Driver Station App.      2. Make sure your devices are not connected to any other wireless networks.        If you are having difficulty pairing your devices, make sure your devices are not connected to any other Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Direct networks.   You can use the Android Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct screens to forget any “remembered” groups, then restart the devices and reattempt the pairing...

Gear Up With FTC! The Inaugural FIRST Tech Challenge Virtual Summer Conference It’s time, FIRST Tech Challenge mentors, coaches, and teams. It is time to think beyond the robot to the bigger picture. It is time to connect with experts and teams from around the world. It is time to take your skills to the next level. That can only mean one thing. It is time for an FTC community-wide virtual conference. Introducing – drum roll, please – Gear Up With FTC! We are so excited to announce the line up for our first annual virtual conference. Below you will find the name of each session and the session presenters. For more the virtual conference schedule and session descriptions check out the Gear Up with FTC! webpage . WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 from 3-8pm EST Why PTC Supports FTC Teams and FIRST Kari Karwedsky, Global K12 Academic Sr. Program Manager , PTC Team Organization and International Connections The Bears, Mexico Practical Implementation of a Communication Link via HiTechnic SuperPro P...

In rural communities across the country, the access students have to top-notch science, technology, engineering and math is greatly lacking. According to the National Science Foundation, the average number of both math and science courses available to high-poverty and rural schools is about half that available at urban, suburban and low-poverty schools.  To fill this need, more and more parents, educators, and community organizations are turning to the FIRST  Tech Challenge to give their students a high-quality, hands-on, STEM experience. Rural Garner, Iowa, population 3,000, is no exception to towns struggling to provide quality STEM education to their students. While the high school there does offer some science and math courses, they, like courses in so many rural schools, are limited in scope and advanced placement classes are few and far between. Andrew, a freshman there, first discovered his passion for engineering in fourth grade, when he was invited to participate on ...