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What to bring to a Robot Demo Kitty (duh) 3-4 Batteries (preferably with blue straps, makes it far easier to change battery) 4-5 Notes (bonus - bring a taped one and brag about how much we tested them) Battery Charger (usually bolted to the side of the w...

When making a robot, we never always land on the best idea first! It is important to try any ideas that seem reasonable before we rule out something and go with a robot archetype. So here is how to try them. Sketch out ideas - Drawings are very important as...

Drivebases On all of your strategy priority lists, the number one priority should be to drive. This is how to design a drivebase capable of driving well.1. Drive Type Swerve - 4 wheels, 2 motors each (if you aren't 4414) with one for spinning the wheel ...

(intro tl:dr - having a high skill ceiling means you need to get to that skill ceiling. Simple robots can get going faster and are easier to make) In 2025, we made the robot Beluga. Though a capable robot, it had one main problem. It had far t̸͚̮̥͙͓͒̋o̷͇͚̔̆o̶...

Elevators - Goal Tall but Robot Short, What Do? Arguably the most important subsystem to learn for an FRC robot is the elevator, as a solid elevator can make a season run that much smoother. It is typically paired with another subsystem in order to function, ...

Power Transmission Basics A Power Transmission, for the most part, allows rotational motion to be altered and moved around a mechanism. This allows for a mechanism to be far away from a motor and have more speed or torque than the motor outputs. Think about a...

CacheCAD is what we use to manage our files in solidworks. Here is how to use it effectively. 1. Installation Use this installation link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BaY2dzd9njdK8UrvhdGPG2ClQ6J_iNNR/viewAfter installing, you should see this image:Type "...