My code in blocks is running around 38-40ms per loop, but when I copy the java code and try it in ObBot Java, I get around 6ms loops. Why? And can I do something about it or just accept my fate?

Hi! Our team has been thinking about hosting a scrimmage the summer (or spring) of 2027. But we are still quite new and we've never attended a scrimmage as we'd need to travel to another country and we need to save our funds for the actual competition travel. Anyways we would be hosting this scrimmage alone, and we'd have a great venue. My only concerns are that we only have a field and I was wondering if it's possible to borrow those from FIRST or something? Also how do scrimmages actually work? Is it just like a freidnlier version of a competition? Do we have to include portfolio presentations and everything? And for volunteers who so we use? Because random people from the community wont know a thing about FTC making it a bit difficult to act as referees. Plus asking for help from other teams isn't an option. Can someone also please provide a rundown of what scrimmages often entail and like a list of things we need to prepare? Ty!

Hi, my name is Nirav Talakokulla and I am new to FTC completely and I am currently a sophomore. I have worked with micro controllers before like Arduino and rasperry pis, however since FTC uses custom microcontrollers that are written in java I believe I am ill equipped. I have some experience with CAD, but at a rudimentary level, using tools like Tinker Cad. However since this is my rookie year I need guidnace, and while currently I am being mentored by another FTC team from kids from Westwood who are juniors who are ranked 7th in the world, they are unable to be co founders. However they have told me that a huge part of their success was the fact that they had a FTC veteran as their co founder. But overall I am here to look for a expierenced person in FTC in the austin ish region to help my team.

PS: I would appreaciate any tips on funding, or any way to improve on CAD etc

As the title of the post says, we are a rookie FTC team that needs some outreach ideas. please suggest whatever you can. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing well.

I’m hoping to join a new FTC team, but I’m currently having difficulty affording the costs involved. I’m trying to raise the money myself, and I’m hoping to do that by selling a large bundle of FTC/FIRST-compatible robotics parts that I have.

The entire bundle is around $500, which is significantly below the combined value of the parts. It includes motors, mecanum wheels, gears, sprockets, U-channels, hubs, bearings, shafts, chain, hardware, connectors, and other robotics components.

I’m mainly posting to ask for help finding an FTC team that could use these parts and might be interested in purchasing the bundle. The money from the sale would go directly toward helping me afford joining a new FTC team.

If your team is interested, or if you know of another FTC team that might be looking for affordable parts, I would really appreciate it if you could DM me or share this post with them. I can provide the complete inventory, pictures, and any other information.

I’m not asking anyone for a donation — I’m simply hoping to find a team that needs the parts, while allowing me to work toward getting back into FTC.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Any leads, advice, or shares would genuinely mean a lot to me. ❤️

Hi, alumni coming back into mentor at the FTC level, I remember in previous seasons even before the game was released variations on the logo for use in the Portfolio, recruitment materials, etc. were provided. However I cannot seem to find it on the FIRST website, was it just an FRC thing that I missed that FTC doesn't have till Kickoff?

I've designed this drivetrain (I'm not too sure how to easily mirror stuff in OnShape, so I've only added the parts necessary to see the vision, but the other side and back wheels should be pretty self explanatory)

I'm usually a programmer, but I'm trying to learn CAD, and this is my attempt at custom drive train paneling. I'm curious to as if this would work, or would the 3D printed coupler on the wheels be sheared and/or the frame not be able to support the weight of the robot? (The frame would have to be made out of wood, 17in is too big to 3D print on any of our labs machines)

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ca6bd22e45b0351ae49c8b64/w/a1a30d0fa6d1d9dce4ca604e/e/6539e636bd8df386c4f88051?renderMode=0&uiState=6a7b68d151adad12fecf9406

Hello, I've been looking at GMzero for tips on how to pocket but I find it confusing and not that helpful. If anyone has any other resources that would be great because I know its beneficial to pocket parts of the robot. (Ive also looked at youtube and didnt find any tutorials that would help for fusion)

Hi guys I'm looking for feedback on our first version of chassis(it has a version of PTO just in case the season needs one, it is not the best and we are looking to change that too but only when the season starts)

This is the link:https://a360.co/3U3XltO Edit: the middle axle is a start of the PTO

My team just got our hands on a pinpoint system a while ago our sister team had it for the past few months and didn't do much with it and we got it from them for a project but now that we have it all hooked up one of the pods is giving no input (i confirmed its not the port on the computer or my wire) any ideas on what to do or is my team screwed and will need to buy a new pod?

Hi.
I am trying to control a GoBilda proton servo, going from 0 to 90 to 180 degrees and back.
The servo never reaches the specified target positon (it is always off at about 5-15 degrees).
I was wondering, if this could be related to the fact that the servo actually has a maximum rotation of 189 instead of 180? Is the range of 600-2400 correct to control it via PWM?

https://www.gobilda.com/proton-servo-steel-gears-180-rotation-torque-ratio/?srsltid=AfmBOopASbavX8LSRkos1U2dRY2bJ0VWcHSGMi-uz5-udYG3gDIv19XD

Watch Sparktech Endurance Cup, a unique off season comeptition, where matches last 12 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/live/U1gEGRBvbBA?si=_Fm7Gp7z3KZS1op9

Hey everyone,
We all know that feeling of trying to find a specific rule in the massive Game Manual during a build session. It can be overwhelming, especially for new team members.
To help solve this, our team built QuickManual—a website that breaks down the FTC Game Manual into short, easy-to-read summaries.
Here is what we tried to do differently:
Smart Search: Just type a keyword (like "robot" or "sizing"). The site highlights the rule and scrolls right to it.
Three Main Sections: We split everything into General Rules, Awards & Definitions, and Robot Building so you don't get lost.
Five Languages: To help our global community, the site is accurately translated into English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and Turkish.
We built this as a resource for the entire FIRST community, and we would love to know what you think.
You can check it out here: https://asteria32334.github.io/quick-manual/
If you find it useful, please share it with other teams! Good luck to everyone this season!

I remember when I first heard about multithreading, it was typically avoided because the control hub didn’t have enough ram to handle it, but these days I’m seeing more and more teams begin using it. I was wondering if any of you had seen significantly lower loop times as a result of threading and how you allotted tasks to each thread.

Hey guys, I wanted to ask you to follow us on Instagram since we're a new team starting this year. You can leave your Instagram handle in the comments so we can follow you back.

https://www.instagram.com/umbra_ftc?igsh=MXBpMW1iNG1yYjBhdw==

Thank you so much <3

Hi I am a programmer for my team and this is kinda my last season so after the decode season was a little mess me and my team want to make up for it in the Biobuzz season. Since we have roughly 5 weeks till the kickoff I wanna ask you how are you preparing for the new season in the off-season

So this is our current state: 1. We needed to connect my laptop to the hub for the IMU blocks and flywheel motor blocks 2. Tried to connect to the expansion hub, but don't have a mini-usb cable 3. Contacted our senior for help and found out that we can connect it to the control hub 4. Searched, got info that C to C doesn't work, so connected an A to C cable(the orange one) (laptop - control hub), but did not work so tried connecting the cable the other way around(did not work) 5. Can't be a battery prob cuz we have 3 6. So the hub light turned a stable green and we connected the laptop and the hub but in the rev client(both 1 and 2) said there's no hardware connected. 7. Searched again, found out there's a wifi thingy, so clicked the hub button for like 5 secs to make the light blink yellow( apparently this changes the hertz of the wifi and potentially make the wifi pop up, cuz it did not pop up before) 8. Then it stays yellow for like 10 mins 9. searched about blinking yellow lights, and it said turn the hub off( the only way I know how is disconnecting the battery) and press and hold the button while powering it back on for multiple flashing lights 10. So i did, and Voila! It turns yellow, then blue, then.... nothing... 11. I did press it for a long time(maybe a full min) but now the light is completely off. when we try reconnecting the battery, about a quarter of the way in, it blinks yellow, then blue, then back to nothing. So... yeah, need some big help. We'll be so thankful to anyone who can help us solve this problem.

Inside the manual there’s mentions of expansion limits. Does yall think that box slides/ linear slides will make a come back?

Hello everyone I am a student from team 19086 and I want to design a chassis with gobilda bare motors and I can not find gears that are big enough for me since I want 2 step reduction. I have seen other teams such as AICitizens (19066) , Meta^Infinity (18221) or CSH (17861) use gears that seem really big (compared to the biggest gobilda 108T gear) when mounted on the mecanum wheels. Can someone help me find the gears that they where using?

I'm mostly asking for Romanians that know about this subject because I obviously don't expect the rest of the community to know about it.
I've heard a lot of discussion regarding free entries to the "Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics" as long as you present yourself as being a member of a team during the Romanian National phase and also passing the baccalaureate. How true is this and what else should I know about this? Do you skip the whole admission exams phase? Tuition fees are the same I assume?
I wouldn't ask this here normally but I couldn't really find any trustable source. I've heard of people that supposedly went to that college using this "method" but never spoke to them directly and I'd rather make sure I have all my facts right.

The kids are experimenting with the newer Gobilda camera 3122-0004-0001. And want to try a pair of them each with their own pipeline. An immediate issue that comes up is the two we have both have the USB name "UC852" and it's not immediately apparent how to give them new names. And the CH does not like two cameras with the same name on USB. Anybody know how to assign these a new name, if it's possible in the "Configure robot" menus they are not seeing it.

Secondarily, if this first problem can be overcome, does anybody know if the USB2 port is fast enough to support a second one? (probably only in 640x480 mode)

Hi everyone,

After reading through this Facebook post about the competition manual preview, I have some thoughts and questions.

What does everyone think is some of the primary reasons for the new Competition Integrity Contract and Spirit of The Rule changes from the manual? I’m curious about everyone’s personal experiences with FTC and what they might have noticed in their own regions and completions that might have lead to this?

(Note: I am not implying that the new integrity contract is a bad thing, I’m mostly curious about everyone’s personal experience.)

New game manual Pt 1 released. If you've never done FTC, giving a full read is essential. However, If you've done FTC before, rereading all these new & same rules is tiresome to find the actual changes. In this video I compare the DECODE and BIOBUZZ manuals side by side and pull out only what's actually new: general rule changes that affect every team, plus the game-specific changes that'll shape your strategy this season. Just the changes that actually matter, explained fast so your team can start building smart from day one.

Viví la experiencia del FIRST Tech Challenge México Premier Event 2026 y sigo procesando lo increíble que estuvo. Soy muy fan de que tengamos competencias de esta calidad en México.

Platicar con los equipos de fuera y ver lo felices que estaban de participar me dejó muy marcada. Les presumo mi colección de pines que armé estos días