Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
SystemCore/WPILib 2027 Presenter: Peter Johnson (WPILib) Key Takeaway: Unification of FTC and FRC software in 2027+ will make it easier for FRC/FTC program crossover. Discussion of the upcoming 2027 control system changes and future of FRC and FTC software. Learn...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
FRC Controls for Everyone: A Mentor’s Guide to Teaching (and Learning) FRC Controls Presenter: Eugene Fang (604) Key Takeaway: Learn and teach FRC controls with just high school math, made scalable through simulation. Whether you’re a mentor trying to wrap your...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Elevator Design Presenter: Adam Heard (581) Key Takeaway: Don’t overthink it — effectively use existing data to solve the right problems. Elevators go up and down, sometimes side to side., This workshop will cover elevators bottom to top from basics to...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
BYOB: how to Build Your Own Bumpers (without losing your mind) Presenter: Christine Low (BSME, MEEE) (3128) Key Takeaway: New Bumper rules = better, tougher, longer-lasting bumps for your FRC Team: A How-To Guide. How we got the new bumper rules (a brief history),...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Qualcomm RUBIK Pi x PhotonVision Presenter: Rami Mouro, Qualcomm Key Takeaway: There is some cool vision co-processor that is easy to use, cheap and powerful. Rubik Pi brings advanced AprilTags and AI Object detection to FIRST teams with a 12 TOPS NPU, and...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Technical
Building Better Robots Faster with the Power of Simulation Presenter: Erik Larson, Altair Global Academic Team Key Takeaway: Simulation is the key to building a better robot. Altair Inspire is the way to easily achieve that. Simulation is the key to advancing robot...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Building a Strong Software Team Presenters: Jonah Snider (581) | Saikiran Ramanan (581) Key Takeaway: Strategies on how to nurture a healthy and competitive software team. As FRC software grows in complexity, it is becoming increasingly difficult to train strong...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Building a Serial Excellence in Engineering Team Presenter: Gabby DeYoe (3005) Key Takeaway: The value of quality engineering documentation and how to develop it (and your students) effectively. Whether you’re optimizing district points, teaching professional...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Technical
One Code Base: Multiple Robots Presenter: Allen Gregory (3847) Key Takeaway: Configuring code based on the RoboRIO allows for a single repo for all your robots in a season. When building multiple robots in a season, such as alpha, practice, & competition robots,...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Implementing Control Theory in FRC Presenter: James Kuszmaul (1868) Key Takeaway: How to approach thinking about & implementing controls on their robots. In the modern FRC technology ecosystem, there are a wide variety of tools to make your robot do what you want,...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Designing Success: Teaching Onshape CAD for FIRST Robotics Presenter: Naomi Edwards (4980) Key Takeaway: Empower your team to master Onshape and design robots efficiently—from concept to competition. This session explores pedagogical methods and essential resources...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Designing Clever Linkages & Cams Presenter: Orion DeYoe (3005) Key Takeaway: Sheet metal design and manufacturing techniques and best practices. An intuition for when and how to use a linkage or cam on a FIRST robot. and cams provide advanced and efficient motion...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Technical
Driver Assist Deep Dive Presenter: Erik Skiles (8230) Key Takeaway: Incorporate driver assist, pioneered by 1690, into your robotics program in a principled way. FRC 1690 pioneered driver assist controls. This control system deep dive provides a framework for...
