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Midlands STEMbotics

STEMbotics Academy

The STEMbotics Academy is a set of lessons either found online, or created by our coach to help teach the fundamentals of robot design, construction, programming, and competition. Please feel free to utilize these resources to help your own journey of discovery into robotics in general, and FTC robotics specifically.

General Lessons, FTC Basics, Outreach, and Design Process

Introduction to STEMbotics

Introduction to FIRST (FTCtutorials.com)

Rookie Tips for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

FTC Awards (FTCtutorials.com)

FTC Competition Overview (FTCtutorials.com)

Team Plans for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

FTC Engineering Notebook Guide (FTCtutorials.com)

Engineering Design process for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Using Canva for Outreach (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

Demystifying Judging (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

Using Statistics for FTC (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

Leadership and Team Planning (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

FTC Team Fundraising(2023 Kickoff Presentation)

FTC Hardware Topics

Anatomy of a FTC Robot

REV Build System Fundamentals

Gear Basics for FTC(Lesson from class)

REV Gear Guide (Full version including math and REV gear specs)

Basic Electrical and Motor Theory for FTC

Drivetrains for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Motors and Servos for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Robot Mechinisms for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Linear Motion for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Robot Tips and Tricks for FTC (FTCtutorials.com)

Programming for FTC

Introduction to Programming Languages

Java for FTC Fundamentals

Creating a new OpMode (Video)

Variables and Telemetry Basics (Video)

Using Gamepad Controllers (Video)

KC Robotics Autonomous Quickstart(2023 Kickoff Presentation)

KC Robotics Motor Encoders for FTC

KC Robotics Programming Motors for FTC

Servo Programming for FTC (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

AprilTags for FTC (2023 Kickoff Presentation)

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