How to Robot Demo (with Kitty)

What to bring to a Robot Demo

Once you get to the venue...

Setting Up the Robot

Driving the Robot

The most important thing when driving the robot is, you guessed it, SAFETY! Be incredibly careful while driving near people, take it slow, and if you do not have any driving experience, understand that the robot is a 125 pound killing machine in the wrong hands.

To enable the robot (allows the robot to be controlled), click the "Enable" box in the FRC Driver Station application. A successfully enabled robot should have the Robot Signal Light (RSL) repeatedly blink.

To disable the robot, (disables all controls on robot so it won't move), press the "Enter" key on the keyboard of the Driver Station. Should anything go wrong with the robot that could pose a safety issue, disable immediately. Also disable if any people want to look at the robot closer.

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Secondary controls are labelled using plate on top of the ten buttons.

  1. Zeroing the robot - "Zeroing" defines which direction the robot considers to be forward.
    1. Turn the robot such that the Shooter is facing forward
    2. Push the ≡ Button on your controller.
  2. Shooting for speaker (doesn't have to be at speaker, can just be used for a long shot.)
    1. LB on Primary to deploy intake
    2. Hold RB on Primary to spin intake rollers
    3. Drive over note or feed note while holding RB (If limelight is connected, should flash)
    4. Handoff occurs automatically
    5. LT to lock on to speaker and adjust pivot position
    6. ~1 Second later, RT on Primary to fire
  3. Amping
    1. LB on Primary to deploy intake
    2. Hold RB on Primary to spin intake rollers
    3. Drive over note or feed note while holding RB (If limelight is connected, should flash)
    4. Handoff occurs automatically
    5. Hit A to raise elevator and angle shooter.
    6. RT on primary to amp.
    7. Double click X ~1 second later to return to starting position.
  4. Shuttling
    1. LB on Primary to deploy intake
    2. Hold RB on Primary to spin intake rollers
    3. Drive over note or feed note while holding RB (If limelight is connected, should flash)
    4. Handoff occurs automatically
    5. Hold Y to aim at shuttle target and adjust pivot position
    6. ~1 Second later, RT on Primary to fire

Some Talking Points

Common Issues


Revision #8
Created 29 July 2024 06:08:38 by Patrick Kilcoyne
Updated 13 September 2024 15:19:09 by Patrick Kilcoyne