Meeting 6 — Design Iteration
Three Meetings Left
Iterating on Robot Design
Field-Centric Mecanum Drive
Get your robot driving smoothly with field-centric control. If you haven't nailed this yet, start here — everything else depends on it.
→ Mecanum Drive LessonIntake Code
Wire up the A button to toggle the intake on and off. Once the code works in the sim, transfer it to the real robot and test with actual pollen.
→ Button Actions: Intake LessonServo Code — Dump Mechanism
Add the X button toggle for your dump servo. Tune the home and dump positions to match your specific mechanism — every robot will be a little different.
→ Dump Servo LessonGoing Further with FTC
This spring was a speed run — a working robot, learned by doing. There's a lot more to FTC. If you want to keep going over the summer or head into a competitive season, these are the best places to start.
CAD — OnShape
Competitive teams design every part before they build it. OnShape's intro learning path teaches you the basics of 3D CAD from scratch.
Programming — Brogan Pratt
Solid YouTube series focused on Java and FTC programming. Goes deeper than our lessons and covers things like PID, odometry, and autonomous.
Game Manual Zero
The unofficial guide to competitive FTC. Covers robot design, mechanisms, software, and strategy. Start with whatever interests you most.