Resources

2008 Manual. ZIP

2008 Pneumatics Manual

2008 Sensors Manual

Power Distribution Diagram

Inspection Checklist

Inspection BOM Template

FIRST Guidelines, Tips, and Good Practices

Innovation First, Inc. Manuals

Manuals for the control system components and kitbot chassis

Additional Technical Resources

Autodesk Online Tutorials

Online tutorials on Autodesk Inventor (Phil Dolan) and 3ds max (Ted Boardman)

NASA's Robotics Curriculum Clearinghouse

Peer reviewed curriculums, project based learning and STEM skills, resources to help prepare for robotics competitions.

Briweld Industries

Practice Driver station kits

Canadian Regional

This site contains valuable information about the Canadian Regional as well as useful information for all teams.

C Programming Resource LibraryA library of materials to assist with C programmingC Programming on Chief DelphiTeams share C Programming resources and provide assistance to each other.C Programming with Robot BuilderDeveloped by Carnegie Mellon and the National Robotics Engineering Consortium specifically for FIRST, this interactive website will get your team prepared for the upcoming FIRST Robotics Competition Season.

Innovation First

The official supplier of the FIRST Robotics Competition for the control systems, speed controllers, and spike.

Chassis Construction Videos 2006 Chassis Construction Video tutorial as shown at the Kickoff.

FIRST Parts Library

An extensive library of parts used in past competitions that teams will find useful. This library should complement the Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts.

Fluid Power on Pnematics

Teacher resources on pnuematics.

Olin College Demonstration Board

This is an animation of the demonstration board Olin College created of the FIRST kit of parts. Learn the basics of suggested assembly of controls, motors, pneumatics, and sensors.

Fluid Power Educational Foundation  

The Fluid Power website, with many valuable resources including Kickoff presentations.

Chief Delphi

A very popular site run by Team 47. Open to all teams, here you will find online forums for questions and white papers on “how to”.

Rural Team Support

Cybersonics Technology Team 103 has designed the "FIRST Interactive Rural Support" website to create a support network for existing and new rural FIRST teams.

FIRST Wiki

A wiki for the FIRST community.

FIRST chat room

A chat room about FIRST hosted by segwaychat.com.

Team in a Box

Request your free Team in a Box DVD and CD set, designed to help rookie teams and their mentors get started. Provided free of charge, compliments of Team 341.

NEMO

(Non-Engineering Mentor Organization) is a support group and information exchange for those adult non-engineering mentors who help teams as part of the FIRST robotics programs.