Panel, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Software Panel Panel members: Eugene Fang (604), Austin Schuh (971), and Peter Johnson (WPILib development team) Attendees will be able to ask questions of the panel...
Panel, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Mechanical Design Panel Panel members: RC (1323), Adam Heard (581), Allison Kneisler (3538) Attendees will be able to ask questions of the panel...
Drive Coaching, Panel, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Drive Coaching Panel Panel members: Saikiran Ramanan (581), Michael Corsetto (1678), Marco Guerra (3005) A panel discussion on drive coaching in FIRST Robotics Competitions events Attendees will be able to ask questions of the panel...
Roundtable, Technical
Mechanical Roundtable Presenter: Michael Bick and Nick Dal Porto, FRC 971, Spartan Robotics Hot takes? Controversial (or benign) opinions? No better place to share what you think about hot-button technical topics! Michael Bick and Nick Dal Porto, the lead hardware...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Simplifying material selection and fabrication techniques for FRC mechanisms. Presenter: Miguel Tovar, Frog Force 503 Identifying the correct material and fabrication method for a mechanism can be critical to the success and reliability of your robot. The variety of...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Technical
High Fidelity Block CAD Presenter: Orion DeYoe, FRC 3005 3005 has a unique approach to creating block CAD that produces a much higher fidelity model than most existing workflows. The advantages of this method are: It provides more stable CAD models that are tolerant...
Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Agile in FRC: How to do twice the work in half the time Presenters: Blake Bourque, Luis Teixeira, FRC Team 4909 Billerica Bionics Teams are challenged to innovate, iterate, and compete with tight deadlines. Agile/Lean methodologies, inspired by Toyota, offer...
Other, Presentation, Roundtable, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Networking and Strengthening Your Local FRC Community Presenter: Andrew Hartnett, Pearadox FRC 5414 Improving your team and local FRC community hinges on building a strong local network of mentors. Activities like mentor workshops, geographically-based Slack groups,...
Presentation, Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Maximize the 1st week of build season Presenters: Allen Gregory, Emilio Parra, Jakob Wittry, Mary Nguyen from Spectrum 3847 Join us to gain actionable insights and ensure your team hits the ground running from day one! Kickstart your team’s success by maximizing...
Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
I Got 99 Problems and Space is Definitely One Presenter: Grace Johnson, Team 5924 Is your team stuck in a small area? Do you feel like it’s always a mess? Same. Follow Team 5924’s journey in optimizing lab space when your space is less than ideal size. We’ll...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Scouting & Strategy, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Adding Generative AI to FRC Mentoring Presenter: Roby Hyde, BreakerBots – Team 5104 This presentation explores the transformative potential of generative AI for FRC teams, emphasizing responsible usage and practical applications. We will examine how generative...
Awards, Presentation, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
WPILib Roadmap, Feedback, and Q&A Presenter: Peter Johnson, WPILib In May 2022, WPILib released its first long-term roadmap, and it’s recently been updated for 2024! The roadmap outlines the current and potential future directions the development team is...
Presentation, Project Management, Starting a Team (Rookie and Novice), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
How Open Build Blog makes us better Presenters: Emilio Parra, Allen Gregory, Jakob Wittry, Mary Nguyen from Spectrum 3847 How Open Build Blog makes us better Join us for a presentation where we explore how maintaining a build blog doesn’t just help other teams but...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Integrating First-Year Mentors into a Veteran FRC Team Presenter: Firat Taxpulat and Patrick Brophy, Team 5012: Gryffingear Join us as we explore the integration of first-year mentors into a veteran FRC team. This presentation offers insights from dual perspectives....
Project Management, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Team Infrastructure, Workspace & Inventory Enhancement Presenter: Ben Martin, Team 2481, Roboteers Building capability and having an efficient build space are useful tools for having a successful FRC season. This session will be a significant modification on team...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Leveraging Logging & Visualization to Debug Robots Presenter: James Kuszmaul, Team 971 The season is full of times when the ability to quickly identify, debug, and resolve issues with a robot is critical. Whether it is early in the development cycle when trying to...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Simulation Driven Design: The Secret to Lightweight, Durable Robots. Presenter: Erik W. Larson, Altair Help your team build lighter, stronger, and more durable robots, by leveraging one of the most user-friendly simulation tools available: Altair Inspire. In this...
Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Scrappy, Not Crappy: 604’s Unique Approaches to Solving Common Resource Constraints Presenter: James Best and Eugene Fang, FRC 604 A case study of how 604 takes unique approaches to solve common resource constraints teams may face. Topics include: manufacturing with...
Presentation, Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Technical
Introduction to the XRP Presenter: Peter Johnson and Brad Miller, XRP and WPILib development teams Join Peter Johnson and Brad Miller from the WPILib development team to learn what’s new about the eXperiential Robotics Platform or XRP for FRC teams. XRP is an...
Other, Presentation, Scaling a Team (Advanced), Sustaining a Team (Intermediate), Team Organization, Technical
Engineers Don’t Just Build Robots Presenter: Michael Leicht, Team 1403 Cougar Robotics This Workshop/Presentation is about the iterative improvement in mentoring styles from when I was a student on an FRC team to how I currently mentor. From my transition from...