We created the Root of Robotics Discord Server as a way to provide a safe space for underrepresented minorities in STEM, beginners looking for resources to propel their journey in robotics and science (no experience needed!), seasoned robotics enthusiasts, and everyone in between. The idea for this discord came from our thoughts about how high Read more about Root of Robotics Discord Server[…]
The foundation of our robot is our odometry system. It is able to track our robot’s position and heading in real time, giving us valuable data that we can use in conjunction with other tools such as motion profiling and pathfinding. In this presentation, our mechanical captain, Vincent Xiao, covers the basics of such a Read more about Odometry Explained[…]
We invited other FIRST teams in New Hampshire to our school to present our ideas on Silicon Valley ethics and socialize! As a rookie team, we began the season with only a few connections to the FTC community, and this event was intended to fix that. We started by presenting about Silicon Valley Ethics, then, Read more about FTC Team Meetup![…]
We’ve developed a website with all the common COTS parts a team can legally buy and use in FIRST Tech Challenge. Although we don’t limit our selection to the very best, this is a great place for rookie teams to have an overview of all possible parts so that they may select the items best Read more about FTC Parts Shop[…]
We were honored to have received the INSPIRE Award at the New Hampshire State Championships! As a rookie team, this came as a surprise, especially because of our time constraint at Exeter. In addition to winning Inspire, we also won the Promote Award(https://vimeo.com/314414344), and were Finalists for the Control, Motivate, Connect, and Think Awards. Our Read more about State Championship![…]