Large Sized FTC Robotics Camp

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As presented at:

This is a camp for up to a dozen kids that will meet a full day or half day for a week.

Each mini-team of 3-5 campers would build a standard pushbot or a chassis.

The programs for tank drive teleop would already be loaded in the phones, and campers have the opportunity to change speeds, or program any added attachments. They could also write their own autonomous programs

They would give a five minute presentation to a panel of judges, and compete in the standard robot game at the end of the week.

What is considered a “large” camp?

Recommended sessions to include:

● Intro to FTC● Build● Programming● Engineering Notebook● Safety● Hand Tools● Electrical and Building Components● Robot Game● Judging Presentations

You will need...

A full standard robot parts kit(Tetrix or Rev) or similar parts inventory dependent on which pushbot or chassis you build, Rev Hub, two phones, and a controller for every 3-5 kids.

One tool kit for every 3-5 kids

At least 1.5 student mentors for every 3-4 kids

Two adult mentors to supervise per FIRST guidelines

At least four computers or laptops for programming and showing presentations

Materials for creating a camp engineering notebook

A field to compete on, with 12’ barriers (2x4s ok), any large spinner, two ramps of some kind, and a box to catch debris (or Velocity Vortex ramps if you have them)

Balls of some kind, blocks of some kind, and special debris of some kind.

And a first aid kit.

Robot Manuals

The robot manual you choose should match the year of the robot parts kit you use if possible. If you use a parts kit from a different year, you may need to supplement with other parts.

Most years have two different pushbots. The vertical reach pushbot is more useful for the standard game, but the horizontal reach robot is easier to build.

We recommend a chassis only or a basic bot guide for a small camp, but more advanced manuals are also listed.

Links to 2018-2019 manuals:

● Basic Bot Guide - REV● Game Specific Basic Bot Guide - REV● Basic Bot Guide - TETRIX● Game Specific Basic Bot Guide - TETRIX● Hardware Video Tutorials● Rev Electronics Video Tutorials

Links to 2017-2018 manuals:

Tetrix Vertical Reach Pushbot

Tetrix Horizontal Reach Pushbot

K9 Robot Manual

Chassis only

Parts needed

There should be a Build of Materials at the end of the robot manual you select.

It will list all the parts you need.

Confirming you have enough inventory for each kit is very time consuming - plan ahead to count your parts out so you can order or borrow any missing pieces.

Even if you get brand new build kits, the parts inside may not correspond with the manual you choose to build from. So you still need to verify parts inventory.

Parts Needed

Each tool kit should contain:

For Tetrix robots:

QTY 1 - Nut Driver, 5.5mm (REV-41-1119)QTY 1 - Wrench, Combination, 5.5mm (REV-41-1374)QTY 1 - Allen Wrench, 1.5mm (REV-41-1376)

For Rev robots:

Programs to load beforehand

For the robot phones, load these apps:

FTC Driver StationFTC Robot Controller

For Java programming, load Android Studio.

For Blocks programming, you can also use Android Studio, or you can connect WiFi Direct to the phones you are using, and write the programs on your computer to be loaded into the phone.

Getting started

Start off, Unique Opportunities video - not every team will have these specific opportunities, just an example of what kinds of things are possible:https://youtu.be/dDKP0JbUob0

What is FTC presentation:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Nep1RnZXbxW--wzj4KwFlSLCKAyZi3_d

Getting started...

Sample ScheduleAdapt to your needs.

Sample Schedule for Half Day Small Camp

Build presentations

Chassis only

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AkCDKlBVZVGCBR8RXBebx7Izb4QcbbsA/view

2018 Build session Presentation

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cvY49sOaWixb3XRSqA2M-XKLxUCRRiWV

Build presentations

Programming presentations

2018 Programming presentations

General Programming

Blocks

Programming presentations

Judging presentations

2018 Judging session presentation: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HLqzI6AIUVsqVIZE_auXgi00jgafGE2J

Judging presentations

Engineering notebook presentations

2018 Engineering Notebook Presentations

https://drive.google.com/open?id=17oa1usouIj7DzFhggVnwh8GRzYBvb0nz

Engineering Notebook presentations

Safety presentations

Shop safety

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17oa1usouIj7DzFhggVnwh8GRzYBvb0nz/view

Hand tools

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19NgWjXB5QIOz0hTqkaZ66cbhpKS0B2R3

Safety presentations

Robot gameAnimation

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YxBup95odlN0uPKQvgQnQgLlmjHy8TsP

Manual

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YxBup95odlN0uPKQvgQnQgLlmjHy8TsP

Materials needed

● A 12’x12’ field to compete on, with 12’ long barriers (2x4s ok). Foam tiles are great but not necessary.You could go with a smaller field if size is an issue.

● Any large spinner a pushbot can turn, two ramps of some kind, with a box to catch debris (or Velocity Vortex ramps if you have them)

● Balls of some kind, blocks of some kind, and special debris of some kind. IF you use different size and kinds each year, it changes the game completely.

Robot Game

Strategy-related presentations

You may not have time for strategy unless you are doing a full day camp.

Strategy

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OkjPXoXUkEB0Zw9FK7hnioBrHXQvsDzI

How awards and advancing works

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ATigO1O3Z3Aj8Qsg-7tBQr8WmhbHSxDA

Optional: Strategy-related presentations

Team building resources

You may not have time for team building unless you are doing a full day camp.

Team building concepts presentation:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ugZeYjwJpHQgVXJJK2SGWEInCT8MNZb2/view

Comprehensive team building guide with exercises:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=177AcNsg8xdvvK6DNStqozMlpjUQYc-Oa

Optional: Team Building

Sample Schedule

Here is a sample slide deck to show to potential sponsors:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TYFBuWo8tVKuHMtIOnlLMOhbUKI2S2sY

Here is some convincing text from a Grant Proposal we wrote and successfully was able to get funding for our camp:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eahuuTAcvlOxxwK8PA4WNucCbbcNNycW

Here is a write-up of what it cost for us to purchase four full robot kits. We suggest you have something like this for whatever you want to buy, because sponsors and grant providers want to know exactly where the money would go:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=19NGqowQzGhxspO3CCs6YnfKSDYosFJNS

Help For Getting Sponsors and Grants

Other useful links

The guide we built after our first camp:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WW2k2GGOc3yo11AArkbH0i7nKBUQNMz1

Check out our YouTube Channel for videos:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2wHqje4Ey_4LRyfbSLQvA/videos?

Other Useful Links