So we are a 8th grade team who will go to high school next year and our robotics teacher changed this year so she herself is somewhat new to robotics. So what are some things that she should teach a 6 th grade (first year doing vex v5 robotics) team. I already have some stuff down such as the motor…

Reading and understanding the game manual is really important. Being able to research - learning how to build and learning what to build by observing other teams, either live or on the internet.

My first year I didn’t look at YouTube much as I didn’t expect much to be don’t there but this year I have found so much invaluable information from YouTube and it’s also a great way to give or get feedback. It’s pretty simple advice but it helped me improve. Don’t be afraid to Google it and every…

So far since you are on the forum you are doing better than I ever did. But what mavric said about youtube is a good idea look on the forums and teamwork is an important one. If you have a bad team morale then nothing will get done. Also have fun. When your having fun doing this you will actually do…

Look at the BLRS Sigbots wiki, and Ryan Liao’s building masterclass on Youtube

[image] New Team Guide to VRC v2.0 VRC New Team Robotics Guide v2.0 Intro: When I started out in robotics, there was no good guide on what mistakes I should avoid doing and what things are really useful. Last year, I made a new team guide . However, many of the links were…

As far as i have seen everyone is saying to search up ideas on google and youtube and on this forum. I do know about kepler robotics and, we have told our teacher about it. And how we should not be scared to redesign the robot and spend much more time on building than the notebook and CAD. So anythi…

120 Things before 1st VEX Tournament.pdf (59.4 KB) I found this very helpful

In no particular order: Have all team members read the manual and mark important topics Have all members re-read entire manual, go over topics. I guarantee you will a) understand things better and b) spot something you missed. Display motor stats to the brain: watts, rpm, TEMPERATURE What makes so…

I would recommend starting a notebook (even if it’s an unofficial one) early, just to help plan out your ideas and so you can look back later. It’s useful if you do end up competing, and can even win you awards at comps. Plus, it’s good practice if you end up going into a STEM field.

Most important, be able to pass inspection at their first competition. Doing less building and more driving and programming. Many new teams focus too much on building a “can do everything” robot and schedule the build to finish the day of their first competition. They are usually late with the buil…

Basic knowledge of what a first year team should know

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