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FIRST Robotics Competition (Mechanical Tutorials)

The FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Teams of mentors (corporate employees, teachers, or college students) and high school students collaborate together to design and build a robot in six weeks using the standard set of parts. The game details changes every year.

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Introduction to FIRST

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Introduction to FIRST and team structure and the competition

Tools Overview

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Basic overview of the tools used for FIRST

CAD Resources

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Basic overview of the Computer-Aided Design Resources

Pneumatics

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Description of pneumatic parts and high-level overview of pneumatic layout

	Tools Tool Sample List A brief introduction to the many tools common in a robotics workshop, including calipers, files, hacksaws, power drills, wrenches and allen keys.		Building a Crate Crates are required for all FRC robots to ship to the competition, building a crate is a great pre-season event to help bring your team together
	Tool Guide Tool Safety (very large document) A complete guide to safety with tools, important for state regulations and general safety practices, a checklist of safety guidelines is also helpful.		Robot Designs: Chassis and Drive-Train Complex Drivetrains The basics of building a robot chassis as well as examples of different drivetrains and their components
	Robot Designs: Manipulators A look into the designs of arms, elevators, grabbers and claws.		Screws, Springs,Sprockets and Gears Everything you need to know about Screws, Springs, Gears and Sprockets
	Robot Physics Physics Practice Worksheet A quick lesson about basic physics concepts needed to build a successful robot. Topics include velocity, acceleration, force, friction, work, power and torque.		Motors A Guide to Choosing the Right Motor An introduction to the different motors provided by FIRST
	Pneumatics An introduction to how Pneumatics work, its different components as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using pneumatics.		Inventor: Parts A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a simple part in Autodesk Inventor. Includes making extrusions and holes.
	Inventor: Assemblies A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a basic assembly of parts in Autodesk Inventor by making Mate and Flush constraints		Inventor: Drawings A step-by-step tutorial on how to make a drawing in Autodesk Inventor.
	Mecanum and Omniwheels An overview of how Mecanum wheels work and a lessons learned discussion		Design Calculator A design calculator to help teams perform math calculations with the various robot design parameters.
	Rack and Pinions An overview of how to choose a Rack and Pinion system with accuracy and impact force considerations		Gears A comprehensive overview of gears with online calculators specifically for robot applications

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