LEARN / PRACTICE / BUILD
Official tutorials and suggested practice for FRC students. Choose a starting point with a mentor and leave each meeting with something you can show.
Learning links are public. Attendance requires an invited, approved portal account. Practice ideas below are suggestions to agree on with your mentor.
01 / BEGINNER
Start with variables, conditions, loops, methods, and classes. Then use those ideas in a robot project.
Write a method that limits a requested motor speed to a safe range. Explain the input, output, and boundary cases to a partner.
Use the team’s WPILib installation and matching Java version for robot projects. Ask a programming mentor before changing the toolchain.
02 / BEGINNER
Learn navigation, constrained sketches, dimensions, extrusions, parts, and assemblies before designing a full mechanism.
Model a simple mounting plate with dimensioned holes. Change a dimension, inspect the result, and show a teammate how the sketch controls the part.
An Onshape account may be required. Use your team-approved education account and sharing settings.
03 / AFTER JAVA BASICS
Use WPILib simulation to practice controls and observe what the program does before working with hardware.
Run a simulated example. Identify one subsystem and one command, then explain when the command starts, runs, and ends.
Build a small working example first. Progress to sensors, autonomous routines, and mechanism control with a mentor.
04 / CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL
Learn how robot power, the controller, communications, sensors, and code connect.
Draw a labeled diagram of a motor-control signal path and the power path. Have an electrical mentor check it against the actual robot.
Read the documentation for the hardware and software versions your team uses. Physical wiring and powered tests need mentor supervision.
05 / TEAMWORK
Learn how to save changes, explain your work, and review code with teammates.
In a mentor-approved practice repository, make a small change on a branch and open a pull request explaining what changed and how you tested it.
Ask for a review and respond to the feedback before merging.
06 / APPLY WHAT YOU LEARN
Connect a tutorial to your current mission, mechanism, presentation, or team responsibility.
Show one concrete result: a CAD part, working program, test observation, wiring diagram, or improved team document.
Ask a mentor to review your evidence and help choose your next step.