r/FTC

I would like to buy a used but working FTC robot. Is there any chance of that?

The school is closing and we have no access to our robot all summer. Id like to at least practice programming and driving.

Thanks...

FTC Pollen is $5.50 but shipping is $24!

According to the specs they are 2.8" Wiffles balls so we found some balls on Amazon that are the same size and bought those instead. Has anyone else come up with an alternate solution?

I'm looking for a cheap but reliable IMU for our demo bots. We have a couple of old chassis (just four drive motors and a control hub) that we use for outreach events. Right now they're driver oriented and we'd like to make them field oriented. The Control hub IMU is unreliable and we want to find something cheaper than a pinpoint or OTOS. Any suggestions on good IMU's in the $20-$30 price range?

correction for the title: Intake Compression

I’m wondering if I should use another size for the artifact rather than the nominal (5 inches) when CADing the intake

our intake consists from tubes and gecko wheels when three of four shafts are gecko wheels

I was trying to keep the artifact in 5-10mm compression when it travels through the whole intake system (the nominal size of the artifact)

do u suggest another range of compression that will travel the ball more smoothly?

and thanks 🙏

Wondering when FIRST will allow creation of new teams. Our team is a first timer and have secured funding, ordered the game-set but no team registration. Consequently, we have not ordered parts because without with a team# it seems we cannot avail discounts.

i'm part of a team that qualified to get short listed for an interview, this is our first time doing such an interview, we got an email telling us to make a portfolio and prepare for questioning

i'm looking for advice from people who have been in my position, people got selected and everyone in between, what to do, how to present, what type of attitude to have

I am happy to announce that I have added 2 new chapters in Learn Java for FTC.

Chapter 24: Introduction to Control Theory

This covers some different ways to approach getting your motor to a set position (can also be used for a set velocity) including explaining PID and how to tune.

Chapter 25: Behavior Trees

This introduces behavior trees which is another way you can write your auto.

The book is available to download FREE as a PDF at :

https://github.com/alan412/LearnJavaForFTC

or it can be purchased from Amazon as a paperback at:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DBVKXLZ

The 2026 FTC Software Conference is a virtual conference on May 24 from 7PM to 9PM CDT. Presentations are either 30 minutes or 45 minutes long and should be focused on software in FTC.

The purpose of this conference is to encourage innovation in FTC software and promote collaboration between members of the community. This conference will allow teams to share ideas and experience, and provide a strong opportunity for teams to learn how to improve their software.

Anyone will be able to attend the conference.

👉 Apply to present here: https://pedropathing.com/conference.html

what is the best way to make a turret with 2 axon max servos

like is it by making it positional? or using an external encoder, or using smth like PWM (which I don’t know how to do)

and thanks 🙏

I have seen teams attaching different materials in their shooter hood to decrease backspin. I have seen they are using copper but i could not find any thin copper near me. What alternatives can i use.

WHAT IS THIS A301 THING AND WHY IS IT SUCH A MASSIVE CONTROVERSY

someone pl help 😭🙏🏼

Hi there, so I'm still pretty new to FTC, and I was looking at the bases of the starter bots that were recently released. Last season most of the starter bots (GoBilda, Studica and AndyMarks) and most bots i saw had a total of 4 wheels, 2 on each side. But looking at the new base designs I've noticed that the gobilda and REV designs have a total of 6 wheels. Why?? What advantage does this give?? And is it a big advantage?

I want to do more CAD but our lab which is 40 minutes away is the only place where I can actually do cad. So recently I decided to try and repair the Mac, and it’s being repaired. But in the meanwhile I want to know if it’s good enough to run fusion smoothly.