Sessions
Branding & Design Basics: For Strong Team Identities
This session will be split into two parts. The first, will consist of a brief presentation over how to make branding guides for teams and an activity where attendees make a branding guide for a pre...
10 Oct 11:00–12:00 NF 141
Caleb Neely
From 6 to 15: Systems That Let a Community Team Grow
Team 447 is a community team in Anderson, Indiana. In one year we went from about 6 students in season to about 15 at a typical off-season meeting. We did not do it with a recruiting campaign. We s...
10 Oct 13:15–14:15 NF 141
Darrin Thompson
Introduction to FRC Programming
Get started with controls and programming in the FIRST robotics program! This is intended as a purely introductory course to get started with control and programming in FRC. Some minor electrical e...
10 Oct 13:15–14:15 NF 135
Quentin Tracy
Java Programming in FRC
In this session, I will be demonstrating some beginner and intermediate practices while using the Java programming language in the FRC WPILib Framework. This is intended as a continuation of the pr...
10 Oct 14:30–15:30 NF 141
Quentin Tracy
Crimp It Right: Hands-On FRC Connector Workshop
A bad crimp can look perfectly fine in the pit and still fail in the middle of a match. A CAN connector that drops out under vibration, a battery lug that heats up under load, a PowerPole that slid...
10 Oct 09:45–10:45 NF 135
Sharon Lund
From Kit to Custom: Semi-Custom Design and the CAD Behind It
The KitBot is a proven starting point, but turning it into a robot built for this year’s game takes CAD. This two-part session covers both sides: deciding what to change, and setting your team up t...
10 Oct 11:00–12:00 NF 135
Drew Clem & Andrew Lund
SystemCore, CAN Wiring, and Shop Safety
This session is three short talks in one. What We Know About SystemCore (Mady Stricker) SystemCore is the new FRC robot controller, and teams have a lot of questions about it. Mady will go over wh...
10 Oct 14:30–15:30 NF 135
Mady Stricker, Sharon Lund, & Lara Fernando
Scheduling Your Season
Build season moves fast, and without a plan, the time for drive practice and the energy of your team are usually the first things to go. This session looks at how to plan your season timeline from ...
10 Oct 09:45–10:45 NF 141
Lara Fernando