Building FRC Robots

Grade 845 min

aligned to Nh Doe

Learning Objective

I can construct an advanced FRC competition robot , involving electronics, power distribution, mechanics, materials science, design, engineering and piloting during a competiton.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Building Competitive FRC Robots with Limited Resources

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œDescribe a situation during an FRC competition where your robot's primary scoring mechanism fails. Explain how you could still contribute to your alliance using a simple design and defensive strategies. Your team is designing a robot arm and needs to choose a motor. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using a 775 Pro motor versus a SIM motor in this application, considering factors like power, weight, and durability. Explain how standardizing on a limited number of bolt sizes and chain types can simplify robot construction and maintenance during an FRC build season and at competitions. Give specific examples of how this standardization would be implemented.”

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