Resources

Official FIRST
Documentation
Non-Official Links
Training Links

Official FIRST

FIRST site	Official FIRST site. Contains information about the objective and goals for FIRST, the year's challenge, team information, and general schedules for various events.
Game rules	Specifies all the rules and restrictions for the year's game challenge. Should be read carefully.
Important Deadlines	Important dates to remember for FIRST, include deadlines for award submission and payment due dates.
Q&A Forum	Official FIRST forum that contains answers to question about the year's game challenge.
Dallas teams	FIRST TIMS database indexes all registered teams for the Dallas Regional
Email Blast	Contains all the email archives officially sent by FIRST
FIRST Scholarships	FIRST scholarships enable students to pursue majors and careers in engineering, computer science, electronics, animation, digital design, aeronautics, and many other technological fields.
Safety	FIRST considers Safety to be a key component of the FIRST Robotics Competition. To help teams understand the FIRST Safety Program, the FIRST Safety Manual provides information on the FIRST Safety Awareness and Recognition Program.

Required Documentation

Consent form	Needs to be filled out by every team member and turned in during the first day of regional
Judges Survey	Needs to be filled out by every team and turned in during the first day of regional
Team Roster	Roster of all team members, also needs to be turned in during the first day of regional

Non-Official Links

FIRST Suppliers
Innovation FIRST	Official supplier for the FIRST kits
Andy Mark	Standard Solution for Competition Robots
BaneBots	Provides gearboxes for the FIRST kit

Technical Resources
ChiefDelphi	A helpful forum for FIRST participants. This site is run by team #47.
FIRST CAD library	Provides many CAD models of the components used in current and prior FIRST robotic competitions
FIRSTbase	This newly developed site is the Autodesk source for FIRST teams. The website is your destination to download free Autodesk software, access training, the Autodesk Kit of Parts, the Autodesk Design Competition, FIRST resources and team communications.
Autodesk Online Tutorial	Autodesk is proud to present Phil Dollan--AutoCAD® and Autodesk Inventor educator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)--as he demonstrates his mastery of Autodesk Inventor 6 and Autodesk Inventor Professional 7 in a series of online tutorials.
Programming	Contains presentation developed by David Maxwell of Innovation First. This is for absolute beginners who want to get started programming the 2004 FIRST Robot Controller. Also included in this site is various programming tips for pneumatics control, camera targeting code, robot control, as well as many other useful tutorials.

Team sustainability
FIRST nemo	Non-engineering major organization is a support group and information exchange for those adult non-engineering mentors who help teams as part of the FIRST robotics programs.
Mentoring	Veteran FRC teams are available nationally to help new teams who are just getting started. This link is a helpful how-to guide on the best ways to mentor other teams.
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.
NASA Robotics Alliance Project	Once again, NASA is providing sponsorships to assist teams in developing self-sustaining FIRST programs in their local areas.

Robot Resources
Match Videos	The Blue Alliance provides a plethora of videos from the regionals to watch teams in action and scouting purposes
Robot Cafe	Robot Cafe aggregates many different robot related sites
Software	FIRST teams that want to access the Pro/ENGINEER & Mathcad software visit this link.
Pro/ENGINEER Training	Online training available to registered FIRST teams with self-paced web-based training on Pro/ENGINEER.
Windchill	Register for your Windchill-based FRC team collaboration workspace.
Windchill Video	The introductory primer (20 min video) for teams that want to use our collaboration software, Windchill ProjectLink, is here.
PTC FRC Forums	Official PTC - FIRST Robotics Competition Discussion Forums
cogito.org	Website launched by the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University for talented pre-college students worldwide who share a passion for all things science, technology, engineering and/or math.

Training Resources

Labview Training
Main Page	Main Page for NI LabView FRC Training
Getting Started	Getting Started with LabView Student Tutorial
FRC Joystick Control	FRC Joystick Motor Control Tutorial

Local Workshop Training
Competition Basics	JJ Pearce Presentation about FIRST and the handbook
Control System	Mark Black presents National Instruments' FIRST Controller
Fundraising	David Ricks shows how to successfully fundraise for your team